So Hungry After Spay

[xojessie]

My 5 1/2 month old kitten got spayed this morning. I was instructed to give her only 1/3 - 1/2 of her regular dinner portion for this evening, if there's no vomit, she can eat regularly tomorrow... well... my kitten is SO hungry! She's actually driving me crazy! I have her 1/4 canned when we got home..that was probably about 6 or so. She's been scavenging through the kitchen looking for anything she can get her paws on. I tried giving her a few treats hoping it would tie her over... it hasn't. It's 10:30 now, so I gave in and gave her the remaining 1/4. Currently, she's back to scavenging the kitchen....
Who would. Give their kitten another 1/4 canned?? I don't want her to get into trouble and eat something she shouldn't.. and I don't want her to be so hungry

 

[GoldyCat]

Any time my cats have had surgery (spay, dental, etc.) I was told they would probably not want to eat much for a while after anesthesia, but I was never told to restrict their food. As long as she's alert and active and hasn't vomited what she's already had, I would go ahead and give her whatever she normally eats. I think it would do less harm than making her wait too long. When my cats get really hungry they tend to eat too fast and throw up.

 

[xojessie]

Maybe they assumed she wasn't going to eat haha. She's been totally fine.. mostly normal since we've been home..other than her ferocious appetite and playing a bit harder/rougher...which I've chalked up to her being in a crate most of the day