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Hello there,
you are correct in Italy the procedure is cheaper and faster. It took about 1 hour, but here in the usa I had to leave the cat in the morning at the vet. I was able to pick him up in the afternoon.
He is a 5 month old kitten although I was a little torn about neutering him I knew it was for the best. On petfinder there are over 100.000 cats with no home and looking to be adopted and being an indoor outdoor cat I wanted and had to do it.
The good news is that the procedure went really really well, it almost as if the cat could not care less. My understanding is that cats have sex only to reproduce but they do not do it for fun like humans.
I too was told to have the cone for a 7 - 10 days after the surgery but what happened is that he wore the cone mostly the first 3-4 nights. During the daytime we were able to watch the cat and if he licked his private area we would put the cone back on.
Obviously every cat reacts differently but with a little common sense you will be able to know when it is ok to take the cone off. Cats need to groom themselves and to stay one entire week with a cone it will be challenging for any cat.
We also took the cone off when he was eating and drinking.
Your cat is still very young and neutering is now a standard procedure, just make sure you select a good vet or a place that does this kind of stuff all the times. $ 300 is on the higher range but if money is an issue on the other side of the spectrum there are specialized places that to do it for free or for a reasonable price. Certainly less than $300 but if you totally trust your vet then go for him/her.
We ended up going to a place that deals with a lot of cats on a daily basis. Same thing for the 3 cats in Italy.
In the end we have 4 cats 2 females 2 males all indoor outdoor and all neutered/ spayed. Although in the usa we do not have a garden the cat loves to go out on a leash every day.
So far so good, couldn't be happier and I believe I talk for the cats too.
Let us know how it goes. Good Luck.
you are correct in Italy the procedure is cheaper and faster. It took about 1 hour, but here in the usa I had to leave the cat in the morning at the vet. I was able to pick him up in the afternoon.
He is a 5 month old kitten although I was a little torn about neutering him I knew it was for the best. On petfinder there are over 100.000 cats with no home and looking to be adopted and being an indoor outdoor cat I wanted and had to do it.
The good news is that the procedure went really really well, it almost as if the cat could not care less. My understanding is that cats have sex only to reproduce but they do not do it for fun like humans.
I too was told to have the cone for a 7 - 10 days after the surgery but what happened is that he wore the cone mostly the first 3-4 nights. During the daytime we were able to watch the cat and if he licked his private area we would put the cone back on.
Obviously every cat reacts differently but with a little common sense you will be able to know when it is ok to take the cone off. Cats need to groom themselves and to stay one entire week with a cone it will be challenging for any cat.
We also took the cone off when he was eating and drinking.
Your cat is still very young and neutering is now a standard procedure, just make sure you select a good vet or a place that does this kind of stuff all the times. $ 300 is on the higher range but if money is an issue on the other side of the spectrum there are specialized places that to do it for free or for a reasonable price. Certainly less than $300 but if you totally trust your vet then go for him/her.
We ended up going to a place that deals with a lot of cats on a daily basis. Same thing for the 3 cats in Italy.
In the end we have 4 cats 2 females 2 males all indoor outdoor and all neutered/ spayed. Although in the usa we do not have a garden the cat loves to go out on a leash every day.
So far so good, couldn't be happier and I believe I talk for the cats too.
Let us know how it goes. Good Luck.