Mia desexed

Posted on 20 October, 2010 by Justin Fox


Gross out on that!

Christina and I made the move to desex Mia earlier this week. She’s doing well, in fact no different to usual except her tummy looks gross and her purring has gotten louder, almost as if she’s got some phlegm caught in her throat.

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6 Responses to Mia desexed

  1. Andy says:
    20 October, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    Mine got done yesterday, the hardest thing is to keep that plastic cone on her head. they are every crafty animal.

    • Justin Fox says:
      20 October, 2010 at 6:09 AM

      Hey Andy. I was wondering about the cone! They never gave us one and I spotted Mia picking at her stitches and totally freaked out (thinking her guts were going to fall out onto the floor!).

  2. Carmen says:
    20 October, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    It should heal over in a few days. Mia will lick at it but you should take her back to the vet if she’s picking at it.

    I used to work at the vet. It’s 10 times worse watching the actual procedure. and much worse watching the males.

    Mia should get a bit more affectionate and clingy (hence the louder purring)

  3. Andy says:
    20 October, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    Hey Justin, My vet gave us the cone & insist to keep it on her little head for 5 days. I think its a good idea because the stitching might fell out & get infected if she keep licking it.

  4. s30 says:
    21 October, 2010 at 3:33 PM

    The throaty noises are probably due to the fact that they generally insert a endotracheal tube during anaesthesia (typically they spray local anaesthetic down the throat to allow the tube to go in smoothly). Things should sound normal within a few days :).

    Not all cats need the buster collar cones. 95% of the time they are fine without them, if they end up picking at their stitches too much it can be more a sign of discomfort around the wound area.

    Lastly, even if the skin sutures fall out, there are usually two further layers of stitches underneath (the abdominal muscles and the subcutaneous layer under the skin)!

    I’m sure she’ll be fine :p

    • Justin Fox says:
      21 October, 2010 at 9:24 PM

      Spot on that’s exactly what we thought. Seems to have gone now. Stitches will come out next Thursday, she’s doing well!