My Cat is Getting Neutered RN

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I won a free neutering! On national spay and neuter day, the local animal shelter offered a free fixing for the first 28 callers the next day…well I had my phone at ten til the time, all prepped to dial.

I called the wrong number first, but then I got through and was lucky enough to be accepted as one of the 28! Been broke since my car broke down and I missed a ton of work, so I haven’t been able to afford vet care for my new cat. He’s healthy but needs his vaccines and a neutering (his first vet visit $$ went to fixing his immediate health issues he had when I picked up the cat off craigslist–ear mites, worms, upper resp. infection).

I felt horrible saying no vaccines today, sorry, but I am telling myself that now that I have my car back I can pay the 50 bucks the second week of March. Soon, my cat will be up to date on vaccines and hopefully on prozac too since he’s been a biter and scratcher since he got all healthy after his illnesses.

I pick him up before 3 pm California time. I am kind of nervous that he will have a complication, but that’s just my anxiety. I am sooo grateful to the animal shelter for providing a free neutering! :smiley: I almost cried a little when she said there were still spots open!
I love my cat and miss him right now that he’s not jumping onto my computer’s keyboard causing me to type random letters while posting this like kcdkjasfkldjadf99999993e3…\
miss you kitteh!

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that is so sweet! I hope you love each other very much.

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I’m sure kitty will be fine. Neutering males is pretty straightforward

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That is awesome news! I’m so happy for you!

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Here’s my cat–all back from the vets, post-neuter! They said not to let him jump so now I’ve got that to worry about…

I was actually there about two hours too early and had to hang out at my mom’s because they said he wasn’t ready. I just got impatient, I guess, but now he’s back! I missed him, I was like GiveCatBackNow.
Here’s his tail, they shaved his belly.

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Don’t worry excessively about the jumping. This is a bigger deal for female cats, who have had invasive surgery that opens the abdominal wall and leaves them at risk for muscle tears and intestinal hernias.

Boy cats, though - honestly, they just make a slit and pop them out. It’s very superficial surgery, physically. It’s good to keep him calm for a few days, but if he won’t be calm, don’t fret about it.

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