Since we got back from the vet's yesterday evening, Leo hasn't stopped licking his private parts. I'm worried it won't heal properly and might get infected? Need some help! Thanks
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Laurence, my Titus was neutered nearly 30 years ago and he didn't have one either.
You're right Civa, Félia had her op on her tummy, but she didn't have a cone or a dressing. Mind you, it depends a lot on the vet. My best friend's cats, over in Eure-et-Loir, had these massive dressings held on by a sort of recovery suit (but no cones for them either).
Midline spays are still done; my son’s cat was spayed that way only last year. She had a big dressing but no cone... and she’s a feisty little thing, I can tell you!
Neutering methods have changed. It’s much simpler, a lot quicker, and far less painful immediately afterwards. Cats lick the area much less—some not at all—and as @Civa rightly pointed out, they tend to lick around the wound. You still need to keep an eye on them, though, obviously.
"thanks for keeping me posted, I'm always keen for more info!", but of course...
My cat was neutered just a week ago. He’s been licking the area a bit as well, but not constantly. The vet told me to make sure he doesn't lick it; he has still done it a little, but it’s been within reason... he said if he licked it too much, I'd have to go back to get a cone for him because saliva carries so many bacteria. About 90 per cent of cats lick around the wound (like when we scratch around a mosquito bite so we don't scratch the bite itself) and 10 per cent lick it directly.
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