I’d love to hear from anyone whose cat has had to wear a recovery suit or onesie.
To cut a long story short, Kiri was spayed on Tuesday, 30th Oct. But she’s been a bit of a nightmare and kept licking her incision, and she actually managed to pull out several of her stitches.
I ended up taking her back to the vet yesterday. Madam got the full works: an anti-inflammatory jab (there’s a lump under the scar), stitches removed, staples put in... and a recovery suit. I’ve also got to apply a healing cream.
I was really dreading the suit, but to my relief, Kiri is eating and drinking as normal and is still using her litter tray without any mess.
On the other hand, she’s very lethargic. She’s hardly playing at all and spends most of her time sleeping. She’s also been shaking herself a lot (her whole body and then her paws one after the other) ever since she’s been wearing the onesie.
What have your experiences been like?
I have to keep the suit on her until at least Saturday morning (ideally until Monday, but I don’t think I’ll last that long...).
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Hi everyone.
I’m having a bit of trouble myself. My girl had an operation on Friday 30th April because she had a mammary infection caused by the babies she’d had a week earlier, so they had to remove two of her teats. This means I’m having to bottle-feed the little ones myself.
I went to pick her up the following day and the vet gave me a cone to use if needed. She was pulling at her stitches, so I put the cone on her but she managed to get it off.
Yesterday, Monday 3rd May, I took her back for a check-up for her stitches. I explained that she was licking and pulling at them, so they gave me a recovery suit. She didn't put up a fight getting into it, but since then she hasn't really been moving or playing. She’s still eating and is staying clean, but she’s just not as active as she used to be.
When I feed the babies, she comes over to clean them, but since she’s been in the suit, she’s been moping and it’s breaking my heart.
I’m going back for another check-up on Friday.
Do you think there’s something wrong with her?
Thanks for your help, I’ve attached some photos!!
Hi everyone, I’ve got a 6-month-old kitten who was spayed today, but she keeps managing to wiggle out of her recovery suit. I’ve actually sewn it a bit to make sure she can’t get it off, but I wanted to check if that was the right thing to do? Or does anyone have any tips on how to stop her from taking it off in future? Cheers!
Hi there,
The little monkey was probably just really annoyed at being forced to wear a recovery suit, hence all the violent leg-shaking! Mind you, it’s understandable that she’s a bit lethargic; spaying a female is a much more invasive procedure than neutering a male, who is usually back to playing the very same day. Glad to see the latest updates are positive, that’s great news.
Thanks for your reply. The little one is definitely much more lively this morning; she's not exactly running around just yet, but she’s still acting like a bit of a mad thing! I’m so relieved!
Hi there, if I were you I’d check with the vet before taking it off. If the vet wants your cat to wear a recovery suit, there’s a reason for it. Seeing as anti-inflammatories can really knock an animal out, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just that, and the suit has nothing to do with it!
The vet put it on her. I'm going to take it off tomorrow morning because she still wasn't any brighter this morning :( she isn't running or playing :( it breaks my heart to see her like this!
Is that a homemade recovery suit or did you get it from the vet?
I’ve got a lad who had to have surgery just above his front leg (he had a big scar) and since I didn’t want to put a cone on him, I started off by putting him in a newborn baby grow.
He took to it really well.
It shouldn’t be a problem for your girl; it’s much less of a faff than a cone.
