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Spay questions

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catpud

Warren Scout
I have been waiting for an indoor pen to arrive before I booked my girls in for their spay. It has now arrived. I know they stay inside overnight after it but I have a few questions. With the weather being so cold (snow warnings for this weekend) will they be okay to go back out the next day or will they still have trouble keeping warm for a few days afterwards? I heard not to use straw as bedding after a spay but I am worried that if I book them in now it will be hard to keep them warm without using it.
Secondly they sometimes nip each other if they get in the others way (not nastily and never have pulled fur or drawn blood) but if one gets the other on the stomach could it cause problems wih the stitches? Am I allowed to ask the vet to use glue instead?
I guess I am just worrying a bit but I need to know whether it is a safe time to get them done.
 
Personally I would postpone it til the extremely cold weather passes. I would not feel happy putting them back outside in snow and sub zero temperatures 24 hours after major abdominal surgery.
 
Thanks for replying :) I will probably wait then I wouldn't want to put them in danger. Out of interest what temp do you think I should wait for it to rise to? Will be below zero until atleast the end of January so would it be worth waiting until mid Feb or early March when the danger will have passed completely?
 
catpud said:
Thanks for replying :) I will probably wait then I wouldn't want to put them in danger. Out of interest what temp do you think I should wait for it to rise to? Will be below zero until atleast the end of January so would it be worth waiting until mid Feb or early March when the danger will have passed completely?
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That is what I would do, yes :)
 
Agree with Jane. I wasn't happy letting my two out of my sight until I knew the wound was healing well. They both stayed in the living room where I could watch them for three or four days.
 
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