Doesn't matter maybe as long as they can get & remove what need to be removed. The cat in the first pic, her belly droops a bit though, like a lot of skin there. Probably not good idea to have incision there anyway I think. Both my girls have the incision on their left side.

My cats start to lick the stitches on 2nd day after surgery. I don't know whether because itching but she was grooming & eventually licked there anyway. So far so good, even if they lick, nothing bad happen, the stitches remain clean except the (antibacterial??) cream that I need to apply twice a day. My vet told me to clean the wound before applying the cream but the wound remain clean & dry, I just wipe with cotton & apply the cream.

I can't sleep properly for a couple of days. I always woke up few times at night to check them, to make sure they did not lick the wound too much.

I think after a week, it should be ok for the cat to lick & nibble the stitches. My vet also told me it's normal & it'll help undoing the stitches automatically.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Apr 29 2015, 04:52 PM

as long as the wound is nice and beautiful, ntg much to be worried.

I hv a question. Is it ok for cats to eat insect? My cats has been hunting the insect that comes before the raIn. The one attracted to the light n will become white ants.

That is ok.

In my house there's no longer a need for insect repellent. The moment insects enter my house, they have to face the wrath of my cat! Lol we let her hunt them but make sure she doesn't eat them. Although sometimes she does but that cannot be avoided.

Well, I ended up removing the stitches myself today. It kinda "have to" situation. One of the cats started to lick & pull the stitches last night. To prevent any injuries, I remove the stitches using clean scissors. Quite easy, the stitches removed easily & cleanly.

This post has been edited by kizwan: May 1 2015, 03:27 PM

Not a good idea, but oh well it's done. Should have gotten an E collar for your cat.

It's public holiday here, 1st may labour day & 3rd may wesak day. It's long weekends, friday to monday. All closed. So I have no choice. She didn't behave like that before. Her stitches was always look clean.

One of my girls already nicely healed, while the one that suddenly pulling the stitches, the outer skin not healing properly yet.

This post has been edited by kizwan: May 2 2015, 01:27 PM

Any cat boarding around Klang area?
I am going outstation, and would need a place to jaga my kitten.

Hi guys I have 3 kittens looking for loving home.
Please let me know if any of you are interested, we're staying in selayang.

http://www.petfinder.my/pets/68154






This post has been edited by OrangeCubes: May 5 2015, 09:52 PM

hi all
may i ask if you ever encounter this

my cat litterbox is outside and the door is usually closed.
i am using clumping litter type, which looks like small small pebbles that will clump once in touch with liquid and i clean the box daily

situation:

so my cat recently will meow meow a lot demanding to access the box...

then he will strike the pee post and sometimes only very little pee... in 5 mins he can do it 4 times...

question:

1- is my cat just bored because we live in an apartment and he got nothing to do?
2- i suspect maybe its the litterbox problem? because i saw my cat moving the pebbles immediately after i exchange the latest batch of pebbles. FYI i use 2 litterbox in alternate - current one will be washed when changing litter so the other one will be used in turn
3- when cleaning everyday i can scoop out clumps of ping pong ball size so there is no suspicion of blockage...

recently i open the door at night so that he can access the litterbox whenever he wants since he likes to access it around 4-5am in the morning. previously i had to wake up to open the door for him...


what i know:
- no blood in the clumps. healthy amount of poop. ping pong size clumps (urine) every morning (means he still pees)



thanks for your reply

I am wondering,
Will neutering female kitten make them less aroused?

Or it has nothing to do with her arousal/inclination to breed?

Did you neutered your cat yet? If not this is normal to some cats when they mature. It doesn't sound like your cat having problem peeing. If your cat stay in the litter box too long & he only peed a little, then he likely have problem urinating. Also if he is not in pain there's nothing you should worry about.

I have one un-neutered male cat when he matured, he peed quite frequently. Whenever I scooped out clumps from the litter box, he will come to the litter box to pee afterward. And if I scooped that clumps, he will come & pee again. It's like he is marking his territory in the litter box. He doesn't do this anymore. I'm planning to neutered him soon. Not all un-neutered male cats behave like this though, only some I believe.

If you see anything out of the ordinary in his behavior, it's probably good idea to bring the cat to vet for checkup.

Neutering for male cats. Spaying for female cats. The idea for both are for population control. Female cats that already spayed will no longer able to get pregnant or get aroused (heat).

This post has been edited by kizwan: May 6 2015, 02:47 PM

^ Thanks @kizwan for the reply, much appreciated.

Apologies on the wrong terminology used

So if I understand this correctly, spaying does help
in easing the cat from being in heat?

first of all thanks a lot for your reply
sorry forgot to mention he is neutered

well, he doesnt stay longer than he need to. he will just dig dig, adjust himself, do the pose, and finish within no more than 10 seconds...

he also drink many times a day, and is on a dry kibble diet

You're welcome.

Spayed cats will no longer go through heat cycle.

^ But I find it funny that removal of sexual organs can remove their sexual needs.

Unlike humans, even though sexual organs removed, can still be aroused and still have sexual needs.

I think to understand why there's difference between pet & human, you can check out what will be removed from female human. Whether it also reduced hormones production. I read there's variety of surgeries for human. So the effect also varies too I think. For cat spaying, the parts of the female reproductive tract that get removed is responsible for the secretion of the major female hormones (oestrogen and progesterone). This is why spayed cat no longer go through heat cycle anymore after spayed. The effect might be different to human.

My vet told me that if the female cat spayed while in heat, she will still in heat after spaying until current heat cycle is finished. I guess there's left over hormones that causing the female cat to remain in heat but once the current cycle is finished, she will no longer go through heat cycle after that.

This post has been edited by kizwan: May 7 2015, 12:38 AM

Guys any recommendation of pet shops around KL where I can find Orijen cat food? It seems rather hard to come by these days.

I used to feed my cat Orijen before switching to Nutrience (because a couple of stores that I went to had no stock for Orijen). I wanna change back to Orijen, as I noticed that my cat sheds fur now, ever since she started consuming Nutrience a few weeks back. I'm running low on Nutrience now (perhaps 1 week stock remaining) and wanna change back to Orijen.

Or do you guys have any other recommendations for appropriate dry food that would reduce fur shedding? The change is quite noticeable on my cat. She never actually used to shed fur, but now my mom complains every couple of days

Orijen:


Nutrience:


This post has been edited by Seager: May 8 2015, 11:19 AM

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Thanks! Will drop by soon.