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Our little (6months) Nori girl, has just been to the vet to get castrated. What a champ she was! She's now recovering from the surgery, giving her unlimiteds (and much deserved) amounts of cuddles.

On the picture she's still drugged and asleep, even though her eyes are open. She was given eye gel to not have her eyes dry out too.

We've put her cat tower down on the floor so she doesn't have to jump to get into it. And made extra sleeping spots on the floor with warm wooly blankets. Got treats of all kinds and water bowls place in different spots for easy reach.

How's peoples experiences been with this process (the aftermath)? We got some painkillers for her to take daily, for 6 days. Any tips on making cats swallow pills easily? Is there anything extra one could do for the cat?

Have a nice day, and don't forget to cuddle your cat a little extra ๐Ÿ˜ป

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[โ€“] Tartufo 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That works but... I rather keep that as absolute last resort possibility. It's not something the cat enjoys for sure and I rather have my furmily members as happy as possible at all times. They're a bit like kids in that regard: sweeten things up for them and suddenly they're not (as) horrible anymore. And fighting against a child/cat that absolutely doesn't want to is not a battle you win easily.

I once had a cat that trusted me enough to just eat the pill as is straight out of my hand but he was an absolute exception in every way possible. Ofc he too got treats after taking his meds.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

For sure, I'll defo try to give it via food next time. Many good tips here in comments. Thanks for your inputs ๐Ÿ˜Š Also never heard the use of Furmily before, but I love it!