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Postoperative Cat Care

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Cats can be quite grumpy creatures at times&period; From their wildcat predecessors&comma; all the way to the modern house cat&comma; they do not like to feel incapacitated or underpowered&comma; which is exactly what they are after surgery&period; Additionally&comma; cats may experience pain&comma; and the need to move due to the pain&comma; which is why you may need to temporarily restrict their movement – not quite something these furry pets look upon with joy&period; This is why you need to pay special care to your cat after surgery&comma; until they’re better and well on their own&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-14712 size-Correct" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;05&sol;Katze&lowbar;mit&lowbar;Schutzkragen&lowbar;001-600x398&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Postoperative Cat Care" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"398" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li><strong>Pay special attention to the incision site – <&sol;strong>Cats tend to lick their wounds &lpar;hence the expression&rpar;&comma; so you’ll need to pay special attention to these areas after surgery&period; Licking is a natural healing process for cats&comma; but with surgery&comma; stitches will need to be applied – something which every cat will deem unnatural and may try to get rid of&comma; which can lead to further complications&period; This is exactly why E-collar is a must after cat surgeries&period; However&comma; your cat will need your full attention here&comma; seeing as how this collar tends to make even the simplest of actions complicated&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>A quiet place –<&sol;strong> Pets are groggy after anesthesia and will require rest afterwards and cats are no exception&period; Keeping them away from children and other pets is a must – your little ones have no idea how to act around a wounded animal&semi; a healthy cat will always fend for itself&comma; notifying a child not to bother it&comma; but a recovering&comma; incapacitated cat may not be able to defend itself and complications may arise&period; Furthermore&comma; other animals may look upon your cat as a weak individual&comma; which can cause fights in which your groggy cat will doubtlessly lose&period; This is why quite seclusion is the name of the game&comma; when it comes to postoperative cat recovery&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Stay with your pet –<&sol;strong> Seclusion doesn’t mean that you’re in the clear from keeping an eye on your cat&period; You need to stay with it&comma; at least at the very beginning&period; If you do not have any other responsible adult roaming around your house&comma; don’t even thing about going out to by some cat food – order pet food online instead&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Keep an eye on signs of pain – <&sol;strong>Cats are lonesome creatures – they will always try and hide the pain and the worst thing is – they’re so damn good at it&excl; With reference to one of the previous points&comma; cats’ pain hiding has to do with their wild origin – an animal that appears sick or disabled is a valuable pray for predators&period; You need to dig a bit deeper into cat psychology here – be wary of behavior changes&comma; such as hiding&comma; pacing&comma; aggression and overemphasized calmness&period; Pain management is key here&comma; seeing as how pain causes stress in the bodies of cats&comma; and thus slows down the healing process&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Knowing what to pay attention to is vital for your pet recovery and cats are probably the most difficult to manage of all pets&period; This is why you should refer to this article and pay close attention to the items listed above&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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