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Siwsan

(27,238 posts)
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 07:51 AM Jul 2022

Poor little Arthur - the only kitten in the vet's waiting room full of barky dogs.

Fortunately most of our wait time was in my car because I suspect they are trying to avoid another Covid outbreak amongst the staff. Then I snuggled him while we waited in the exam roof for the vet. After that he was very well behaved although he gave me an earful on the drive home.

Anyway, Arthur is heading to the 4 lb mark, is done with his shots for a year, AND he is scheduled for the 'snip' on August 18.

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Poor little Arthur - the only kitten in the vet's waiting room full of barky dogs. (Original Post) Siwsan Jul 2022 OP
Hugs to Arthur SheltieLover Jul 2022 #1
Got to feel like a Democrat in south Alabama. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2022 #2
Always a stressful experience for our pets! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #3
Poor little baby. Glad that is done with. Extra snuggles today. Has he been niyad Jul 2022 #4
A FB friend of mine just had some feral kittens spayed/neutered. The vet let her film the surgery Siwsan Jul 2022 #5
Oh, the horror!!! Hours without food! niyad Jul 2022 #6
It was be harder on the big boys than on Arthur! Siwsan Jul 2022 #8
I recommend watching Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet sometime. ShazzieB Jul 2022 #7

niyad

(119,309 posts)
4. Poor little baby. Glad that is done with. Extra snuggles today. Has he been
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 08:14 AM
Jul 2022

complaining to his brothers, or telling them how brave he was against all the monsters?

Siwsan

(27,238 posts)
5. A FB friend of mine just had some feral kittens spayed/neutered. The vet let her film the surgery
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 09:04 AM
Jul 2022

Now that I've seen the procedure, I'm much less anxious about what it entails.

I know some vets send the patients home the same day but mine always holds them overnight.

The biggest challenge will be making sure he doesn't eat anything the night before. The big boys will have to share in his hunger pains because ALL food will disappear late in the afternoon.

Siwsan

(27,238 posts)
8. It was be harder on the big boys than on Arthur!
Fri Jul 15, 2022, 03:53 AM
Jul 2022

They will just have to endure the tortures of temporary hunger pains. Judging from their size, they won't fade away.

ShazzieB

(18,444 posts)
7. I recommend watching Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet sometime.
Fri Jul 15, 2022, 12:26 AM
Jul 2022

Everything I know about neutering male animals I learned from watching Michelle Oakley, the titular vet, neuter everything from piglets to muskox on that show. She always makes it clear what a minor procedure it is, due to the organs that need to be removed being so close to the surface.

Compare that to females, where everything is hidden away in the abdominal cavity. So much more invasive.

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