Is my cat's spay incision healing normally?
It is hard to tell if a post-op incision looks right when you have never cared for a spayed cat before, especially when online photos look much cleaner than your own pet's site. This uncertainty causes anxiety and leads owners to question their vet's reassurance or seek a second opinion.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Contacting the animal hospital for an appointment
- 2Administering prescribed gabapentin to keep the cat relaxed
- 3Asking online communities for visual feedback on the incision
- 4Getting antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory shot from the vet
- 5Keeping the cat in a cone or recovery suit
- 6Considering seeing a different vet for a second opinion
- 7Asking on online forums like askvet
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I am on day 8 post spay, and this is my first spay experience so I just don't know what's normal.”source ↗
“The animal hospital that performed the incision offers 10 days of complimentary treatment for complications post-op, so have been trying to get her back in ASAP.”source ↗
“But can anyone who knows better than I do weigh in on how serious this looks for day 8?”source ↗