Cosmo needs a bigger bed!
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Now that Cosmo is settled in, healthy, and feeling great, we decided it was time to schedule him to be neutered. We are not interested in breeding, and do not want to have raging hormones in our home! With three other cats, that is the last thing we need. I have read there are many health and behavior benefits to neutering as well.
When we had our last kitten, Ritter, neutered, it was all very uneventful, and I hoped for the same with Cosmo. I called our veterinarian to schedule – and OH BOY! They had an opening the very next day! I wasn’t quite emotionally prepared for that but decided we had better just get it done. So we put the food & water up before we went to bed, and in the morning, Cosmo made the trip to the vet’s office. We dropped him off, and around noon I got a call from the vet saying he did just fine, and was already waking up and doing great and that I could pick him up anytime!
Bringing him home was just as I expected – the other cats were a bit “off” because Cosmo smelled different now and were a bit grumpy. Our female in particular was being VERY mean. I had quite a time for a couple hours making sure she stayed away from Cosmo. Cosmo seemed to feel just fine. We did our best to keep him “quiet” – which basically meant US not getting out any toys, but it is hard to keep a kitten quiet! He was already trying to wrestle with one of the boys.
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So, calm any fears you may have about neutering your kitten. It seems quite simple, painless and worry-free from here.
