Mercy and Grace Are Out Of Surgery...

I got word a little while ago that they are out of surgery and doing fine. Last night and this morning were hard, though, because I had to put them in the carrier last night before I went to bed and couldn't feed them or give them water after midnight. Then, I had to take them down the street in the cold air to meet the woman who was taking them to the vet. Gracie was shivering, she was so cold and they were both frightened and not understanding why Mama was taking them away and giving them to some stranger.

I just hate that they couldn't understand what was going on and that they'd be back home tomorrow. I can't wait to get them home and hold them. Of course, they may not be too happy with me at first since I sent them to get fixed but hopefully it won't last but a few minutes.

It's going to be hard without having them home tonight because I've gotten used to them running around and playing with each other. In fact, Mercy has begun playing a lot with the papa of my older group. Scrapper and Mercy were having the best time last night but Scrapper was being careful not to hurt him. They were so cute together.

Okay, I'll shut up now. I just miss them and can't wait until they are home.

Comments: 8

Elaine S. Feb 11, 2009, 6:53pm EST

They will be Happy to get back home

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Carol B Feb 11, 2009, 6:55pm EST

Awww poor kitties. Our vets don't keep the cats or dogs overnight when they get fixed. When I picked up Mikey when he was fixed he was charging out of the vets dragging the nurse on the leash. He showed no signs of anything happening to him.

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Marilyn M. Feb 11, 2009, 6:56pm EST

Awww.

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Kimberly L. Feb 11, 2009, 7:04pm EST

They only keep the females overnight because it's an invasive procedure and they want to monitor them. They don't normally keep males overnight because they just clip their balls and it doesn't require much in the way of surgery. Since they have to go inside the female, it's a little different.

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Janet H. Feb 11, 2009, 10:16pm EST

Neither our females nor our males are kept overnight at our vet for spaying or neutering. The vet lets them have water up until the time of surgery, just no food after midnight. When our lab pup was spayed 3 months ago, she had an allergic reaction to the stitches and they did not dissolve as they were supposed to. She got a huge lump on her belly and the incision kept coming open and bleeding and draining plasma. She was still kicking out stitches a month after the surgery. But she is all healed now. We always elect to have the lazar surgery and pain medicine for the first 3 days after surgery, even though it costs more.

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