You decided to sterilize your pet. It is correct if it does not represent a breeding value. Undoubted advantages of the operation: the cat will become calm, neither her, nor you will no longer be worried about the changes in the hormonal balance. Also you will avoid cares where to attach the kittens. Finally, the risk of your ptomian disease greatly diminishing the dairy and sex glands.
However, even before surgery, you need to prepare and purchase some necessary things, such as antiseptic fluids for the treatment of stitches and postoperative camouflage for cats. Why do I need the last accessory? It is necessary for the animal not to spill seams. In addition, it protects the wound from the external environment, which prevents infection. This convenient device is used not only after sterilization, but also any other cavitary operation: on the stomach and intestines, the bladder. Also, a blanket for cats can come in handy if your pet has a skin disease. In this case, she will fix the bandage, not allowing her to move out when the animal moves.
In pet stores a large selection of these accessories is presented. What is required of them? They should not:
- Hamper the movement of the animal;
- Crawl;
- Get wet when you visit the toilet;
- To abound with strings, in which both the master and the pet are entangled.
However, the blanket for the cat should be made of soft, easily erasable material, fit the pet in size to fully cover the stomach. It is best to buy a few covers or at least two, so that you have a removable, in case the first is stained with excreta from the wound.
Sometimes the owner does not have the opportunity to purchase this accessory, because they are not in pet stores in his city or the budget does not allow. In general, this is not a problem, you can make it yourself. How is the blanket for a cat sewn? Draw a rectangle on paper, its length is equal to the length of the back of the animal, and the width - to the girth of the abdomen. Then fold it in half and from the bend (this we will have the middle line of the abdomen) measure half the distance between the front and hind legs in both directions. Here we will have cutouts for the limbs, making them rounded. The distance between them should be equal to that between the hip and shoulder-and-shoulder joints of your kitty. We transfer the pattern to the material, taking into account the allowance for the seams. Usually a dense cotton fabric, such as a flannel or a bike, is used. Nashivaem necessary number of ribbon-ties, they should have enough to adjust the length.
There is a simplified version for those who can not sew at all. The cat can be made of a knit sleeve or stocking of a width that is equal to the girth of the cat's belly, and the length corresponding to the length of the animal's body. For the paws cut out oval holes. This option is very easy to manufacture, but putting it on an animal will not be easy, because it will have to be pulled like a sweater.
How to put on a blanket for a cat? It is advisable to do this until the animal has left anesthesia, otherwise the process will cause him to fear, and you will need the help of other people to hold the cat. If necessary, put a sterile napkin on the stomach of the pet on the stomach, then - the blanket and tie all the strings on the back. If you see that the animal is moving stiffly, loosen some ribbons. Kise should be worn as a blanket until the wound is fully healed and seams are removed, usually in a week or 10 days after the operation.