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How many days off work should I take for my cat's neuter recovery?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 1 year old | 11 lbs

Hi, I’m getting ready to make kovu an appointment to get neutered. How many days should I take off from work to take care of him and help him recover

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 31st, 2018

You won't need to take any time off work. Kovu will have pain medicine on board (make sure you ask the vet to give him pain meds) for 1-2 days and she should be fine. Most cats appear as if nothing happened to them after castration. So I would not worry. You can pamper him with a special treat and lots of TLC, if he wants it.

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