My cat is sleeping a lot after neuter surgery. Should I be worried?

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Hello I have a domestic shorthair named Brooklyn he’s 1.5 years of age he recently got neutered 3 days ago he was fine for the last 2 days sleeping and playing little by little bit today he’s been asleep the whole day and I’m a little worried because the vet said he should be back to himself by now and he seemed fine yesterday. Warning ⚠️ pictures of the place where he got surgery in pictures. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 1 year and 1 month old | 13 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

His castration wound looks good, I see no evidence of infection and he is apparently not licking it either. He should indeed be back to his normal self after three days. You may want to take his temperature with a digital rectal thermometer to check whether he has a fever. should he have a fever ( 103+F) he will need to go back to the vet for a recheck. However the whole excitement from being at the vet's, the anesthesia, the drive in the car may just have caught up with him today. If he is not eating, drinking or does not want to play on Monday, I would also take him back for a recheck.

My cat is sleeping a lot after neuter surgery. Should I be worried?

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