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My cat neutered yesterday. Is redness or swelling around incision normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 11 months and 16 days old | 10 lbs

So my cat just got neutered Yesterday is it normal for him to be red down there? I don’t think he’s swollen but I don’t know how it looks if it were to be swollen

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 26th, 2019

Yes, you can see some redness. It looks like Chandler's incision has opened a little bit, but not too much. Continue to restrict his activity and if it gets redder, there's swelling, and/or the incision opens all the way up, have him seen by a vet.

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