You can only eat 6-8 hours after the cat has been neutered. Because the anesthesia has not fully recovered, the cat is easy to choke. General anesthesia is required for cat sterilization. Anesthetics have certain side effects and may cause vomiting. Therefore, cats cannot eat immediately after using anesthetics. After the anesthetics are metabolized, they can eat normally.
After the cat has been spayed and neutered, it is necessary to observe a healthy diet. It usually takes 2 days for male cats to heal the wound, and 4 days for female cats. If the cat wakes up, it must be closely monitored to prevent the cat from jumping or licking the wound with brute force. The female cat must be closely guarded, otherwise the ligature will fall off and the wound will open and bleed heavily. Be sure to wear the Elizabethan ring, try not to take it off when you eat or sleep, to avoid cats from licking the wound, to prevent wound infection or even rubbing the line, and families with multiple cats should be kept in isolation.
Some cats are reluctant to eat due to pain, so they can use a syringe or straw to suck liquid food into the cat’s mouth to prevent hypoglycemia and dehydration caused by cats not eating for a long time. If the cat cannot eat normally the day after neutering, it is recommended to go to the veterinary hospital to infuse electrolytes and sugars, and use pain relievers.
