We got the cat spayed today. She’s all weak and everything :-/. I’m worried…

So yeah, for all of you who want to know what to do for a new kitten – my recommendations are for indoor cats only.

- 3 vaccinations of FVRCPP. It’s a combined vaccine against common really bad feline infections. Each costs $12 or so. These vaccinations are done 2-3 weeks apart.

- 1 vaccination against Rabies. It can be combined with the last FVRCPP. Cost me $14.

- Deworming. Most cats have round worms (they’re born with them, if i understand correctly). The first time you’re doing FVRCPP, ask your vet to give the deworming mixture to the kitten – it has absolutely no adverse effects if the cat doesn’t have worms. Alternatively, you can bring cat’s poop, pay $20 for the poop exam, find out that the cat has worms, and then do the deworming . Pick yourself. The deworming itself, for a 6-week old kitten, is like $4.

- Spay/neuter. That’s the biggest operation your cat will hopefully ever have to go through. In any case, it costs $70 for a female and $50 for a male, plus $15 for pain medications. Like I said, we only went through ours today – so I don’t have much advice. Other than this one: when you bring the cat back, make him/her stay in the carrier, in a quiet, dark place – the light irritates them BADLY after surgeries. I also found out that spay (operation for females) goes much easier than neuter mainly because of after-effects – there are no stitches for a female.