following neutering? does Oscar require LESS insulin?

[cindycrowe]

good morning,

Oscar was doing great for the first five days after being neutered. The last two days he was very quiet and I had to coax him to eat. Definitely not normal. Is there any research to indicate that following being neutered, the male cat has less drive, and may not require as much insulin?

thank you so much!

Cindy

 

[Larry and Kitties]

I know of no relationship. Also, if there was one, it would take a lot longer for it to be seen since it takes a while for the male hormones to dissipate.
Have you looked at the neuter incision site? Maybe an infection?

 

[akbahsMum]

After an operation, man and beast find that their system is thrown and their numbers turn bad. The stress caused my cat's BG to rise (rather than fall, which, reading between the lines, might be your concern here?) After a day or two, reaction to the operation will have dissipated (maybe after a week, depending on the cat and the details of the operation).
But you say your cat was fine at first.

Do you home test? Sorry for asking a question you have probably explained fully elsewhere. If you home test, get his BG and go from there.

 

[BJM]

If the stress or shock of the anesthesia or surgery jolted his system enough, something else could be happening. Please, contact your vet. It could be infection, reactions to anesthesia, or something else.

It takes approximately 1 month for the hormones to dissipate down to their new levels. If there were going to be any effect from the hormonal change, it would likely be gradual and you would have to be glucose testing to see it.