My cat got neutered less than a week ago and he now has a scab in the area! I just wanted to know if it was normal or if

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How is Cheese feeling? Is he eating and acting normally?

Does the area look swollen at all? Is there any pus or drainage or just a dry scab?

You can send a pic if you like. It sounds like that is going to be normal; typically with cat neuters we don't close the incisions but leave them to heal open; sometimes a bit of a scab will form. Typically it will fall off on its own once he is healed totally.

That looks fine; it looks like it is healing well. No worries!

Yes, it will take care of itself. If he is wearing a cone you can stop with that now.

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