Pet Care Guide

BENCMATE blog header — Giving Your Cat Medication After Surgery — tabby cat with Purple recovery collar

How to Give Your Cat Medication After Surgery

Leave the recovery collar on, kneel behind your cat, tilt the head to 45 degrees, and place the pill behind the tongue hump — then chase it with water. Here...

How to Give Your Cat Medication After Surgery

Leave the recovery collar on, kneel behind your cat, tilt the head to 45 degrees, and place the pill behind the tongue hump — then chase it with water. Here...

BENCMATE blog header — Can I Leave My Cat Alone After Surgery — ginger tabby cat with Grey inflatable recovery collar

Can I Leave My Cat Home Alone After Surgery?

Most healthy adult cats can be left alone for 4 to 6 hours starting the day after routine surgery, but not on the first night home. Here is how to...

Can I Leave My Cat Home Alone After Surgery?

Most healthy adult cats can be left alone for 4 to 6 hours starting the day after routine surgery, but not on the first night home. Here is how to...

BENCMATE blog header — When Can My Dog Use Stairs After Surgery — Border Collie with Navy inflatable recovery collar

When Can My Dog Go Up and Down Stairs After Sur...

Most dogs should avoid stairs entirely for 7 to 14 days after soft-tissue surgery, and 8 to 12 weeks after orthopedic surgery. Here is how to block the stairs, carry...

When Can My Dog Go Up and Down Stairs After Sur...

Most dogs should avoid stairs entirely for 7 to 14 days after soft-tissue surgery, and 8 to 12 weeks after orthopedic surgery. Here is how to block the stairs, carry...

BENCMATE blog header — Why Is My Dog Vomiting After Surgery — Yellow Labrador with Blue inflatable recovery collar

Why Is My Dog Vomiting After Surgery?

One episode of vomiting in the first 12 to 24 hours after surgery is common and usually caused by anesthesia, not a complication. Here is how to tell normal post-op...

Why Is My Dog Vomiting After Surgery?

One episode of vomiting in the first 12 to 24 hours after surgery is common and usually caused by anesthesia, not a complication. Here is how to tell normal post-op...

BENCMATE blog header — Senior Cat Surgery Recovery — tabby cat with Purple recovery collar

Senior Cat Surgery Recovery: What's Different f...

Cats over 10 recover on a longer timeline — 3 to 5 days of grogginess instead of 1 to 2, and 14 to 21 days to full healing. Age itself...

Senior Cat Surgery Recovery: What's Different f...

Cats over 10 recover on a longer timeline — 3 to 5 days of grogginess instead of 1 to 2, and 14 to 21 days to full healing. Age itself...

BENCMATE blog header — Why Is My Cat Meowing So Much After Surgery — ginger tabby cat with Grey recovery collar

Why Is My Cat Meowing So Much After Surgery?

Most post-surgery meowing is anesthesia disorientation, not pain — and it usually stops within 12 to 24 hours. Pain-related crying sounds different: lower, more guttural, and triggered by movement or...

Why Is My Cat Meowing So Much After Surgery?

Most post-surgery meowing is anesthesia disorientation, not pain — and it usually stops within 12 to 24 hours. Pain-related crying sounds different: lower, more guttural, and triggered by movement or...