Hey guys,
so I have 2 bengal kittens. I got them both at about 8 weeks old, they're brother and sister, same litter - they absolutely adore each other. They were never without the other, always slept on top of each other, etc.

They are 5 months old so we just got them spayed and neutered. They spent about 8 hours at the vet, dropped off at 8 picked up at 4. We picked them up, put them both in the same carrying case as we always do, and took them home. All was fine, until we got home. We opened the case, let them out, and the male started hissing at the female. He has never ever done this - I've actually never seen either of them hiss at anyone or anything. They went their separate ways and relaxed, and the girl keeps trying to go cuddle with the boy, but he continues to hiss at her whenever she gets close. Is this just a scent issue? How long until it resolves itself? Is there anything I can do to help? She seems so sad that he is doing it, and keeps trying to follow him around, but he continues to hiss at her :(

Also, apparently they did a midline incision under her belly for the spay. I did not know there was a difference and after reading what I just did on this forum, would've requested a flank. What's done is done I suppose. She seems to be a little uncomfortable, walking a little weird on her hind legs, but walking okay. She did try to jump up on the toilet and then onto the sink because we let her drink from the faucet, but fell back when trying to jump on the toilet so I had to pick her up and help her. I'm freaking out a little bit about the stitches and I'm not sure what I should be looking out for, what I should do/not do. My vet said she can do everything that a normal house cat can do, but obviously she can't just yet.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If you have a chamois leather you can try wiping both of them with it which will help remove the "vet smell"

Things to watch out for stitch-wise are any redness or swelling around the stitches and her biting at them. A clean Tshirt sleeve (or similar, Tubegrip) can be used to cover them if she bites them.


Heather

Thanks. I had read that dabbing vanilla extract on them will make them smell the same as well. I tried that last night but either I didn't apply enough, or it just didn't work. In the middle of the night the girl actually got up to come cuddle with us as she does every night, started licking the boy as she always does, and when he realized what ti was he started hissing at her again. She she just flopped down and let me pet her, and let him be. She seems sad that he's doing that :(

I've been watching the stitches like a hawk. Good idea with the tshirt sleeve. If it becomes an issue I will look into that, because I really don't think she would do well with a cone. Would I have to make holes for her legs so it stays in place, or just slide it on over her tummy? She seems the type to get around that.

Also, how long until the hair regrows on her stomach?

It usually takes a few days for all to be well after one (or more) have been to the vet. They "smell funny" to each other and that is the problem. You can rub the girl with a towel or blanket the boy uses so he recognizes his smell on her. I seem to remember it taking 6 weeks or so for the fur to fully regrow. Watch out for redness, oozing, etc. and make sure she doesn't mess with the stitches, and she will be fine. :)

Thanks all - It seems to be getting much better. He did a lot of sniffing, hissing, running away, back for more sniffs, etc. and now he seems fine with her. He was cleaning her face this morning. Hated to see them hissing at one another. They were always so close and have never been separated since birth.

Try brushing them with the same comb. It would transfer and mix their scents so should help to resolve.
On spaying- I was very protective of a girl so got her a separate room for the night to prevent her from running around and jumping and potentially hurting herself.

Lilly's now 14 and half months old, she was weighed just after being 14 months old and weighed in at 4.74kg (10.5lb) she's a big cat (i think anyways! in size comparison with daisy!)

I don't know what daisy is weighing at the moment.

Man, ignore my previous post, I WAS in another thread, I have NO clue what went on here, I can't even seem to edit it!!!

Stupid posting from phone :(

So sorry, it's completely off topic!