Boba recently had an ovarian hysterectomy, so she has to wear a cone to prevent her from licking her stitches. I was nervous at first because the day she got back, her belly was shaved, and she was so tired. The day I post this is day 9 post-surgery. She seems a lot happier. Now and then, we take her cone off, and that's when she's excited. I was scared she would hate me for bringing her the pain of taking her to surgery, but she is still the same silly cat.