Flynn goes in for her spay tomorrow!

[Kipcha]

So Flynn is going in for her spay tomorrow, the first rabbit I have had spayed (I've only dealt with nueters before), so I'm pretty sure I'll be a wreck throughout the day.

The vet said that they prefered having them stay at the office overnight, but to be honest, I don't know if I'm comfortable with that. We asked if someone stays there with them, but nope, they are all alone there overnight. When Peace came through his surgery, had he been at the vets, he probably would not have eaten at all but because we were there to notice he wasn't eating and pooping, we forced him to eat some veggies and stayed up with him through the night.

So I am worried that if Flynn isn't eating, there will not be anyone there to notice. It seems far more logical for her to come home and chill in my room where I can keep an eye on here.

Any opinions on this? I'm pretty sure I'm going to be pushing to bring her home.

Wish her luck!

 

[Maureen Las]

Usually a spayed bun needs to have pain meds and probably isn't going to eat anything the 1st day after a spay , however, I agree that I don't know why she should stay overnight. I would ask the vet a lot of questions ; askhim if there is a technician that is there 24 hrs. If there isn't I also do not see any point in the bun staying overnight. Bunnies do better in familar surroundings rather than in a strange cage at the vets.

Does this vet do a lot of spays?? it is very important that the vet has done a lot of spay surgeries with minimal mortalities.

Is this a case of the bun needing extra attention after the spay or is it more the case that the vet wants to inflate the bill.

 

[Kipcha]

There is not a technition there 24/7 (This came from the receptionist, though, so maybe I'll clarify with the vet herself tomorrow), which is the reason I was wondering why she needed to stay there. I thought it made a lot more sense for her to be home where I can watch her.

This vet is among the best of the best, Calgary Avian and Exotic clinic. They do not see cats/dogs, purely birds and exotics, and before this I have never questioned her judgement. I do not remember if they charge for the overnight, though.

She would not be coming home without pain meds, so don't worry about that.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

This is the vet I use. When I got Amelia spayed, I got a sheet that sort of details everything that was included in the price. The overnight stay seems to be included and not added on. The 2 separate charges are the spay price and the pain medication. I am not sure if they would take anything off the price if they don't stay overnight.
As for the pain meds, I have always received Metacam from them. While I don't fully remember how much they gave for Korr (it was 5.5 years ago), Amelia get enough for about 9-10 days.

Having had 2 rabbits spayed and 1 neutered at this clinic, I don't have any complaints about them. I know there are worse vets in the area and I would rather pay a bit for a vet that knows what they are doing rather than risk my rabbits for a cheaper vet.

As for the vet, she did say they see something like 2000 rabbits a year. While that does not mean that many spays, they would do a fair number.

 

[Kipcha]

Well, just going to go drop her off... I can feel the nerves starting. Poor little girl has no idea what's coming, ran right to the front of her cage like normal when I came over.

 

[SOOOSKA]

Flynn is a Beautiful Bunny:inlove::heartbeat:.

Prayers going ray:ray:ray:for a speedy recovery.

I agree with you I wouldn't keep her there over night. What if something happens during the night no one is there to help her. When I had mine spayed and neutered I brought them all home and took care of them. Imade sure they ate a little and drank water and just kept them nice and comfy.

Susan

 

[OneTwoThree]

My vet keeps spays overnight, something about they need to watch for after effects from the anesthetic.

 

[Paddy Ohara]

Good luck all shoud go well but I know the stress! I did not keep my girl at the vet overnight. I took her home and just watched her all night, I even left work early the next day to watch her. He wanted me to get her to eat at least by the next day and she didn't. I had to take her in to the office first thing on day2 after the spayto get her an appetite stimulator and that did the trick. All is great!

I am sure all will be great!

 

[Kipcha]

Just got a call from the vet, Flynn woke up just fine and is a little groggy still, but they think I'll probably be able to go and pick her up around 4. Thank goodness!

 

[MiniLopHop]

yeah! Glad she did well. I brought my baby home after too. The vet gave me a choice and I prefered to have her at home. I think they are just more comfortable and it's better to be able to watch more closely.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

:yahoo: Our vet used to do them first thing in the morning. That way, we we're able to bring them home around 2. Most ate and drank like nothing had happened and we sure felt better with our hairy little toads at home.

 

[Kipcha]

She's home and munching on hay already, completely alert and wanting to run around. Silly little thing doesn't understand why I'm confining her!

 

[DharmaBuns]

Glad to hear that everything went so well!!

Often times vets will keep animals overnight. I'm a vet tech student, and I've been taught that while female dogs usually do fairly well with anesthetic, cats, rabbits and small rodents can react badly to it. They'll often leave the rabbit/cat with an IV, and most clinics have someone who gets there very early (5-6am) to check on everyone.

 

[Kipcha]

Some pics of her now!

Her incision.

Her in her temporary cage, with her new bed... Which apparently she peed on before her surgery. Ignore the stains in the corner of the cage too

 

[Paddy Ohara]

So glad it went well and she is home!

 

[Kipcha]

It's like she doesn't even realise what she went through, she just wants to bounce around like normal. She's quite the little poop machine too! She was still pooping all over while we were giving her her painkiller this morning I'd say she went through it perfectly. Actually, seems like she went through it better then all the others we've had done, almost makes it seem like the spay was less traumatic to her then the nueters we've had done before!