Getting my bunny spayed this week..

[selenaaahhh]

I'm getting my female bunny spayed this week..this is my first bunny so I am very nervous...what should I expect post-op? Thanks in advance!

 

[Waffles505]

Hi! I had my first bunny (also female) spayed two years ago, and its definitely good to do that or else they are very at risk for cancer. Waffles had a bit of a hard time with it though, she wouldnt eat at all afterwards and she wouldn't move around a lot. After she had been acting like that for a few hours (because it is very important that they start to eat as soon as possible) we called the vet again and they gave us more pain meds and told us to start feeding her with a syringe. The pain meds helped a lot and she definitely enjoyed them (maybe a little too much haha) she would get overly excited at the site of the syringe or smell of the meds. But she made a full recovery! her incision healed with no issues. Best of luck! Hope this helped to not freak you out, just call the vet if she isn't eating

 

[Azerane]

The vet will recommend you keep her indoors (which you probably do anyway) as post anesthetic they can't regulate their own temperature properly so can get cold. You will also need to restrict her movement for about a week so that she can't tear open the site with excessive running/jumping. As Waffles505 said, the most important thing is to make sure that she's eating, drinking and pooping properly. Rabbits that are in pain often don't eat, so try to make sure you get some painkillers from the vet to take home with you. They usually give an injection at the clinic that's good for 24 hours, but you need to make sure she's eating again as soon as possible.

Take some hay and food in with you to the vet for them to give her after she wakes up from the surgery so that they can try to get her eating again. Bandit was a little trooper and started eating well at the vets as soon as he was able. If you're ever in doubt about how well your bunny is recovering, don't hesitate to give your vet a call and ask their opinion on her progress or even bring her back in.

 

[selenaaahhh]

Thanks for your replies! I really appreciate your advice- Tuesday she is getting her pre-op bloodwork - do vets usually do pre-op bloodwork for bunnies?

 

[Azerane]

It's more common for older bunnies, since they're more likely to have problems during surgery. It doesn't need to be done for younger rabbit, but it's certainly not a bad thing. Will help let you know that everything's working well in her too