Is My Bunny Fixed?

[BEAUKEZRA]

 

[binkies]

pamnock wrote:

If the mills are indeed doing it, the only way I could see a vet being able to do it in a cost effective way is to do it without anesthesia. The breeder simply could not make a profit on those bunnies unless these are $5 "budget" neuters.

No anesthesia? Oh my word! Now I feel like crying. Do they at least get some kind of numbing shot for the general area?

 

[pamnock]

binkies wrote:

pamnock wrote:

If the mills are indeed doing it, the only way I could see a vet being able to do it in a cost effective way is to do it without anesthesia. The breeder simply could not make a profit on those bunnies unless these are $5 "budget" neuters.

No anesthesia? Oh my word! Now I feel like crying. Do they at least get some kind of numbing shot for the general area?

I'm just speculating. Hopefullyour members that are checking into thiscan give us factualinformation . . .



Pam

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

God, I hope not. I can't imagine how that would even be possible, wouldn't the rabbit kick and fight it? :disgust: How would they be restrained if they did do it w/ out anesthesia?

 

[pamnock]

Snuffles wrote:

God, I hope not. I can't imagine how that would even be possible, wouldn't the rabbit kick and fight it? :disgust: How would they be restrained if they did do it w/ out anesthesia?

It's not uncommon to do surgeries on animals without anesthesia, especially on farms.I can attest to the fact that a rabbit is certainly much easier to restrain than a horse!



Pam

 

[Bangbang]

I would be very surprised if they did it without anaesthetic, the animals would very likely die from shock...
Anaesthesia isn't that expensive if you buy it as a business, it�s the mark up that�s expensive

 

[pamnock]

Bangbang wrote:

I would be very surprised if they did it without anaesthetic, the animals would very likely die from shock...
Anaesthesia isn't that expensive if you buy it as a business, it�s the mark up that�s expensive

I actually have an old angora rabbit farming book with instructions for castrating bucks. I was caring for my friend's buck when he ripped his testicle open - bloody mess, and he was just sitting there eating like nothing had happened. (Although I about went into shock LOL)

But anyhow - very young bucks haven't descended yet, so the vet students would have to make an abdominal incision to get to the testicles.

Very interested in hearing more about this.

Pam

 

[ec]

Re. spaying/neutering baby rabbits, from what I've been reading on Etherbun and sources recommended by regulars there, it certainly seems like this could have horrible consequences for the rabbits. And so far, the vet advice over there is very much against it, per the need for proper skeletal development (needing estrogen) and much more.

From MediRabbit's page on spaying:

At a younger age [younger than 5 months], the surgery is complicated by the difficulty of lating the very thin uterus and the very small ovaries. A spay at an immature age may also have a dramatic effect on the proper calcium absorption by the bones.

It's a chance I would never want to take with such a small, young creature; ditto for an underage neuter.