AhoyItsEsah
Member
My bunny is 2 and still not neutered. Is it too late? Who would be qualified for neutering and how much would it cost?
Neutered
- Thread starter AhoyItsEsah
- Start date
Help Support Rabbits Online Forum:
missyscove
Christina - Moderator
It's not too late, he's still quite young. Your veterinarian may wish to do some pre-anesthetic bloodwork to check his internal organ function and if offered I do recommend it but it will add to the cost.
Where do you live? (Consider adding at least our country to your profile). In the US your best bet is a veterinarian who specializes in exotics, but with added experience comes added costs. The average neuter cost varies greatly across the country. If you're looking for a lower price, consider asking at rabbit rescues in your area. The veterinarian they use is likely to be both experienced and relatively low cost.
Where do you live? (Consider adding at least our country to your profile). In the US your best bet is a veterinarian who specializes in exotics, but with added experience comes added costs. The average neuter cost varies greatly across the country. If you're looking for a lower price, consider asking at rabbit rescues in your area. The veterinarian they use is likely to be both experienced and relatively low cost.
AhoyItsEsah
Member
Sorry it's not really letting me edit my profile. I live out in Virginia
I would try to find the best vet, that has experience with rabbits, the anaesthetic and everything is a little bit different with rabbits compared to cats and dogs and I wouldn't want to take may rabbit to a vet not familiar with rabbits. On the bright side since yours is a boy the surgery is less invasive than if it was a female so it is safer. And I think 2 years is pretty young, some people get theres done at 7+.
Butterscotch is around 3, and he went through his neuter surgery just fine. 
missyscove
Christina - Moderator
This list hasn't been updated by our members in a few years, but here's a list of some vets in VA recommended by other bunny folks.
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/showthread.php?t=10110
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/showthread.php?t=10110
miffymoo21
Member
I am having some trouble with my long haired holland mini lop and trying to find a way to groom him. He is all matted up and I can't even get a groom through him! Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?
Hi miffymoo
When I volunteered at an L.A. city shelter in the bunny room, i was the bunny groomer. I had a HairBuster, a ZoomGroom (see end of post)
a li'le pals puppy comb, scissor-type nail clippers, q-tips for scent glands,
and a small pair of good quality scissors made for trimming infant fingernails. They have rounded tips and altho quite sharp they are easy to control. Frequently I had to trim
genital areas down to the skin, and a few times I had to give full body fur cuts because of unwashable dirt. It was time consumming but there was no other way to get the body so that the bunny could take care of himself by himself. I'm proud to say with three full-body cuts I made only one small nick that healed within three days. And a brown bunny grew in white. The scissors are specialized but not expensive.
In the face of severe mats and delicate bunny skin, I think one must carefully cut off the matted parts. Follow up by gentle combing often enough to keep more mats from forming.
A ZoomGroom is a grooming tool made by the same company that makes the Kong dog toys. There's a zmgrm for dogs and the same smaller for cats. It's the only tool I recommend for children to use with bunnies. It's very gentle and works by creating drag through the fur. I have found that a petting motion with it is soothing to bunny but useless for removing fur. I did see another volunteer use kind of a scrubbing circular motion and that did help a shed, but I've never perfected that. More than a few volunteers have tried other brands' knockoffs, and they have proven worthless. So look for the Kong name.
I hope this helps.
When I volunteered at an L.A. city shelter in the bunny room, i was the bunny groomer. I had a HairBuster, a ZoomGroom (see end of post)
a li'le pals puppy comb, scissor-type nail clippers, q-tips for scent glands,
and a small pair of good quality scissors made for trimming infant fingernails. They have rounded tips and altho quite sharp they are easy to control. Frequently I had to trim
genital areas down to the skin, and a few times I had to give full body fur cuts because of unwashable dirt. It was time consumming but there was no other way to get the body so that the bunny could take care of himself by himself. I'm proud to say with three full-body cuts I made only one small nick that healed within three days. And a brown bunny grew in white. The scissors are specialized but not expensive.
In the face of severe mats and delicate bunny skin, I think one must carefully cut off the matted parts. Follow up by gentle combing often enough to keep more mats from forming.
A ZoomGroom is a grooming tool made by the same company that makes the Kong dog toys. There's a zmgrm for dogs and the same smaller for cats. It's the only tool I recommend for children to use with bunnies. It's very gentle and works by creating drag through the fur. I have found that a petting motion with it is soothing to bunny but useless for removing fur. I did see another volunteer use kind of a scrubbing circular motion and that did help a shed, but I've never perfected that. More than a few volunteers have tried other brands' knockoffs, and they have proven worthless. So look for the Kong name.
I hope this helps.
miffymoo21
Member
Thank you Bunnyrose this will definitely help!
