Spaying

[theevenstarlight]

I'm getting my bunny spayed in March, and I need a pep talk. I lost my last one a week after surgery in December. I had a necrospy done, and she had a bad heart. Now that I think about it, the one who passed away didn't really exercise all that much, and she'd run around a little bit and then sleep for 2 hours. The new bunny will run around a lot and rest for 5 minutes and then run around again! So maybe the new one has a better heart, I hope. Any advice or suggestions for me?

 

[Haley]

One thing I would recommend before the surgery is an exam with bloodwork. Some vets dont do this for bunnies, but I really think it can help detect any problems.

Its so difficult because you can have a great vet and take all the necessary precautions and still have something go wrong. But the chances are so slim that a bunny will die from a spay/neuter (I think over 99%) among experienced vets.

I just had my girl as well as a foster girl both spayed a few weeks ago. I was so worried, but both were fine within a few days. Definitely ask for pain meds. I gave mine some for about 4 days after the surgery.

Let us know when it gets closer and we'll definitely be sending some prayers your way.

 

[bluebird]

Dont blame yourself,i dont know why the vet didnt detect the heart trouble before surgery.my vet refused too put my dog under because of his heart.good luck.bluebird

 

[naturestee]

Get the bloodwork and a good physical exam done before the surgery. Other than that, the vast majority of rabbits do just fine. I've had three girls spayed with no problems. One was 4.5 months old and the other two were about 1.5 years old with chronic intestinal problems and had only been in a good home for two months. So they were still recovering from poor treatment/ill health and still did very well.

The biggest problem I've heard of with spay/neuter is undetected heart problems. I don't know why they're so hard to detect, maybe they're just so minor that they're hard to find. But like Haley said, a good vet usually has a success rate of over 99%.

 

[Mikoli]

I'm very sorry that you lost your last bun in surgery, but, as Haley said, it is very uncommon for an experienced vet to lose a rabbit in surgery.

Think of it this way - Your bun will be in danger for only about an hour or two. That two measly hours equal to your bun living a happy, healthy life. Since most rabbits live longer if they're spayed/neutered, that two hours could equal three more years of enjoyment with your bun.

Make sure you get a really good examination before, and, if you have any concerns, don't hesitate to take her back again before she is spayed. It's better to have a healthy, spayed bun a month later than to have your bun pass away in surgery because she had an undetected heart problem.

She'll probably get through it fine, and a month from now you'll be thinking "What was I so worried about?" I was terrified before my bun has his neuter, and all day while I was in school I kept checking the time to see when I would be getting home and when he would be having his surgery etc.

As the others said, bloodwork, and some good examinations would be a good idea. If your bun is found to have a heart problem, then it would be better to leave her unspayed if the surgery might be to stressful for her.

Good luck! ray:
Rachel & Ollie.

 

[theevenstarlight]

I made an appointment to have bloodwork done



As far as the heart conditions go, I looked up rabbit, heart disease on google and I think I found one site (probably the House Rabbit Society) that said that little is known about rabbits with heart conditions.It's too bad.

 

[PepsiCola]

I had mine spayed at the Humane society and my vet said they did a great job. Also my vet here in Ann Arbor Is the best!

 

[theevenstarlight]

My bunny is finally getting spayed onMonday. I'm scared. I probably won't be able tosleep the night before

 

[naturestee]

:hug:

I'm always scared when a pet goes in for surgery. It's okay. I'm sure she'll be fine!

 

[theevenstarlight]

Snuffy's spaying went very well. She is home with me today and is acting as if she was never in surgery

She's eating her greens really well (more so than usual) and is very active and is going potty a little in her litter box.

 

[JadeIcing]

YaY!:bunnydance:

 

[theevenstarlight]

Snuffy wanted to run around thismorning! When I wake up, she always goes to the door of hercage so I will let her out. I couldn't let her run around,though, and she will be probably be upset that she can't run around for10 days!

She's doing very well.

 

[naturestee]

That's great news!

It's amazing how fast they can bounce back, isn't it? Goodluck keeping her confined for 10 days. My first girl wasordered to stay in her cage for two weeks, but I only made it five daysbefore she threw a fit and stopped eating until I let her out.

My other two girls were ordered to stay in the cage for 5 days (moreexperienced rabbit vet). I let them out into a small, blockedoff area daily so I could clean their cage. I think it wasday three when they started doing binkies even in tiny spots andjumping over the 2 ft. barrier. That ended that.

 

[Michaela]

:woohoo

I'm so glad it all went well for you!!!