Hi all,
My bunny, Mia,went in for her spay yesterday and pleased to say she seems fine post the operation
When we collected her, we were told that a small incision was made and her fallopian tubes were knotted to prevent future pregnancies.
Now I am confused. :? :?
I googled and found the following newsletter: http://www.ohare.org/images/harelines/v8n3.pdf The article on neutering says that the entire ovary gets removed during the surgery and that extra care has to be taken to ensure that it is all removed otherwise it can still become cancerous in a number of years.
So, can someone verify for me what happens during a spay?
Also, I was wondering, why is it that unspayed bunnies get ovarian/uterine cancer? Is it because of:
a) over-use of the reproductive organs through continued breeding
b) under-use of active reproductive organs (eg. when a doe is living with a neutered buck)?
podlet
My bunny, Mia,went in for her spay yesterday and pleased to say she seems fine post the operation
When we collected her, we were told that a small incision was made and her fallopian tubes were knotted to prevent future pregnancies.
Now I am confused. :? :?
I googled and found the following newsletter: http://www.ohare.org/images/harelines/v8n3.pdf The article on neutering says that the entire ovary gets removed during the surgery and that extra care has to be taken to ensure that it is all removed otherwise it can still become cancerous in a number of years.
So, can someone verify for me what happens during a spay?
Also, I was wondering, why is it that unspayed bunnies get ovarian/uterine cancer? Is it because of:
a) over-use of the reproductive organs through continued breeding
b) under-use of active reproductive organs (eg. when a doe is living with a neutered buck)?
podlet