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Boy Bunny Neutering, What Actually Happens in the Op?

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hollyd123

Warren Scout
Hi,

Domino is going to be neutered next week. I was just wondering what the vets actually do? When I worked as a Vet Nurse, we never had any rabbits in for neutering so never saw the procedure! When we neutered boy cats, the op was over in minutes and they had no stiches (the 'balls' :oops: were removed and the tubes tied off). Is this the same op for rabbits or do they have stiches? I should've asked when I booked him in.

How soon after can he go back with Darcy (neutered female bunny)?

I think I'm right in thinking the op is a much smaller procedure for boys than it was when I had Darcy done?

Sorry for all the questions, he is such a lovely bunny :love: , I just want to know exactly what will be happening to him when he goes in.

Many thanks,

Holly

P.S - He was vet checked on Monday, 'all present and correct' ready to be removed next week! :D
 
They tie off the tubes but the 'balls' are left behind, most vets use dissolvable sutures but some use glue instead. The sacks swell post op but begin to shrivel within a few days and eventually after several months they totally vanish.
 
Thanks Sooz for the really quick reply :D Sounds pretty straight forward, not looking forward to the shrivelling bits part though!! :oops:
 
There was some research into Burdizzo crushing (damaging the tubes but leaving testicles behind) but I haven't yet come across a vet that leaves the testicles in. The standard castration method in rabbits is still removing the entire testicle to prevent hormone production and release and to eliminate the risk of testicular tumours.
The techniques vary a little - I prefer to make two small incisions, one over each testicle, move the testicle through this, ligate the blood vessels and cord and then I can remove the testicle itself. Some vets prefer to make one incision further forward and push both testes through this (like dog castrates), others use an abdominal approach. Closing involves suturing the tissue under the skin in place and then using sutures within the skin layer (to prevent rabbits being able to get to, and chew, the sutures) and a layer of tissue glue.
 
Thanks for that, thats really helpful. :D

At my work, we do it the same technique as Marie described; one incision over each testicle
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that sounds like how the cats were 'done' at the vets I worked at.

Any ideas on how soon the buns can go back together?
 
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