princessdanii
Warren Scout
How much is it for each bunny? & What ages can you get them done?
Anyone know.
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Anyone know.
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Neutering
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FriskyClover
Warren Veteran
Hi!
The price can vary but I paid £40 to have Inky neutered and it cost £60 for Smokey to be spayed.
You can usually have males done from about 3/4 months (as long as they have 'matured') and females from a bit later.
You need to get a vet that knows what they are doing though, so ask about how many rabbits they operate on and where they put them after the op.
The price can vary but I paid £40 to have Inky neutered and it cost £60 for Smokey to be spayed.
You can usually have males done from about 3/4 months (as long as they have 'matured') and females from a bit later.
You need to get a vet that knows what they are doing though, so ask about how many rabbits they operate on and where they put them after the op.
fluffleduck
New Kit
def make sure it is an experienced vet you go to. I was phoning round for prices to get my boy done, I was going to go to the cheapest, when I phoned to book him in I was asked why I wanted him done. When I said cos I wanted to get him a wifey they told me forget the neutering and get a guinneapig to keep him company. I then phoned my local rescue centre to see if they would neuter him, told him what the vet said - he was raging. Eventually got him done at a vet that advertised specialised in small animals. I also checked when I phoned what was included in the price - pain killers etc - and what her success rate with survival after GA was with bunnies. I was £54 in Feb for Axl.
Shop around and ask questions - dont just opt for the cheapest.
getting the wifey done next month, think it will be in region of £70 for her.
Shop around and ask questions - dont just opt for the cheapest.
getting the wifey done next month, think it will be in region of £70 for her.
Boots
Mama Doe
I was going to have Crumpet neutered today, but his plums haven't fully dropped yet, so we are going to have to wait another few weeks, he's about 5 months now.
It's going to cost around £40, but that includes gut motility drugs, pain relief etc etc, and it's going to be done by a very rabbit savvy vet, so I'm happy.
Defo agree with Fluffleduck, it's worth shopping around for the best person, and make sure your buns eat before the op
It's going to cost around £40, but that includes gut motility drugs, pain relief etc etc, and it's going to be done by a very rabbit savvy vet, so I'm happy.
Defo agree with Fluffleduck, it's worth shopping around for the best person, and make sure your buns eat before the op
princessdanii
Warren Scout
Thankyou everyone for all your adivice, I'm going to get the yellow pages out and shop about i want all the kits doing when there older gunna cost a fortune but will be worth it so they can live happy lifes!
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LoopyLouie
Wise Old Thumper
Just want to say I got all mine done at Bartram and Patrick in Pontefract and they have been really good. They have some very good vets there, many of them rabbit savyy. Wilmy's neuter was £55 (2 years ago though) and I have paid between £80 and £100 for a spay depending on the size of the bunny.
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princessdanii
Warren Scout
Yeah thats where i've taken my animals before and they was really good there, Friendly too..
Is the op straight forward and they'll be out same day? As my cats was in and out same day.
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LoopyLouie
Wise Old Thumper
Yep it has been for mine, in and out the same day with no probs. They give pain meds (which some don't :shock: ) and are really good with any problems too. One of my does wasn't eating afterwards and they were really good. I took my cat there to be spayed too and I was a nervous wreck, they were so good and Leanne on the reception desk kept calling me every couple of hours with progress reports as she knew I was so nervous
princessdanii
Warren Scout
Niceone, I'm going to give them a right & get my mum bun in & dad bun in when babies are a bit older & there feeding off themselfs!
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skippersmom
Warren Scout
you guys are lucky!
here in canada its going to cost me roughly 250-300 dollars to get skipper neutered.
here in canada its going to cost me roughly 250-300 dollars to get skipper neutered.
princessdanii
Warren Scout
Lindt bunny
Warren Scout
:wave: Hi Princessdanni
I was supposed to get my new edition (private rescue) spayed today but had to cancel the appt on Monday as obviously I found she had, had 5 kits on Sunday!!!! :shock::shock:
I only had her 3 weeks so was a bit shocked :shock:
I was supposed to get my new edition (private rescue) spayed today but had to cancel the appt on Monday as obviously I found she had, had 5 kits on Sunday!!!! :shock::shock:
I only had her 3 weeks so was a bit shocked :shock:
princessdanii
Warren Scout
Smithyrock
Warren Scout
Sorry to jump on this thread but I have a male dwarf, around 11 weeks. I hadn't planned on having him neutered as he doesn't have any 'personality' problems (i.e. doesn't bite, happy to be petted etc) and I don't plan on getting him a friend (pet shop I bought him from had advised that he was quite aggressive with other rabbits and very domineering, also he is a house bunny so gets lots of play with us). Are there any other benefits to having him neutered? If so, are there any vets in the north east of England people would recommend? I have one that is literally 1 minute drive away and thought this would be good as it would be a short (therefore hopefully less stressful) journey there/ back but after reading your posts I'm going to do a lot more research first. There is a fab vet that was brilliant when my dog had to have his leg removed but they were about an hour away in the car and I'm not sure of their experience with smaller animals. If I do need to have him neutered I'l research as suggested but will wait for your thoughts first, don't want to put him through an unnecessary operation.
LoopyLouie
Wise Old Thumper
At 11 weeks (I bet he's gorgeous btw!) you're little bun may not be displaying any hormonal behaviour but in all likelihood he will develop little things that can be helped with neutering. When I got my male bun he was 2 years old and unneutered with a great personality but he used to like to nibble my feet and circle them when I walked and spray urine at me! When I started thinking about neutering I was told that unneutered boy buns think of mating all the time which is often stressful when they can't do it :lol: Neutering really is best.
Also, although as a house bun he will have your company, I wouldn't rule out getting him a friend, there's no way the pet shop would have been able to judge 'aggression' with other rabbits at such a young age and you have an excellent rescue in the North East - Paws for Thought. They might be able to point you in the direction of a good vet.
areia
Wise Old Thumper
unlike cats which have to be fasted for ops buns normally go in first thing in the morning to ensure they continue eating, they ask you to bring inthere food and what treats they like to help them to eat after they have come round, they are not surprised if you offer to take your rabbit in with a freind be it live or the cuddly kind
some vets keep them overnight some let you ring up mid afternoon to check on progress and you pick up in the after noon,
as boys mature earlier they can be done first ( provided plumbs are showing, can be as young as 12 weeks, pending on weight and size some vets like to wait a little longer for the latter reasons, ) healing time with boys is normaly alot quicker due to the op being external, 24 hrs observation from you in a draught free warm place were you can observe eating and drinking and making sure they are pooing and weeing, some come out straight away and want to run around others take a little longer,
girls due to there parts being so tiny the earliest known is 5 months for a spay, as explained above vet may prefere a little older as the op is internal, recovery is a little longer
both also best to have something nice to lie on blanket towel to lie to avoid irritation on stitches, also you need to watch they dont pull them out too,
observation is the key to aftercare if they wish to move around let them,its actually better to avoid adhesions, just try to discourage leaping and jump for first 48 hours, belive me some more so the boys forget they have been anywhere till a jump reminds them and they feel sorry for themselves for a bit
some vets give a pain killer and a shot of antibiotics before you pick them up, ask and if they dont, maybe ask for a painkiller to adminster at home for a day or 2
before bonding a partner its best to wait at least 6 weeks for hormones to settle
sibling though can be done at same time say the boys are 12 weeks take them altogether ( if you can i understand expense start saving now ) that way they can stay together, (( this is of course you havent had to seperate due to hormones in the first place if so refer to first statement ))
think with the others advise thats all covered
and smithyrock id go with loopylouie suggestions for de plumbing my boy was 5 when i gpt him done as i wanted a partner for him, while gentle soppy etc the mounting and seasonal spraying although a form of love isnt really nice :lol: and id avoid a pet shop bun to for a partner
some vets keep them overnight some let you ring up mid afternoon to check on progress and you pick up in the after noon,
as boys mature earlier they can be done first ( provided plumbs are showing, can be as young as 12 weeks, pending on weight and size some vets like to wait a little longer for the latter reasons, ) healing time with boys is normaly alot quicker due to the op being external, 24 hrs observation from you in a draught free warm place were you can observe eating and drinking and making sure they are pooing and weeing, some come out straight away and want to run around others take a little longer,
girls due to there parts being so tiny the earliest known is 5 months for a spay, as explained above vet may prefere a little older as the op is internal, recovery is a little longer
both also best to have something nice to lie on blanket towel to lie to avoid irritation on stitches, also you need to watch they dont pull them out too,
observation is the key to aftercare if they wish to move around let them,its actually better to avoid adhesions, just try to discourage leaping and jump for first 48 hours, belive me some more so the boys forget they have been anywhere till a jump reminds them and they feel sorry for themselves for a bit
some vets give a pain killer and a shot of antibiotics before you pick them up, ask and if they dont, maybe ask for a painkiller to adminster at home for a day or 2
before bonding a partner its best to wait at least 6 weeks for hormones to settle
sibling though can be done at same time say the boys are 12 weeks take them altogether ( if you can i understand expense start saving now ) that way they can stay together, (( this is of course you havent had to seperate due to hormones in the first place if so refer to first statement ))
think with the others advise thats all covered
and smithyrock id go with loopylouie suggestions for de plumbing my boy was 5 when i gpt him done as i wanted a partner for him, while gentle soppy etc the mounting and seasonal spraying although a form of love isnt really nice :lol: and id avoid a pet shop bun to for a partner
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Snowberry
Wise Old Thumper
At 11 weeks your boy wont have matured yet. Once he is a little older he will start humping, biting and being a general nuisance!
I know you dont want him to have a partner now but he may live up to 10 yrs so you can never say never. It is much safer to have him done at a young age than decide when he is older he needs doing.
Smithyrock
Warren Scout
Mmm, lots to think about! I'll defo get in touch with Paws for Thought and ask about a good vet and get him neutered.
As for the partner...it's an interesting thought! as I've said in previous posts, I had two rabbits as a child and (naively) didn't know anything about bonding, I just popped one in the hutch with the other and luckily they were fine. The strange thing is (okay, prepare for the long winded yarn...:roll about five years after I got my first rabbit and roughly a year after getting my second, my dad found a rabbit in the street (on the way home from the pub when he was drunk! It was a white lop and I had no idea how old it was, other than it was not a baby. We advertised in the local paper/ on lampposts etc (days before the internet) but never found the owner (or they didn't wish to be found). Anyway, my dad checked it was male and as it was put an 'extension' onto the hutch as on first introduction it acted aggressively towards my other two. I tried over time to pet the rabbit/ gain it's trust in the usual manner (e.g. spending time near the hutch talking to it on the same level) etc. Nothing seemed to help, I persevered with this for around a year. Everytime I did have to handle him for any reason (e.g. to check his bottom for sticky stools) I would be literally covered in scratches. It used to buck wildly so I would be terrified it would hurt his back, but when I held him close I obviously was covered in scratches- one of my friends witnessed this and said it put her off rabbits for life!
Eventually I just let him in and out of the hutch at separate times to my other rabbits, when Peter and Benjy (the first) were out I had to cover the front of the white rabbit's section of the hutch otherwise he would stamp his feet and make a horrible grunting sound. This was the case until he passed away, they had to have totally separate times in the garden and as separate living area.
Anyway... to cut a long(very long, sorry) story short this put me off getting a rescue rabbit as I was worried you would get a nightmare rabbit like this one (okay- I don't mean the rabbit was a nightmare, probs just not used to contact with humans/ other animals, but it was a nightmare for a then young girl to have as a pet and I do have to consider that fundamentally the pet is my son's).
So...I'm sure the obvious answer would be to go to the shelter and see if a rabbit is happy to be handled etc but...(told you it was a long story) I have only been in a shelter twice, I cried my eyes out both times and both times ended up coming out with a dog! (If you're interested it's Gizzy the three legged lurcher and Milo the...goodness knows what, cross-breed something!) My point is (honest there is one in here somewhere) is that I would be happy for Benjy 2 to have a friend (at first I thought one was enough but you all raise valid points about companionship) but would worry that if I went to a shelter I'd just find it hugely upsetting (I literally had nightmares after my only two visits) and then if I got a rescue rabbit without seeing them that they may be like the rabbit my father found when we were younger and wouldn't be a good family pet.
Would there be a good way round this, perhaps asking a shelter to just pick a friendly rabbit for me so I don't have to go inside?
Anyway, hopefully have some pics up by the end of the week!
Once again thanks for all your advice.:wave:
As for the partner...it's an interesting thought! as I've said in previous posts, I had two rabbits as a child and (naively) didn't know anything about bonding, I just popped one in the hutch with the other and luckily they were fine. The strange thing is (okay, prepare for the long winded yarn...:roll
about five years after I got my first rabbit and roughly a year after getting my second, my dad found a rabbit in the street (on the way home from the pub when he was drunk! It was a white lop and I had no idea how old it was, other than it was not a baby. We advertised in the local paper/ on lampposts etc (days before the internet) but never found the owner (or they didn't wish to be found). Anyway, my dad checked it was male and as it was put an 'extension' onto the hutch as on first introduction it acted aggressively towards my other two. I tried over time to pet the rabbit/ gain it's trust in the usual manner (e.g. spending time near the hutch talking to it on the same level) etc. Nothing seemed to help, I persevered with this for around a year. Everytime I did have to handle him for any reason (e.g. to check his bottom for sticky stools) I would be literally covered in scratches. It used to buck wildly so I would be terrified it would hurt his back, but when I held him close I obviously was covered in scratches- one of my friends witnessed this and said it put her off rabbits for life!Eventually I just let him in and out of the hutch at separate times to my other rabbits, when Peter and Benjy (the first) were out I had to cover the front of the white rabbit's section of the hutch otherwise he would stamp his feet and make a horrible grunting sound. This was the case until he passed away, they had to have totally separate times in the garden and as separate living area.
Anyway... to cut a long(very long, sorry) story short this put me off getting a rescue rabbit as I was worried you would get a nightmare rabbit like this one (okay- I don't mean the rabbit was a nightmare, probs just not used to contact with humans/ other animals, but it was a nightmare for a then young girl to have as a pet and I do have to consider that fundamentally the pet is my son's).
So...I'm sure the obvious answer would be to go to the shelter and see if a rabbit is happy to be handled etc but...(told you it was a long story) I have only been in a shelter twice, I cried my eyes out both times and both times ended up coming out with a dog! (If you're interested it's Gizzy the three legged lurcher and Milo the...goodness knows what, cross-breed something!) My point is (honest there is one in here somewhere) is that I would be happy for Benjy 2 to have a friend (at first I thought one was enough but you all raise valid points about companionship) but would worry that if I went to a shelter I'd just find it hugely upsetting (I literally had nightmares after my only two visits) and then if I got a rescue rabbit without seeing them that they may be like the rabbit my father found when we were younger and wouldn't be a good family pet.
Would there be a good way round this, perhaps asking a shelter to just pick a friendly rabbit for me so I don't have to go inside?
Anyway, hopefully have some pics up by the end of the week!
Once again thanks for all your advice.:wave:
