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Spaying

BaileyBunn

BaileyBunn

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Hi all, Baileys just over a year old now and i know i really need to get her spayed soon, shes had quite a few health problems as shes a dental bunn and goes in to quite serious stasis very easily...
Im mostley worried about the risks of spaying though, i know the pros outway the cons and that if i dont get her spayed chances are she'll develop uterine cancer and wont live past 5. Im just really concerned as when i bought it up with my vet she said "yes i think she should have it done But it is
a Major abdominal Operation with serious risks"... Im really close with Bailey, she lives in the house with me and spends all her time in my room other than when she sleeps and am really scared that i could put her in for the op and have somthing go wrong...Im fairly confident i can get her out of stasis which she will most likely go in to after but am worried about somthing happen during the op.. has anyone else lost a bunn on the operating table or am i just being massivley paranoid and over protective :roll:? x
 
It is major surgery, but the risk should be minimal with a rabbit savvy vet, unless there is a reason for the rabbit to be more vulnerable. There will always be risks because of the nature of the procedure (same for any living creature going under an anaesthetic).

How many rabbits do they spay at your vets a year and how many do they lose and why do they lose them? If you don't know, I would suggest asking your vet because that will give you an idea of what goes on in your surgery.
 
Agree with Sky-O. Have a chat to your vet and see how many they spay a year and how many they lose. Remember even a 90% success rate isn't good enough.



I know how scary it is but it really is best for your bun. You would never forgive yourself if something happened which you could help prevent. If your bun is healthy then she will be fine :)
 
The thing with my vets is, they dont decided whos going to do the days operations till the morning of the operations... i know two of the vets there are the small animal experts and the rest are dog/cat/farm animal experts...

Ive only put bailey through one dental with them and they did take good care of her and perscibed all the correct stuff to best get her through stasis, but when i got her back she had dried blood on her lips so they obviousley cut her gum, which they neglected to tell me :? but according to the nurse Bailey woke up a few times during the dental as they were using an injection anesthetic and didnt want to put her to heavily under, not sure if thats good or bad...

Im just really nervous about it :( i know your right and the best thing i can do is just talk to the vets about it, Just feel like hearing some success story's will help put my mind at rest x
 
Probably nobody was more anxious than me on the morning of Amber's spay :oops: The vets felt sorry fo rme and made sure Amber was the first op that morning. She was really bright when i got her home although she did have a temper tantrum whilst getting her to eat:lol: It's not a nice thing to put bun through but for one day worrying and a couple of days having to give extra care far outweighs the thought of losing bun to cancer.

Not sure if i like the sound of your bun 'waking up' during a dental :? :shock: Maybe if you ask on here, people can advise on a tried and tested savvy vet in your area.
 
I would suggest talking to the vet you have the best rapport with. They may be able to juggle it so that he does the operation. Or you may be able to arrange that in a given week, whatever day he is doing the op, he will call and you can take your bunny in then, maybe.

I have many bunnies (currently 16, but more previously) which means many spays and neuters. We have only ever had complications with an incompetent vet. My regular vet is awesome and we've not had any issues at all.
 
yeah i didnt like that she woke up during dental, but i spose they were just trying to keep it to a light anesthetic which is good... ive heard that the gas anesthetic seriousley damages bunns lungs and will eventually kill them if used to many times? Theyve given Bailey free dental check up so ill take her for that next week and ask some questions, i know it will be worth it, Ill be able to get her a nice rescue bunn friend to once shes recoverd... thanks for your replys x
 
She woke up :shock: We do at least 6 dentals on rabbits a week and none have ever woken up when given the anaesthetic dosage and it's actually proven to be safer to give the correct dose for weight as it means proper anaesthesia is obtained and cuts back on the stress levels. RABBITS AND STRESS not a good combination.

Any way that aside i never had Ava spayed whilst she was younger as she was always in satasis and had snuffles etc but what i would say is when i eventually did have to have her spayed when she developed a tumour the recovery was quite prolonged due to her age guess what i'm trying to say is that she will probably need spayed one way or another your choice is do you wait or do you do it now and that has to be your decision for me Ava was never in the right place health wise in her younger years.

Any way good luck have a chat with the vet they should be able to break it all down for you but she should definitely not wake up if they get their anaesthetic correct and she should have metocloprimide and fluids under the skin as supportive care as she is a dental bun.
 
I wasnt happy about her waking up, that just concerns me even more now about having them do the spay operation, so many vets down here are cat and dog specialists there isnt one that specialises in small animals :(

I think Bailey will be healthy enough this summer to have the operation, im a bit concerned about her weight as she is a little bit chubby, this is mostly because after her first dental i expected her to need them every 4-6 weeks and knew she would go in to stasis everytime and the extra weight wouldnt hurt as she went sooo skinny last time she was in stasis for a week...

Maybe i need to look for another vets x
 
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