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Post-Castration 2 Males Rebonding Time

VikkiVet

VikkiVet

Mama Doe
Hey RU bods, question from my vet placement - there are 2 brothers coming in for castration tomorrow (4mo) due to becoming territorial in their run, but fine in hutch etc. After the op, how long until they can go back together? or do they need a normal recovery time and rebonding? Thanks
 
VikkiVet said:
Hey RU bods, question from my vet placement - there are 2 brothers coming in for castration tomorrow (4mo) due to becoming territorial in their run, but fine in hutch etc. After the op, how long until they can go back together? or do they need a normal recovery time and rebonding? Thanks
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If they are coming in together and not yet separated then they could be hospitalised together, come home together and carry on as before.

If however territorial aggression has got to a point where serious injury is a risk then they will need to be separated before the op, during the op and afterwards and rebonding on neutral territory will be needed. I would personally wait atleast 4 weeks for hormones to drop off and wounds to heal and immune systems to get back on parr. They could still be hospitalised side by side and kept at home to recover in cages side by side to maintain some sort of bond if possible. Well, that's what I would do anyway :)
It really does depend on how their bond is pre op to what you do post-op.
 
Have they been separated now ?

If so then I'd leave it about 3-4 weeks before attempting a rebond.

If they are still together atm I would keep them together.
 
Cheers, they are still together atm as they are fine in the hutch, and one is mainly just being territorial over the other, rather than outright aggression, so it sounds like they'd be best kept together. Might just advise the owner to keep an eye and separate if they get grumpy with each other.
 
If there are other Rabbits about owner needs to make sure the 2 Bucks are well away from the sight or smell of them to avoid fights triggered by referred aggression.
 
UPDATE: All went well, recovered under separate vetbeds with a shared layer of bubble wrap (VEEEEERY CUTE!). Think the white one started eating the wound so we put them in babygrows!
 
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