Rabbit's health during anaesthetic induction for speying

If your rabbit went to the vets to be speyed but your rabbit had health problems during the anaesthetic induction resulting in having to abandon the procedure would you try again at a later date using different anaesthetic technique or would you not risk putting them through another anaesthetic and not have them speyed?

Also, if you had 2 females, both sisters but started fighting so had to separate them, then have them neutered but this problem occurred so the speys were abandoned/postponed, would you decide to not spey them and get them both a neutered male companion? Your opinions are greatly appreciated, thanks.

I cant really answer as it would depend on the individual Rabbit.

I had to have a Rabbit GA'd today despite the fact he stopped breathing three times during his last one. He was absolutely fine today. Same GA protocol.

Sorry, no help at all am I

Depending on whether any reason could be identified, I would ask my vet to consult with an exotics expert on other protocols (experts are probably in a better position to advise what has worked in such cases where they have had a poorly bun) and then, assuming there is no reason not to, I would proceed with a different protocol.

Partly this is because I think there is so much variation that doesn't necessarily mean there is an ill health problem causing it (some people are allergic to penicillin but this doesn't mean they can't have other antibiotics, for instance), partly it's because I think spaying is worthwhile if it can be done, and partly because it would be useful to find a protocol that does work for those buns whlie they are young and healthy. Without the spay now, in a few years time you could be in the position of having a very poorly bun with uterine cancer, trying to work out how to get them through an emergency spay. Much safer to work all that out now in my opinion.

Of course in some cases it may be that there is a genuine problem with the buns an anaesthesia and you may have to just cross your fingers that they never need one, but personally I think it's too early to give up now and it would be useful to have a successful protocol recorded for later if needed.

I know it kind of depends on the rabbit but with a healthy 1 year old bunny?
I have to admit I don't know what I would do and am curious what other people think.

I've actually been in this situation - with Esme. She went for her spay at 6 months old and stopped breathing as soon as she was under the anaesthetic, so she was given the reversal agent straight away and oxygen. I'm so grateful she came out of it unscathed.

She was spayed 3 months later but if you'd asked me during that morning after I had left her if I would like to back out I would have been very tempted to say yes. She got through it no problems. A different anaesthetic was used (just one agent, morphine-based but I don't know the name).

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Sorry no advice, I appreciate your dilemma and read all replies with interest as I am trying to decide about risk of GA for two senior rabbits one 9 and one 7.
We have had experience of 3 castrations and one spay of younger rabbits-- no problems.
Recent dental (spurs)on our 9 year old was the beginning of other health problems: E cuniculi, then corneal ulcers. The Ec I think was from the stress, and is under control after Panacur and Metacam.
The vet recently told me the risk is not so much the time the op takes but the goig into GA and coming out. I do not know if that is true. Anyone have knowlege of that?
Personally in your case I think I would try again with the spay as it is a young healthy rabbit.
Good luck, Shebunkin