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Neutering

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shaunna

Young Bun
I had my beautiful male rescued bunny neutered yesterday :)

Poor mite decided to eat his stitches and glue regardless of my careful, watchful eye.

At 6.30pm last nite he was rushed back to be stitched and glued back together and he now has a head collar thing on.

How long should i leave it before he can have the collar removed for good?

Also if people have any ideas on what i could feed him as hes not interested in eating anythin but runner beans. Ive tried all mixes of food, veg and fruit.

My poor boy all snuggled on his blankets and towels looking rather at peace :)
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hi,

are you booked back at the vet in a couple of days for a post op check up? i would ask them about how long the collar should stay on but i think most of mine were ok after 2/3 days.

flat leaf parsley or dandlion leaves tend to tempt mine if you can get hold of any.

glad it all went well and hope he is soon on the mend. He looks a real cutie! :)
 
elis-mum said:
hi,

are you booked back at the vet in a couple of days for a post op check up? i would ask them about how long the collar should stay on but i think most of mine were ok after 2/3 days.

flat leaf parsley or dandlion leaves tend to tempt mine if you can get hold of any.

glad it all went well and hope he is soon on the mend. He looks a real cutie! :)
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He went back this morning for his post op care and he has another appointment in a weeks time for a check up.

He doesnt like parsely at all but never thought to try dandelion, thank you i shall try him in the morning :)

Thank You :) :wave::D
 
Sorry, I missed this yesterday.:oops: Hope you have managed to tempt him with some food. Is he wearing the collar all the time? I've heard that this can cause problems as bunnies need to eat their caecotrophs. Sending him recovery vibes. :wave:
 
Have you thought about modifying a baby vest so its like a little shirt to cover his stitches so he can't get at them.

I would imagine it wouldn't cause too much problem if the rabbit can't eat his caecotrophs short term buts its also going to make eating difficult for him. Do you remove the collar for short periods when you are there watching?
 
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