Pandorawas due to be spayed today. She is only 13 weeks, I have mmy reasons for spaying so young, I have a male and nowhere to keep him seperate. But when we opened her up (I was in theatre with her, I'm a vets nurse) my vets could not find find the uterus and my.vets has done lots of rabbit spays so he is not inexperienced. Anyhow when we did find it it was not connected to the vagina and was undeveloped, which wazoo odd. The vet seems to think she is deformed and.won't be able to have a litter but has advised that she come back, I'm,6 months and try again, he wnts to take out what is there anyway but today she had been under the anaesthetic ages and advised I wait so I did. Has anyone else heard of anything like this?
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A very strange spay complication.
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Yes this happened a few weeks ago to one of the members here. This is the thread.
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/s...ter-Buns-Please!-(Pics!)-UD-p38-Back-From-Vet
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/s...ter-Buns-Please!-(Pics!)-UD-p38-Back-From-Vet
parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
this is not a deformation - the insides have merely not formed yet. 13 weeks is too early.
Captain Helen
Wise Old Thumper
(It's a long thread, so I'll summarize!) I've seen something similar. When Josie was opened up for her spay, they vet found she had no uterus, ovaries or tescticles. Her insides were also slightly deformed, so we think she just never developed properly. She also has a very swollen vagina that is almost a penis. :shock:
Not sure if it's the same as your situation though. 13 weeks does sound very young for a spay. You say you can't keep her separate from the male, but why couldn't the male be neutered? Wouldn't that be less risky?
