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Simba is in for her spay!

Fayelou

Alpha Buck
And I am already worried sick....dropped her off at Ashleighs vets in Manchester at 8:30am this morning. I have taken a few days off work so I can look after her whilst she recovers.

Any tips / advice for when she comes home would be very welcome and lots of vibes please!

She is with a rabbit savvy vet, but we still worry about our babies don't we?

I can't wait to get her a lovely husbun when I moved house in a couple of weeks :love:
 
All the vibes in the world for a prompt recovery :)

She'll be very dosey when she gets home, give her a bunny buffet of foods so she can pick from something she may fancy.

Also, ensure you come home with 3-5 days worth of metacam for her at least, as she'll be in an awful lot of discomfort :)
 
Hopefully it goes well! My pair are booked in for the 28th of Febuary and I'm already scared out of my wits O: What kind of things have you got in preparation for her return? I keep thinking I'm forgetting something. xP

All the worry will be worth it when you can get her a nice husbun :D :thumb:
 
Thanks for the vibes :love:

She has parsley, dill, banana and carrot to come home to....Also have some milk treats from pets at home....and an indoor cage full of fresh hay (I cleaned her out again just now).

I have a dark room for her to recover in!

I would imagine buns arent keen on taking medicine after spay if they are really grumpy? I hope she takes her pain killers ok.

Any tips welcomexxx
 
Macie went a good 24hrs before eating anything so we had to go back to the vets the next day for gut stimulants & metacam injection. But after that and when she started eating well again she recovered really quickly. I found that she loved metacam and would quite happily lick it off the end of the syringe :roll: but I know some people find it easier to put it on a treat.

You sound like you have everything ready for when she comes home. I remember anxiously waiting for the phone call from the vet to say everything was all ok - felt like forever!
 
I am fussing around trying to make her bed as comfy as possible, I have laid down a mountain of hay and lots of treats, chopped up some carrot and will get the banana out when I get back with her. xxx
 
ooo hope it's gone well? Will they call you after the spay?

Try rubbing some smushed up banana on the end of the syringe for her meds - she might go for it (the first time! They usually wise up pretty quick to that trick!)
 
She used to like metacam and would lap it up from the syringe, but last time she was on it, she turned up her nose and I could only get her to take it by injecting it into some banana! So we will see how we get in. 45 mins til I can call and see how she is! xx
 
Update!

The operation was a success and she is just back home with me. I took her straight to her cage and left her, seems understandably annoyed! But the vet said she ate some greens this afternoon which is good.

I guess leaving her alone and checking on her every hour is the best thing to do at the moment?
 
Good to hear :D

Yep just keep an eye on her she'll probably be grumpy for a little while yet... and keep tempting her with lots of tasty food (good news that she's already had some greens) :thumb:
 
I have left her beside a bowl full of her favourite things...she never likes to eat for a couple of hours after the vets generally but I am sure she won't be able to resist the treats for long.

I have to go out for a few hours tomorrow afternoon so really hope she will be ok (probably be glad of the peace!)
 
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