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Should i get them spayed?

Bugalugs

Warren Scout
My two female buns are not spayed, they are both about 18months old and have never fought, but i'll hopefully be introducing a neutered male to them. I've kept rabbits all my life, but have always had girls so never 'needed' to before as i've rarely had issues with bonding etc.

Having read a bit on this forum I am now far more aware of health benefits and so on, but would it also help with introducing my male once he is neutered?
 
Yes. Hormonal females can cause a bond to go **** up so to speak and also cause fighting.

Apart from that, as you say, the uterine cancer thing is a big enough reason on its own.
 
It would definitely help the bond. Even a neutered male can very easily cause a rift between two 'competing' females.

It's definitely much easier to get them both neutered together before introducing a male, and while they're friendly. If you wait for a fight to occur you have to separate for before, during and after the surgery and then re-bond - which is not always easy if the pair have a history of arguments.

Definitely get them done and now is the perfect time :wave:
 
It would definitely help the bond. Even a neutered male can very easily cause a rift between two 'competing' females.

It's definitely much easier to get them both neutered together before introducing a male, and while they're friendly. If you wait for a fight to occur you have to separate for before, during and after the surgery and then re-bond - which is not always easy if the pair have a history of arguments.

Definitely get them done and now is the perfect time :wave:

Much better written than mine :lol: :thumb:
 
Crikey! So i just called my vet to enquire about it and they said there is a 50% chamce that a rabbit wouldn't survive anaesthetic, and they'd only recommend that i get the male done??!!!!!! I'm now very confused and petrified to get them done even though my male Bugalugs HAS to be neutered as I don't want him on his own!

Is this true? I don't know if i can take my daughters beloved bunny in for an op knowing that there is a 50% chance that she'll die and my daughter will be devastated! :shock:
 
Crikey! So i just called my vet to enquire about it and they said there is a 50% chamce that a rabbit wouldn't survive anaesthetic, and they'd only recommend that i get the male done??!!!!!! I'm now very confused and petrified to get them done even though my male Bugalugs HAS to be neutered as I don't want him on his own!

Is this true? I don't know if i can take my daughters beloved bunny in for an op knowing that there is a 50% chance that she'll die and my daughter will be devastated! :shock:

Only with an awful vet! :shock:
I would not take them there. You want to find a vet who has a lot of experience spaying female rabbits. Depending on where you are perhaps someone on the forum can recommend you a good vet.
 
Crikey! So i just called my vet to enquire about it and they said there is a 50% chamce that a rabbit wouldn't survive anaesthetic, and they'd only recommend that i get the male done??!!!!!! I'm now very confused and petrified to get them done even though my male Bugalugs HAS to be neutered as I don't want him on his own!

Is this true? I don't know if i can take my daughters beloved bunny in for an op knowing that there is a 50% chance that she'll die and my daughter will be devastated! :shock:

That's terrible advice. If we go on those statistics then my female rabbits are very lucky. One of them has only been under GA once for a spay but Poppy has been under about 3 times.

If you start a new thread titled "Rabbit savvy vet in........" then hopefully someone can help you find a good one :)
 
Wow, I totally agree with Jenova! Find another vet asap. Although it carries some risk, like all surgeries it will not be as high as 50% for a young, healthy bun. :shock:

And females to rule to roost in a bond (in general) so would most definitely be beneficial to get them both spayed.
 
Crikey! So i just called my vet to enquire about it and they said there is a 50% chamce that a rabbit wouldn't survive anaesthetic, and they'd only recommend that i get the male done??!!!!!! I'm now very confused and petrified to get them done even though my male Bugalugs HAS to be neutered as I don't want him on his own!

Is this true? I don't know if i can take my daughters beloved bunny in for an op knowing that there is a 50% chance that she'll die and my daughter will be devastated! :shock:

:shock: Sounds like a vet very inexperienced and unconfident with his own abilities. With a rabbit savvy vet the risk of not making it is very minimal and is usually caused by some underlying condition.

I've been on this forum for a few years and from memory I can only remember one instance where a healthy bunny died during a neutering op and I think that was a male rabbit. If you want recommendations for a good vet in your area if you start a new thread with a title of something like 'looking for rabbit savvy vet in **** area' then I'm sure someone near you will be able to recommend someone.
 
Wow, dodgy vet! My old bunny Ginger used to have dentals every month. He must have had at least 20 of them, and he never had a problem with the aneasthetic. My other boy Pickles has had several too, without problems.

Where abouts are you? There might be someone on here who can recommend a decent vet close to you.

Oh, and I agree get them spayed! Definitely!
 
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Agreed with everyone else here, that it is a good idea to get them spayed, definitely has health benefits and makes the rabbits a lot less hormonal.
I had a bunny who had a fair few anaesthetics and she was fine, best to try and find a vet who is more rabbit experienced. I am lucky as my vet has known all my bunnies really well and do their best for them. They are also reasonably priced, which is a benefit too! Fingers crossed that you will find the same type of vet :D
 
Your vet sounds terrible! :shock: that info might have been true 20 years ago! But rabbit medicine has advanced a great deal in that time, and there is very rarely a fatality from neutering :? If I were you I'd have the yellow pages out now looking for a new vet! :wave:
 
It helps reduce cancer later on in life :wave:

Also, your vet sounds like an idiot. Although neutering/spaying is risky with all animals the success rate should be that of 99% from a vet who knows what he is doing!
 
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Wow! Pretty astounded at your vet's statement. I'd expect any vet to recommend females are spayed because of the cancer risk. I've had 4 females spayed over the years and where I've lived there haven't been any rabbit specialists as such. They've just been normal vets and all 4 bunnies survived. If I were you, I'd probably be looking for a new vet. Good luck :wave:
 
Agree with the other posts my 2 girls and 2 boys have all been done and came out the other side, plus one of the boys was put under for some stitches, by your vets reckoning I should have lost 2.

I even had a rabbit spayed 14 years ago and she was fine too
 
Excellent advice has been given so far. So much information can be confusing, but it is from many experienced bunny owners.

Hopefully the formula of brilliant bunny vet, two spayed does, one neutered buck = hopefully happy bonding.

Best of luck. x:thumb:
 
Crikey! So i just called my vet to enquire about it and they said there is a 50% chamce that a rabbit wouldn't survive anaesthetic, and they'd only recommend that i get the male done??!!!!!! I'm now very confused and petrified to get them done even though my male Bugalugs HAS to be neutered as I don't want him on his own!

Is this true? I don't know if i can take my daughters beloved bunny in for an op knowing that there is a 50% chance that she'll die and my daughter will be devastated! :shock:

my vet gave me all the information so that i could be responsible for my own decision because i have to live with the results - good or bad.

he said neutering is after all a form of mutilation - which is true no matter what it is called.

my local sanctuary only neuters the males- it is much less risky than females.

there are pros and cons although i understand and appreciate the full reasons as to why the pros of neutering are so readily being pushed- there is a lack of con information and true statistical data. i was happy with my vet for not sugar coating the situation for me and telling me the truth.
 
my vet gave me all the information so that i could be responsible for my own decision because i have to live with the results - good or bad.

he said neutering is after all a form of mutilation - which is true no matter what it is called.

my local sanctuary only neuters the males- it is much less risky than females.

there are pros and cons although i understand and appreciate the full reasons as to why the pros of neutering are so readily being pushed- there is a lack of con information and true statistical data. i was happy with my vet for not sugar coating the situation for me and telling me the truth.

How unusual, rabbit savvy vets all seem to say that female rabbits should definitely be neutered wherever possible. It's more dangerous to NOT neuter a female rabbit. They have an almost 100% chance of getting uterine cancer by the age of 5 if they aren't neutered.
 
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