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Neutering tomorrow UD- :)

Peterbunny

Peterbunny

Mama Doe
Hi!

Peter is getting neutered tomorrow, Is there anything I should be aware of? I've read somewhere that post op he should spend the first night indoors? Is that correct? Also I am cleaning his hutch out tomorrow whilst he is at the vets, I usually put a very thin layer of wood shavings in the bottom of his hutch, should I not do this? I'm thinking about the dust upsetting his wound :(. He normally has straw / hay in his bedding area and newspaper, thin layer of shavings and hay in the main area.

Any tips would be great! I'm hoping the vet will fill me in when I have collected him but I want to be sorted with his hutch by then i.e moved it inside.

Thanks!
 
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Hiya :wave: yes he'll need to be indoors for 24 to 48 hrs because rabbits can't regulate their body temperature after an anaesthetic. We usually put Scarlet in a fairly cool room indoors with plenty of hay and keep an eye on her. You want to keep him not too cold but not hot either. I haven't ever had a rabbit operated on (Scarlet's GA's are for dental stuff) but I'd be inclined to use paper and hay to begin with, that's what I've done with rats when they've had surgery. Try not to worry too much tomorrow, he should be just fine.
 
I would ditch the shavings (though I would ditch them permanently personally:lol:) as they may stick to the wound.

When Geoff was castrated he was still living inside and I lovingly prepared his area with newspaper and vet bed which he completely ignored:roll:
He DID like the cardboard box with a whole cut out though. This was stuffed with hay and he spent a fair bit of time in there. By the next evening you couldn't tell anything had ever happened to him:thumb:
 
Thanks :D

I am thinking of just getting rid of the shavings completely, replacing them with megazorb?? TBH he just flicks them around the place and they make a right mess :roll::lol:

Right, well I'll prepare a space in the house for him to live for the next couple of days :D
 
All went well!

Neutering went well :D

Apart from Peter being abit dozey last night, he was eating and drinking as soon as I got him home :D Such a relief
 
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