Some advice please :) I think I am worrying myself

Kit.pike said:

I was just wondering, my rabbit was spayed (who is 4.5yrs old) on Tuesday and she wasn't eating properly until Thursday (now she is pretty much earing everything) so was advised to keep her indoors until Monday when I see the vet again.
Honey is an outdoor rabbit and has been on metacam, antibiotics and another pain killer can't remember the name which I give her 3x a day.
Once the vet advises she is okay I will be putting her back outside, will this be okay as she has been indoors for almost a week?

Thanks

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Jack's-Jane said:

I would not feel OK about putting her out until next Spring now, especially if she has been in a room with central heating during her recovery.

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blue_vix said:

I have put buns out this time of year, you need to drop the temp artificially, like keep her in a room with the heating off for a couple of days, and then with the window open so there is a gradual reduction in temperature. I really wish vets wouldn't advise indoors for an outdoor rabbit without explaining the consequences. You can pick up a room temp thermometer quite cheaply (sometimes even in the pound shop) and just keep an eye that your not dropping the room temp too quick. Naturally you get temp variances of around 5-10 degrees C dropping it 5 degrees or so every couple of days should be fine. She can regrow her winter coat quite quickly.

Maybe a cold bathroom/ kitchen for a couple of weeks is better than having her indoors all winter. It depends on your housing as well really. I haven't even turned my heating on yet I'm still warm enough with a jumper. If you've got it wacked up to 25 it'll be higher risk. It's sudden and extreme changes in temp they don't like.

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Kit.pike said:

Thank you for the advice, I have also been putting her outside in the day for as long as I can, will do her some good as well?

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