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Combined vaccination and castration at the same time.

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lhough20

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Hi.
We have 2 giant continentals that are approx 12 weeks old. I spoke with the local vets today and they said they could do the vacs and castration all together on both. They would get the combined vac while they're asleep.

£30 for the vac and £45 for the operation. Drop them off at 9am and pick them both up at 3pm.
How does this sound??

Thanks
Lee
 
Although some vets do offer it, most people wouldn't agree with getting them vaccinated at the same time as they have an op. Rabbits should be as healthy as possible when vaccinated for it to be most effective I believe, so you're best off getting one or the other done, and then the other around 2 weeks later.
 
Most vets probably only offer this service because they don't think people will come back for the vaccinations.

The best option is to get them vaccinated as soon as possible, leave it two weeks and then get them neutered :)
 
If the rabbits are vaccinated and neutered 2 weeks later will that be safe considering immunity takes 3 weeks to be effective?
 
I would not trust a vet who offered this - it sounds as though they do not understand the importance of the bun being able to mount a good immune response.

If they bun does not mount a good immune response then the vaccination will not be as effective and you place the rabbit in danger (and really any money saving is also negated by it being a poor vaccine response and a risky op.).

My advice would be find another vet.
 
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