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Neutering Questions

myfriendpiegan

Warren Scout
Hi everyone, Bunchkin is booked in for his snip on 20th September (I estimate he will be nearly 5 mnths then). I am a bit concerned though as I can't se his... bits :oops: when I pick him up. Is this normal, or should they be visible?

I have also heard of a few buns passing away under anaesthetic recently. Is this very common? I don't want to put my little boy in any uneccesary danger, but I would like to have the possiblity of getting him a friend in the future/avoid any territorial peeing and other un-neutered bun problems!
 
Bucks can retract their testicles, so it may be that this is what he is doing when you try to find them. Your Vet should be able to decide if he is ready for his op' :)

Whilst all GAs carry some risk, for a young healthy Rabbit the risk is minimal and the modern drugs used today are much much safer than they used to be. In the last 15 years I have had over 100 Rabbits spayed/castrated. Just 2 died under GA and BOTH had underlying heart/lung problems. Also, the losses occurred well over 12 years ago, before so much improvements had been made in Rabbit anaesthesia protocol.
 
Thanks :) I'll leave it for the vets to determine! Thanks for the reassurance also, Bunchkin is a strong little boy so I hope he will be fine.
 
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