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Misbehaving buck... plums gotta go!

Persie

Warren Scout
So our wee rascal is all grown up. Today for the first time he had his wicked way with his leo the lion teddy.... 3 times :shock: I couldn't believe my eyes

He also jumped on top of our bed & pee'd on it - so yup now is the time to get him neutered. I don't know much about this though. When we take him to the vet to be neutered is it a day procedure or will he have to stay in? Roughly how much does it cost also?
 
It should just be a day procedure. I took Levi in in the morning and picked him up in the evening. Cost is dependent on the area you live and the vets. I paid £108 but I know people who have had it done for a lot less. I live in a small town in the country, my colleague at work had his rabbits neutered for about £40 each. I'd recommend phoning round and getting quotes :)
 
Prices vary, my vets charge £33 for castration and they're fab. The vets down the road to them (we used to use them) were £70 for a castration and that is an awful practice.. I don't trust vets who try to pick my rabbits up by the scruff of their neck :evil:

Castrations are easy, they're in and out and usually back to normal the same day. My 2 were anyway!

If the vets you use tell you to stop feeding him (pellets, hay etc) before the op then I'd find somewhere else. Rabbits can eat right up until the op as they can't vomit!
 
I have just paid £83 for my boy but i think it was more because they had to go high for one of his bits as it didnt come down :( my girlie was also £83
 
I had Slipper done about 3 weeks ago, I dropped him off about 9.30 in the morning, called them at 2 to see how he was and he'd been done and I was able to collect him when I finished work at 4.00. It cost me £64. I've had other bunnies done at this vets and they've been good. My ex had his bunny done at a companion care vets in a pets at home store and his bunny was a bit traumatised afterwards as he'd been near a big dog barking all day and wasn't his normal self whereas the two I've had done have had no noticeable effect (except Slipper not attacking me that evening for his food bowl as he does every night :roll:)

Although.....

Aly&Poppy<3 this vet did tell me not to let Slipper have anything to eat after 7pm the night before the op, I didn't know they shouldn't do this :oops: does this mean I should take Badger and Blueberry elsewhere when they're old enough?
 
I had Slipper done about 3 weeks ago, I dropped him off about 9.30 in the morning, called them at 2 to see how he was and he'd been done and I was able to collect him when I finished work at 4.00. It cost me £64. I've had other bunnies done at this vets and they've been good. My ex had his bunny done at a companion care vets in a pets at home store and his bunny was a bit traumatised afterwards as he'd been near a big dog barking all day and wasn't his normal self whereas the two I've had done have had no noticeable effect (except Slipper not attacking me that evening for his food bowl as he does every night :roll:)

Although.....

Aly&Poppy<3 this vet did tell me not to let Slipper have anything to eat after 7pm the night before the op, I didn't know they shouldn't do this :oops: does this mean I should take Badger and Blueberry elsewhere when they're old enough?


I am shocked by this.

Cats and dogs normally need to be starved before an operation but certainly not rabbits: the way their digestion works means they have to eat almost constantly. To starve a rabbit could well lead to him being extremely ill.

I certainly would not use this vet again but look for a rabbit savvy vet.

In fact, I would have no hesitation in reporting this vet for giving not only misleading but very dangerous advice
 
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I am shocked by this.

Cats and dogs normally need to be starved before an operation but certainly not rabbits: the way their digestion works means they have to eat almost constantly. To starve a rabbit could well lead to him being extremely ill.

I certainly would not use this vet again but look for a rabbit savvy vet.

In fact, I would have no hesitation in reporting this vet for giving not only misleading but very dangerous advice

It may have been the receptionist when I booked Slipper in actually. I've used this vets practice for a while now and they were really good when Dexter was ill. Although they thought he had an infection and gave him antibiotics on the Thursday and the emergency vet diagnosed EC on the Saturday although to be fair he had deteriorated a lot between then and once I took him back for a checkup that week, they really helped him. Although they gave him a metacam injection and wanted to put him to sleep if he hadn't improved within 24 hours and told me to keep him warm. Which I did and then they continued treating him the next day as he'd improved so much. Then when he became ill again, the particular vet I saw that Tuesday was full of hope and ideas, but we tried the old method first that had worked so well before. It was the emergency vet that Sunday that I rushed him too who took one look and said she couldn't do anything. I've recently suspected that if I'd had him back on the Tuesday to that vet, he may have survived and still be here. Now I'm confused. Can anyone impartial read this and tell me if this vet is really any good or if I should go elsewhere? I seem to see a different vet every time I go although I continue with the same vet whilst the bun is being treated. Does this make sense? Excuse my confused ramblings, I'm thinking on my feet here and second guessing everything now. Most of all, I want to ensure my current bunnies have the best possible life and that includes the best possible veterinary care if/when they need it and I'm no longer sure my current vet practice, who I thought were good, are.
 
It may have been the receptionist when I booked Slipper in actually. I've used this vets practice for a while now and they were really good when Dexter was ill. Although they thought he had an infection and gave him antibiotics on the Thursday and the emergency vet diagnosed EC on the Saturday although to be fair he had deteriorated a lot between then and once I took him back for a checkup that week, they really helped him. Although they gave him a metacam injection and wanted to put him to sleep if he hadn't improved within 24 hours and told me to keep him warm. Which I did and then they continued treating him the next day as he'd improved so much. Then when he became ill again, the particular vet I saw that Tuesday was full of hope and ideas, but we tried the old method first that had worked so well before. It was the emergency vet that Sunday that I rushed him too who took one look and said she couldn't do anything. I've recently suspected that if I'd had him back on the Tuesday to that vet, he may have survived and still be here. Now I'm confused. Can anyone impartial read this and tell me if this vet is really any good or if I should go elsewhere? I seem to see a different vet every time I go although I continue with the same vet whilst the bun is being treated. Does this make sense? Excuse my confused ramblings, I'm thinking on my feet here and second guessing everything now. Most of all, I want to ensure my current bunnies have the best possible life and that includes the best possible veterinary care if/when they need it and I'm no longer sure my current vet practice, who I thought were good, are.

Can I just ask which vet you currently use? Just with us both being in Sheffield I want to be aware, also I really like my vet and although it doesn't sound like them I want to make sure it wasn't. Apparently receptionists do sometimes automatically give cat/dog instructions, but the girl I spoke to for Pooka didn't. If you can say which the different vets were it would be useful.

I'm not sure with regards to the treatment I'm afraid, hopefully someone with a better idea will be along!
 
Can I just ask which vet you currently use? Just with us both being in Sheffield I want to be aware, also I really like my vet and although it doesn't sound like them I want to make sure it wasn't. Apparently receptionists do sometimes automatically give cat/dog instructions, but the girl I spoke to for Pooka didn't. If you can say which the different vets were it would be useful.

I'm not sure with regards to the treatment I'm afraid, hopefully someone with a better idea will be along!

Which one do you use? It would be nice to take them to a reccomended vet so I know I can trust them. I alway did these ones, but now I'm not so sure. I'm a bit wary of posting them on the Internet in case I'm wrong, I don't want to be knocking anyone undeservedly or causing any trouble for them in future. I've always thought they were good and would have reccomended them, but then again, I'm a very trusting person (to my disadvantage at times) and don't really know any better as I've taken my furry friends to them my whole life. I really need a more experienced person on my side to guide me and who I can trust and respect. I've built this base up with my snake hobby, but am new to bunnies so am starting over from scratch. Feels a bit daunting, but I love them and am determined to do my best for them.
 
I paid £95 for Nibbles to be neutered but this included medications costs too. The other practices were slightly cheaper but they didn't include any medication.

For Jasper his neutering was £50 at a vets in the next city, but it was free because we had a voucher. It cost a further £80 because they had to find and remove the undescended plum. However this cost was covered by P@H so we didn't pay that either :thumb:
 
Which one do you use? It would be nice to take them to a reccomended vet so I know I can trust them. I alway did these ones, but now I'm not so sure. I'm a bit wary of posting them on the Internet in case I'm wrong, I don't want to be knocking anyone undeservedly or causing any trouble for them in future. I've always thought they were good and would have reccomended them, but then again, I'm a very trusting person (to my disadvantage at times) and don't really know any better as I've taken my furry friends to them my whole life. I really need a more experienced person on my side to guide me and who I can trust and respect. I've built this base up with my snake hobby, but am new to bunnies so am starting over from scratch. Feels a bit daunting, but I love them and am determined to do my best for them.

Well, I'll let you know about the vets local to me. There's a place called Hallamshire vets up on Crookes which I've heard is great for cats and dogs, but for small pets like rabbits and hamsters I've heard lots of stories about people being told that treatment will be expensive so why bother because they can just get a new one :censored: My vet is Broomhill vets, there are two vets there, one only works Wednesday, and the lady who owns the practice is the other vet and she is wonderful in my opinion. I live a couple minutes walk away too :thumb: She's happy to take on information from me, loves my rabbits and how I care for them and will consult manufacturers and specialists when she feels its necessary. She has also been very forthcoming arranging discounts, for example when I took Pooka for her first check up and said she would be getting vaccinated the vet said she would put the consultation down as a check for the vaccine, making it free, and I could pay for the vaccine that day (as they had a fiver off offer on), and booked me in for the week after. I've also heard good things about a vets at Eccleshall road but I can't remember the name.
 
Ring round a few vets to get quotes, but don't necessarily go for the cheapest ;) Unless you already have a rabbit savvy vet ask a few other questions apart from cost - do you routinely spay/neuter rabbits, do you recommend vaccinations, should my rabbit be fasted the night before the op (answers should be yes, yes, no) etc.

It should just be a day case, but a decent rabbit vet won't let a bunny go home until they are eating/pooing so if they are slower to perk up after the op, sometimes they have to stay in overnight.
 
Marley had had his testicle bitten out by another male and his then owner was looking at £140+ for treatment. Her husband said out him to sleep and at only a few months old I couldn't see him be put to sleep in front of me and do nothing. So I cried for the night and asked to take him the morning she came back with the husband's verdict. Marley went in the next morning at 8 (she was meant to fetch him that morning but didn't get him to the vets til 5pm leaving him in pain for another day). I rang about half 1 and was told to collect him at 5.

As I was on work experience at the vets and the owner paid a 'euthanasia' cost toward the operation as a contribution, I got about a 20 pound discount. They put a collar on him though which my vet said they shouldn't have done. I left it on overnight but he was miserable so took it off and watched him and although he cleaned the area he didn't chew the stitches. But I know a lot of them do!

Edit: Marley had a herniated testicle and had a large amount of scar tissue as well as a couple of abcesses so thats why it was quoted higher at first off.
 
Ring round a few vets to get quotes, but don't necessarily go for the cheapest ;) Unless you already have a rabbit savvy vet ask a few other questions apart from cost - do you routinely spay/neuter rabbits, do you recommend vaccinations, should my rabbit be fasted the night before the op (answers should be yes, yes, no) etc.

It should just be a day case, but a decent rabbit vet won't let a bunny go home until they are eating/pooing so if they are slower to perk up after the op, sometimes they have to stay in overnight.

This sounds like a good plan. My boys came from a rescue so were already neutered, although my little girl is in for her spay next Friday :( more expensive though so not good for price ideas.
 
Marley had had his testicle bitten out by another male and his then owner was looking at £140+ for treatment. Her husband said out him to sleep and at only a few months old I couldn't see him be put to sleep in front of me and do nothing. So I cried for the night and asked to take him the morning she came back with the husband's verdict. Marley went in the next morning at 8 (she was meant to fetch him that morning but didn't get him to the vets til 5pm leaving him in pain for another day). I rang about half 1 and was told to collect him at 5.

As I was on work experience at the vets and the owner paid a 'euthanasia' cost toward the operation as a contribution, I got about a 20 pound discount. They put a collar on him though which my vet said they shouldn't have done. I left it on overnight but he was miserable so took it off and watched him and although he cleaned the area he didn't chew the stitches. But I know a lot of them do!

Edit: Marley had a herniated testicle and had a large amount of scar tissue as well as a couple of abcesses so thats why it was quoted higher at first off.

Awww poor guy! Well done for rescuing him :)
 
Sounds like Marley got lucky to find you!
I can't believe anyone would have an otherwise healthy animal killed over a few quid. That said, I can't work out why anyone would put themselves in that position in the first place by not insuring.
 
I'm not sure if you'll struggle to find a vet to neuter a bunny in NI. There's an exotics vet in Newtownards if that's near you, but not sure if they're used to rabbits? Neutering cats and dogs still isn't that common, so not sure how much rabbit experience any vet will have.

It's likely to be cheaper than quoted here though. My vet in NI was only asking for £14 for a consult and quoted me £70 for a dog to be neutered. That was quite rural though.

Good luck finding someone.
 
Well, I'll let you know about the vets local to me. There's a place called Hallamshire vets up on Crookes which I've heard is great for cats and dogs, but for small pets like rabbits and hamsters I've heard lots of stories about people being told that treatment will be expensive so why bother because they can just get a new one :censored:

That's shocking! :shock: I'm appalled that a vet would do that! My Dexter was £20 to buy and I spent hundreds trying to get him better and I would have happily spent more without batting an eyelid if it meant he'd get better, he meant everything to me and you can't put a price on that.

I will definitely check out your vets then, Broomhill is not far from me at all, I used to go to school near there. Not that distance matters. My snakes used to go to a vet in Nottingham as they were the closest ones who knew what to do with them. Luckily, there's a good vet in Rotherham for reptiles now so I go there for them now.
 
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