Spaying Urgent advice needed

KatP · Jan 20, 2014

I have 2 does who are sisters they are now 8 months old. I wanted to get them spayed as early as poss but my vet didn't want to do it till the smallest reached 1.5kg which was the beginning of December, when I rang and spoke to the vet she wasn't happy to do the spay then as they are outside bunnies and the vet was worried about the cold weather for their recovery. In the last week one of them has been humping the other a lot and for the last 2 days one has stayed at the top of the hutch while the other sits in the run underneath. They won't use their outside run as they would need flippers and a snorkel and they really are princesses! I bring them into the living room every night ( no heating on all day until they have been in) so that they can free range as they aren't using their run which is still open to them but the humping continues when I bring them in even with me stepping in.

Should I push my vet to go ahead and spay them or wait till March like she suggests? I don't have anywhere to put them other than outside. I am worried that their bond maybe breaking down!

Any advice greatly received.

nursecroft · Jan 20, 2014

KatP said:
I have 2 does who are sisters they are now 8 months old. I wanted to get them spayed as early as poss but my vet didn't want to do it till the smallest reached 1.5kg which was the beginning of December, when I rang and spoke to the vet she wasn't happy to do the spay then as they are outside bunnies and the vet was worried about the cold weather for their recovery. In the last week one of them has been humping the other a lot and for the last 2 days one has stayed at the top of the hutch while the other sits in the run underneath. They won't use their outside run as they would need flippers and a snorkel and they really are princesses! I bring them into the living room every night ( no heating on all day until they have been in) so that they can free range as they aren't using their run which is still open to them but the humping continues when I bring them in even with me stepping in.

Should I push my vet to go ahead and spay them or wait till March like she suggests? I don't have anywhere to put them other than outside. I am worried that their bond maybe breaking down!

Any advice greatly received.

You may have to seperate and re-bond them. I certainly wouldn't advise them being spayed then left outside in the cold after, they will need to be monitored and kept separate to start with after anyway until they have recovered. Its a major operation. Some vets like to keep them in overnight until they are eating/pooing though.

dumblepaws · Jan 20, 2014

My four month old doe has just been spayed and gone back outside and is fine
She was in the unheated conservatory for a few days after the op and then back outside with snuggle safe
She and her brother are missing each other so much and need to be kept separately for a few more weeks so that side of it is a bit heartbreaking

Spaying Urgent advice needed

KatP

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dumblepaws

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