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Rabbit behaviour after being spayed
- Thread starter Gemmit17
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
Sending lots of vibes to your girl. x
nixndaz
Warren Scout
I've just had the same problem. My male and female were neutered 10 days ago. My male bounced back just fine but 2 days later my female was back in surgery, having pulled her stitches out!! The vet put extra stitches inside and out. She then had 4 days of antibiotics and a buster collar.
She was fine eating carrots and lettuce etc but wouldn't touch her pellets and foe the first couple of days I held the water bottle to her mouth just to make sure she was drinking.
This weekend she has picked up just fine. She is eating and drinking normally and bouncing around as normal. I haven't put her back in the shed yet as she still has the buster collar on and somehow keeps getting it caught in her bottom teeth so I have to frequently check on her. I think the girls just need more time. The vet also said that she was ready for breeding at the time of her op so I don't think that helped with her mood. I hope your bunny picks up soon
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I will persevere with the eating, aslong as she's eating something it's better than nothing. Back at the vet on Tuesday so will see how we are for then
Thanks for your help
My 2 went off hay for couple of days, usually as said its pellets they go off, but then they're all different! You could try her with some readigrass, some grass/dandelions picked from the garden (so long as it's not been sprayed with anything) her favourite herbs, those were my girls post spay foods.
Has the vet given her an appetite stimulant (metoclopramide) she may need this to get her guts moving properly.
It will be a week on Friday since Poppy got spayed and she's pretty much back to normal. Eating, drinking, toileting, playing etc which is nice to see.
We moved her back into garage and it made a huge difference, she loves being out their but really dislikes being in the garden (as she kicks and thumps very loud) so we are back to having a happy bun. Still getting medicine but doing well. Thanks for all the advice it really helped put my mind at rest.
