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Spayed rabbit

without_halo

Alpha Buck
Hi as you probably are all aware Ginny got spayed last week. Well she is eating again... minimum pellets but plenty of hay and fresh vegetables and herbs and our clothes when we hold her (hubby has already lost a brand new works t-shirt) and she is moving around more now.

I am so glad we are back to the vets tonight, because when we checked her yesterday she now has no stitches (arrrggghhh) .... We have made sure that she isn't bleeding/oozing (if she was we would have done the emergency vet).

Will they put more stitches in?

Jode
 
are you sure the stitches have disappeared? Most good vets stitch up rabbit spays from the inside (if that makes sense :lol: ), you can't see them, just a couple of tail ends and the end of the wound.
 
If she's pulled out the stitches but is healing the vet will probably just check that she's clean and uninfected and leave it at that. One of my girls made a nice little hole in her belly, but we just had to keep an eye on it and make sure it was clean and not pulling open and it eventually healed over and was fine. Chips also did some home surgery on himself and again, he was fine.

But it might be that there are no stitches to see. There could just be some internal stitches. If she's clean and doesn't look sore at all, I really wouldn't worry about it too much.
 
Lynda's right, are you sure there was stitches to start with?? My vet stitches them up from the inside as well so all you have is like a seam. Sophie did somehow manage to do something to hers and had one of her sticthes poking through about 2 weeks after her spay. All is healed well now, I checked a couple of weeks ago and couldn't find anything, strange little bunny she is.

Angela
 
maybe i was imaging things.
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I was so positive that there were stitches...... now you are all making me doubt myself.... oh well nothing new there then ...... lol.....

I will get hubby to ask.
 
The vet might put a bit of glue on rather than more stitches. Much easier to do and nothing to pull out ;)
 
UPDATE: The vet checked ginny all over (eyes, ears, mouth and bun) and also check her wound. She DID have stitches and they were due to be taken out next week. The vet was very please with her progress, now got fur growing back and she is not licking/biting the wound.

We also checked regarding the pellets situation and the vet said don't use the mixes just stick to excell. As long as they are eating plenty of hay and vegetables, it is ok. We were also told to keep a bowl of pellets in the hutch becuase if they want them they will eat them.

Jode
 
without_halo said:
We also checked regarding the pellets situation and the vet said don't use the mixes just stick to excell. As long as they are eating plenty of hay and vegetables, it is ok. We were also told to keep a bowl of pellets in the hutch becuase if they want them they will eat them.

Jode
Kinda puzzled by that. Does that mean the vet told you to leave food out for her all the time? Unlimited pellets? If so is there any reason she should be on unlimited pellets?
Remember if you are changing from a mix to a pellet to do it gradually over at least a week longer if possible.
Glad to hear she is doing well and is leaving the scar to heal.

Angela
 
they both went off pellets..... we thought that they would prefer the mix to it but they didn't.

They don't have unlimited pellets. They have what the recommended amount is. We were just told to leave it in the hutch. They prefer hay and fresh veg and herbs to the pellets.

I am only following the advice of the Vets...
 
Ah right with you now, sorry got lost somewhere :lol:
Its good that they choose the hay and veggies over pellets and if they are healthy I wouldn't worry about it.

Angela
 
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