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Rabbit Spaying Aftercare

Chantelle1708

Chantelle1708

Young Bun
Hi All,

My bun gets spayed 2 weeks today and I need some advice on the aftercare in advance so I can prepare for her. She is a house bun, has the whole house freely and is not confined to her cage at all any more, after spaying would I need to keep her confined? Also, should I put the cage with me in my bedroom at night?

Should I also take the couple days after her op off work to stay around her? How long will it be until she is able to carry on as normal around the house and garden?

Thanks
 
Make sure that the vet gives you pain relief for her for when she's back home with you.
She will need to rest for a few days and should avoid jumping around, so this will probably mean that you'll need to confine her.

I wouldn't put the cage with you at night unless it's a familiar place for her - a change may cause distress at a time when she needs to feel safe and comfortable.

Sometimes buns can take a little while to start eating again so you may want to take time off to ensure that she eats when she comes home. If everything goes to plan you probably won't need to take 2 days off, but I guess it's down to what you feel most comfortable with in checking on her.

I hope it all goes well x
 
All good advice ^^ exactly what I'd do, aswell as making sure she eats/poops etc I had some critical care on hand just in case but didn't end up using it for my girl (just my boy) - also had my girl on vetbeds after her op, as the shaved section and stitches were underneath so didn't want her laying on hay and straw (had a bit of hay get stuck in one of her stitches on her legs before on a previous operation - didn't want to repeat that haha) obviously yours might not sleep on hay :) maybe a snuggle safe if she wants to lay on it? x

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Thank you for all of your advice, the spaying was on Monday. Well not spaying - NEUTERING! She turned out to be HE again !! :roll: only the third time my bun has had a sex change :D He's recovering very well so far.
 
Glad to hear bunny is recovering well post neuter! At least boys are not as worrying as girls and he will be easier to bond if you are thinking of doing so.
 
Chantelle1708 said:
Thank you for all of your advice, the spaying was on Monday. Well not spaying - NEUTERING! She turned out to be HE again !! :roll: only the third time my bun has had a sex change :D He's recovering very well so far.
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Glad to hear of the recovery, and the sex change! :shock::lol:
 
Chantelle1708 said:
Thank you for all of your advice, the spaying was on Monday. Well not spaying - NEUTERING! She turned out to be HE again !! :roll: only the third time my bun has had a sex change :D He's recovering very well so far.
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Ooooops !!

Glad to hear that his op' went well and that he is making a good recovery xx
 
Chantelle1708 said:
Thank you for all of your advice, the spaying was on Monday. Well not spaying - NEUTERING! She turned out to be HE again !! :roll: only the third time my bun has had a sex change :D He's recovering very well so far.
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BTW, where do you get your bunnies from, and shouldn't you tell them? ;):D
 
Chantelle1708 said:
I got him from a breeder, he said he was a boy but after a visit to the vets when he was 3 months old, I was told he was a girl, he is now 5 months old!!
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Similar thing happened to me! Got a boy and girl from breeder, took them to the vets and they were like these are two girls! Got a few more opinions from different vets, they all agreed I had two girls - then finally months later one vet said it was a boy but he was slow to develop haha he's definitely male tho haha

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Graciee said:
Similar thing happened to me! Got a boy and girl from breeder, took them to the vets and they were like these are two girls! Got a few more opinions from different vets, they all agreed I had two girls - then finally months later one vet said it was a boy but he was slow to develop haha he's definitely male tho haha

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Well if vets can't get it right, is there any hope for the rest of us? :lol:
 
MightyMax said:
Well if vets can't get it right, is there any hope for the rest of us? [emoji38]
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Exactly! Was impressed the breeder knew at 12 weeks old tbh because clearly everyone else was struggling haha think I consulted 5 vets and 2 nurses in the end who all told me poor Atticus was 100% female [emoji23]

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Graciee said:
Exactly! Was impressed the breeder knew at 12 weeks old tbh because clearly everyone else was struggling haha think I consulted 5 vets and 2 nurses in the end who all told me poor Atticus was 100% female [emoji23]

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Oh dear - the vets are as bad as the pet shops :roll::lol:
 
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