Sammy&Patch
Warren Scout
I am taking on a rescue bunny soon, a female approx. 2-3 years old. I should be getting her the end of this month/beginning December. She has not been spayed. I have asked the rescue about spaying her before she comes to me (at my cost), partly while I wait to get her and partly as I thought if they are already used to her at the rescue, it might be less stressful for her to have it done there. They said they don't normally neuter the bunnies unless their vet has said it needs doing for health reasons but they can certainly discuss it and get back to me. She did mention something about weighing up the pros and cons. I assume she meant due to her being a bit older the risks would be greater than if she had been done when she was young. If they decide not to do it I will still take her to my own vet for her advice as well. I think the bunny is in good health but I assume she would be checked first to see if they think she is healthy enough.
I just wondered what peoples experiences / opinions were. I just assumed from what I had read in the past about the high risk of cancer and other urinary tract problems that it would be something to definitely go ahead with, as long as the bunny was in good health. However, I don't know what sort of risk there is for a healthy bunny of 2-3 years being spayed compared to the risks from not doing it. I have had 3 bunnies in my adult life, my female was spayed when she was young, no problems. I had a male about 2 years of age neutered, also no problems. But when he died I was going to rehome a bunny from rescue, he was 4 years old in good condition, and the rescue were doing it for me but he sadly died in the operation. I then got a different male from rescue who had already been neutered.
I will only be going ahead with the neutering if they agree it is a good idea at the rescue, or if they won't do it, after getting advice from my own vet who is very knowledgeable with rabbits. But in the mean time I thought getting some advice on here gives me time to think more about it. I thought it was just simple, that I should definitely get her done!
I just wondered what peoples experiences / opinions were. I just assumed from what I had read in the past about the high risk of cancer and other urinary tract problems that it would be something to definitely go ahead with, as long as the bunny was in good health. However, I don't know what sort of risk there is for a healthy bunny of 2-3 years being spayed compared to the risks from not doing it. I have had 3 bunnies in my adult life, my female was spayed when she was young, no problems. I had a male about 2 years of age neutered, also no problems. But when he died I was going to rehome a bunny from rescue, he was 4 years old in good condition, and the rescue were doing it for me but he sadly died in the operation. I then got a different male from rescue who had already been neutered.
I will only be going ahead with the neutering if they agree it is a good idea at the rescue, or if they won't do it, after getting advice from my own vet who is very knowledgeable with rabbits. But in the mean time I thought getting some advice on here gives me time to think more about it. I thought it was just simple, that I should definitely get her done!