How Long after op.................

happybunny · Jun 22, 2005

Hi,

How long after a female has been neautered do we have to wait before starting the bonding process?

All potential partners have been neutered for a long time.

Thanks
Rachel

bunnytales · Jun 22, 2005

Hiya Rachael

I guess you'll get a few variances on this one as it can very much depend on folks personal experiences with their own bunnies - and every bunny is different :wink:

I would personally give it approximately a fortnight as my experience when my own bunny was spayed Buffy is that its a big operation for them and you will need to make sure she is well and truely healed internally before you pop her with a mate.

During the first few days after a spay it's best to keep her quiet and in a confined if she isn't hutched so that she doesn't jump about and risk opening her wound - which should be checked minimum twice daily.

Hope this helps and I'm sure our other great Forum Folk will be along shortly with their own experiences to help you.

Good luck with the eventual bonding.

sweety · Jun 22, 2005

hi

Hi There

I agree with the above, its a major op and bunny has lots of stitches inside too, I would leave it 2 weeks min but 4 weeks to be safe.

Lisa

sophiemarmion · Jun 22, 2005

i agree, about 2 weeks as long as the bunny is well in themself.

you should position them so they can see each other now, so that when the 2 are introduced they are already used to seeing and smelling each other!

sophie

happybunny · Jun 22, 2005

Thanks for the info. Its been just over a week since the op. She seems fine. At this moment she is in a run in the garden next to her proposed partner (who is in another run). They keep sniffing each other through the netting.

I will wait until the weekend after next before trying them together.

Fingers crossed...............

Cristian · Jun 22, 2005

Just had the last of our three rabbits spayed. (Have 2 females and 1 male). The vet suggested at least 2 weeks after the stitches are removed for a female to be bonded. Had different opinions on the male rabbit (4 or 6 weeks since op). Better to wait the 6 weeks I guess.

Out of interest, I have started to introduce our previously neutered male/female in a seperated run. Both seemed interested in sniffing each other, but when I removed the barrier, the female "mounted" the male and nipped him on the bum! (I guess this is a dominance thing!) I've decided to try it a bit longer with them seperated, but able to sniff each other, before letting them loose again.

Cristian

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