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advice on neutering

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funkypunky04

Young Bun
i was just wondering how much neutering a rabbit costs?
is it best to neuter a rabbit if you only intend to keep one?
can u get any help paying for the cost of neutering a rabbit?
 
It depends on the sex of the bun as Females are more expensive to do than males, depending on where you live depends on the price I would say an average cost is about £40 tops for a Male & £65 tops for a female. It is also a personal choice on whether you neuter your bun or not if it is living as an only one, neutering a female can stop the risk of uterine cancer but it is really up to the individual, If a male is a house bunny then neutering stops the spraying of a male so at least is doesn't stain anything if it is living indoors.
Everybody has different opinions on this topic so perhaps they will give you more advice.
 
I would Agree with what kay has said, it is advised to have females neutered to stop the chance of cancer but in the end it's a personal chioce XX
 
I believe if you are on income support there are several charities than do discounted pet treatment like PDSA.

http://www.pdsa.org.uk/pages/index.cfm?CFID=2176183&CFTOKEN=9288914

Neutering/spaying can be pricy. I personally would recommend it as it tends to make female rabbits more cuddly (sometimes they can get really stroppy if unspayed) and it prevents uterine cancer (biggest killer of older female rabbits).

If you have a boy bunny than neutering may not be as important if he isn't very hormonal my first boy Zeus never sprayed and only had his bits off so he could get a girlfriend but Cosmos redecorated the whole spare room in orange urine before he was done!!

Remember rabbits can live for 10 to 12 years and their vet bills can be expensive. You may want to consider insurance if you are worried about finding money when the situation is desperate. Obviously it doesn't cover neutering but it prevents you ending up like me paying £2000 over two years for my poorly pedigree giant!

Caz
 
hi

Hi There

My boys neutered and he now lives with his sister, he was awful, he kept spraying me and trying to do naughty things like humping and got stroppy with me, he is now the sweetest bunny(not that he wasnt before) Just the hormones made him like he was.


He is very happy with his sister and they love to play..

It cost me £42.50 to have him done, im not getting her done, we all have different opinions and shes a sweety, ive kept females for yrs and never had any cancer and they all lived until 14..

I can get her done later if I did change my mind of course, im not against it.

Sweety
 
It depends on the practice as to what they charge for the operation. For instance I got my female bunny neutered a month or so ago and it cost me £30, but I went to another vets to have my rat's tumour removed and it came to £75 :shock: It just depends, ring around I'm sure its ok to ask, just make sure the vet has experience with rabbits, operating on them and neutering them.
 
There are places you can get it done cheeper if your on benifits but thats if there in your neck of the woods. Were lucky in london we have a lot. By the way at the moment the pdsa wont do spayes or castrations . they havent done them for a number of years they will only do it if theres a medical reason to. I was in there a while back and they said they are contemplating doing them again but when they didnt know. As for should you well the answere is yes if you can. Boys can get testicula cancer as well as the girls getting womb cancer, to be hones though i thing womb cancer is more likly than the testicula cancer.So if its a case of carnt do both then get the doe done. Unless a male is a sprayer [ a lot arnt] then i would not do the boy.val
 
hi

The pd.s.c.a will help with vets bills but not neutering because I found out recently. The eligability for vets fees in other things is that your on Income support and must be a home owner with other benefits I think? council taxe benefit e t c, so I believe, but they told me that its not for neutering but im not sure about vouchers, someone told me that you can get vouchers towards it but im not sure if thats the RSPCA..

I think the best thing is to ring the pdsc and they can tell you. I know they changed the ruling for eligability.. I could be wrong..


sweety
 
Patches cost me £60 to have neutered. That's the most I've heard of a bunny boy costing! I think it's more expensive here in London. Also, my vet specialises in bunnies and is brilliant so I don't mind what she charges for surgery on my babies! I know it should cost between £30 and £65.... You can of course get help if you're on income support etc. Although maybe you should look into pet insurance - although living in London it costs stupid money!
Bunnies are much cheaper than other animals to look after... but still not cheap! I say this because my husband and I were quite strapped for cash when we first got Patches. We had looked into the various costs and were ok with it. But it did cost more than we expected. Cage, food, hay, vaccinations, neutering... I guess in Patches first year of life we spent about £250 on him! But he's worth EVERY penny!

Sorry for waffling and I hope that helps :)

Good Luck

Sarah xx
 
hi

good to know your females lived to a ripe age Sweety - I think the cancer statistic is a bit unresearched to be gospel - The general idea behind it is that cancer is genetic, and we never really know the ancestry of our pet bunnies, so better safe than sorry usually.

And Sarah I think bunnies are one of the most expensive pets to keep! Apart from a horse maybe :lol:
 
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