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Is there any way of knowing if a female has been spayed?

SarahP

SarahP

Wise Old Thumper
Sorry if this is a silly question, but my 2 females that I've taken in are 18 months old and I keep reading that I should get them spayed. I really don't want to get into the conversation with their previous owner if I can help it (for various reasons), and I wondered if the vet would ever be able to tell if they had been spayed??
 
I think the vet can tell if he shaves their bellies, as there is usually a scar. Maybe he could tell with ultrasound or something similar, too? You'd have to call and ask.
 
I think it would be an X-Ray, not entirely sure though :?

Hope Jane will be able to shed some more light on this
 
My vet said that you can sometimes feel a scar line but other than that it's pretty impossible without sedation/GA. Most female rabbits aren't spayed though, so I'd usually assume that female bunnies aren't.
 
Thanks for the replies. :) I'm 99.9% sure that they haven't been really, because of the way they were kept, and that they hadn't even had vaccinations etc.
 
Ok, so my next question is, is it too late to have them spayed at approx 18 months of age? I want to prolong their lives as long as possible. However, if I do get them spayed, I want to get them fully fit first, so I won't be having them done just yet.
 
No, it's not too late. Fey and Sprite were spayed when they were a year and a half with no problems, and not a single concern from my vet as long as I had their bloodwork done for kidney and liver function done. Shelters here routinely spay girls that are 5 or sometimes more.
 
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