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Stanley is being fixed on Wednesday

Stanley's Mom

Warren Scout
I'm soooo nervous. I don't know what he's having done yet because when he had his vacs at 10 weeks the first vet said he was a boy and the second vet said he was a girl. There are no sign of any dangley bits so I think the second vet maybe right. He's 19 weeks old now. I will be a mess on wednesday morning. I hope everything will be ok. Stanley is everything to me. :cry:

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I'm sure he will be right as rain!!!!! I worry SO much when my buns need to go under anesthetic.....but that is only natural! Jeez, I hope they figure out his/her gender before they start operating!!!!!:shock: :shock: :lol: It's not always easy to get a bun's sex right....some are a lot easier to tell than others.....and there aren't always obvious dangley bits to make it obvious to someone who isn't rabbit savvy.....and this unfortunately includes a LOT of vets!!!:( :(

Keep us updated on how things go.......LOADS of Good Luck and healing vibes to Stanley!!!!! XXX
 
You know the most important thing when getting a rabbit neutered is finding a good vet - did you know that most vets specialise in cats/dogs/horses and only complete a couple of weeks study on rabbits in all their years at vet college? :? It's perfectly alright for you to question your vet and go elsewhere if you're not satisfied - your bunny's life depends on it. This is a handy checklist of things to ask your vet - also ask if they do dissolveable, invisible stitches as rabbits tend to chew the normal type out, should not wear a collar, and should not have to endure the stress of a vet visit to have stitches out. http://www.mybunny.org/info/vet_questionnaire.htm

I sound a bit stern don't I? :oops: I've just reached the end of my patience with stories of incompetent vets on this forum :(
 
I sound a bit stern don't I? :oops: I've just reached the end of my patience with stories of incompetent vets on this forum :(

Not really Elve, if the trauma can be kept to a minimum, and the care can be safer and better for having a bunny savvy vet, then that's gotta be a good thing, and not everyone knows about the vet situ, so you're simply being megga helpful :D
 
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I sound a bit stern don't I? :oops: I've just reached the end of my patience with stories of incompetent vets on this forum :(

Not really Elve, if the trauma can be kept to a minimum, and the care can be safer and better for having a bunny savvy vet, then that's gotta be a good thing, and not everyone knows about the vet situ, so you're simply being megga helpful :D

I'm hope and am sure that Stanley will be fine :D although I remember what a wreck I was though when we had to take Bertie in :roll:
 
I chose this vet out of 5. He has done loads of neuters and he can't remember the last time he lost one. He explained about the risk to me and was happy to answer all of my questions. The other 4 I did not like.
Do you think that he must be a **** vet for not knowing 100% Stanley's sex at 12 weeks? I would hate to lose Stanley because I chose the wrong vet. Sorry for going on a bit but I'm a mess at the moment. I keep nearly changing my mind. I keep thinking whats better an un-neutered bunny or a dead one. I don't know what I would do without Stanley. I can't talk to my friends about it cos they say "Don't be stupid, it's just a rabbit" but he stopped being "Just a rabbit" the second I brought him home. :cry:

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I'm the same with my girls - still haven't got them spayed and they're nearly 3 :? I don't know your setup, but if Stanley's a boy and you want to bond him you will need to get him neutered and wait 8 weeks for sperm count to go. But if he's a girl :shock: It's best they're neutered after 9 months old, because the hormones play a part in laying down good bone density.

Rabbits are hard to sex correctly in my opinion, and of course some rabbits are actually hermaphrodite - both sexes! I'm not sure if they can be neutered as I've heard of hermaphrodite bunnies having to be single, so I don't know.

As Stanley's just 5 months old why not wait a few months until you're more sure of his/her sex? I would also check with the vet about the dissolveable stitching, and ask which anaesthetic they use - some vets economise by using injectable anaesthetic, which is hard for the rabbit to recover from. What the vet nurse should tell you is they use a sedative injection, then isofluorane or similar gas.
 
Sorry, double post

Not really Elve, if the trauma can be kept to a minimum, and the care can be safer and better for having a bunny savvy vet, then that's gotta be a good thing, and not everyone knows about the vet situ, so you're simply being megga helpful :D

I'm hope and am sure that Stanley will be fine :D although I remember what a wreck I was though when we had to take Bertie in :roll:

:wave: Thanks Jay!
 
One of my friends had a giant also whos testicles did not drop at all. She was told to wait (which I think you should do with Stanley anyway) and get him neutered at around 6 months old. Her rabbit's bits still had not dropped but they went ahead with the op anyway and when they got him on the table they managed to find what they were looking for and castrate him. I think he may of being taking them back into his body everytime the vet tried to look, :lol:
 
Stanley is a single house rabbit. I will not be getting him a buddy. The reason I was advised to get him/her done is that he has started to spay me everytime someone goes near me. He also circles me all day every day. I've been told this is a hormonal thing and getting him fixed may cure this in time. He is fully litter trained until he circles me, then he poo's for england. I think he must be a boy because I've searched the net and this does seem to be male behaviour.
 
Yup!
I've had single unneutered boys before who loved to circle and spray and grunt, which isn't too bad in the garden, but not very nice in your home!
I hope his neuter goes well. From my experience the boys bounce back amazingly quickly as it's such a simple op for them.:D
 
Its only natural to worry- I did. I had him done in the morning and then had an exam in the afternoon so they promised to call before I went to my exam, he was fine and already eating when I went to pick him up later that day. He looked a bit uncomfortable for a couple of days and tried not to lay his back end on the floor but that was about it.
 
If (s)he is spraying it' more likely your buns a boy, but I didn't think they could neuter boys until they had their testicles tho :? - if he is a he and hasn't got any I don't think they'll be able to go ahead on wednesday? Could be wrong tho.
 
Well, todays the day. I have to have him at the vets by 9am. I am very scared. My stomach is full of butterflies. At least I will find out what sex he is for sure. I'll keep you all posted.
 
If (s)he is spraying it' more likely your buns a boy, but I didn't think they could neuter boys until they had their testicles tho :? - if he is a he and hasn't got any I don't think they'll be able to go ahead on wednesday? Could be wrong tho.


The Vet can go in through the abdomen to get at un-decended testicles :)
Its a bigger op' and is usually only done if the Buck is 6 months+ old. If left in-situ undecended testicles can become cancerous at a later stage.

Janex
 
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