Had a reply today!
The vets have emailed me back! Here is the email. What do you think?
Hi Clare,
Sorry it has taken me some time to get back to you but I had to locate all of the paper work for the rabbits in order to get you the figures.
In reply to your first question, the Royal College did a study and found that 1.3% of rabbit anaesthetics are fatal compared to 0.17% in dogs and 0.24% in cats. So rabbits are always at a higher risk.
However, on saying that we do numerous rabbit anaethetics for neutering and dentals approx 5-6 per month and we do not encounter many problems.
As far as aftercare is concerned we provide heat pads and wrapping throughout recovery as it is important to keep the animal warm. We do not allow the rabbit home until we are sure it is awake enough and we give discharge instructions for you to follow when at home. We always see the rabbit back for a check 3-5 days after surgery or sooner if you are worried.
I hope this answers your questions, may I suggest you look up the rabbit welfare society online, they have lots of good information.
Regards
Jenny