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Neutering death

Hello, so my rabbit who sadly just passed away a few hours ago just got neutered the same day. He seemed perfectly fine and they said his surgery went great but a few hours after we got home he died. When I found him he was stiff as board so I knew right away, my husband told me that when he looked at his balls they were swollen and blue. They weren’t like that when I brought him home so could some please tell me what could have possibly killed my baby boy. Thank you
 
Hello, so my rabbit who sadly just passed away a few hours ago just got neutered the same day. He seemed perfectly fine and they said his surgery went great but a few hours after we got home he died. When I found him he was stiff as board so I knew right away, my husband told me that when he looked at his balls they were swollen and blue. They weren’t like that when I brought him home so could some please tell me what could have possibly killed my baby boy. Thank you

I am really sorry :cry: Without a PM examination it is impossible to say why your Rabbit passed away. After a castration some swelling and bruising can occur, but it should not be severe. I would contact the Vet who carried out the procedure to let them know what has happened

Tragic :cry:
 
I’m so very sorry. Several years ago, I had two boys from the same litter neutered. One was fine, but the other passed away at some point during or just after the operation. Sadly, rabbits ate very fragile creatures and sometimes the stress of the operation and the sedatives that they give are just too much for them. It’s the same in humans, whenever you have an operation in the consent form you have to accept that there are risks, which include things like heart attacks, strokes abd death. These things are rare, but do happen.
I’m so very sorry that you lost your beautiful boy. You did nothing wrong, having him neutered was the right thing to do to ensure he had a good quality of life.
As Jane says definitely speak with your vet and I hope that you can find enough answers to help you cope with this. We have a subsection on the Forum where people can make a post to mourn the passing of their loved bun and to celebrate those happy memories, if that would help you to post there x
 
I'm so sorry to hear this news. You were doing the absolute best for your boy by having him neutered. So sorry he didn't react well to the surgery. Please let the vet know. Sweet dreams little bun xx
 
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