Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
You do need to be eligible for PDSA (certain benefits) which maybe the original poster is. I wouldn't chose them just because they're a charity though, over a private vets that are rabbit savvy. Vets are not 'in it for profit' and the individual vets certainly aren't. To find out if they're rabbit savvy, being on the rwaf list would be an example. If not, ask them questions like how many rabbit neuters are performed each month, what is included (pain relief to go home is a must, none of this we give an injection), do they ask about vaccinations and encourage this as an essential, I'd be put off vets that routinely put a buster collar or Medivest/medical pet shirt on rabbits as it's very unnatural for them and can hinder recovery, and ask about aftercare - they should also advise that males remain fertile 4-6 weeks after neutering, I find a lot of non savvy vets miss that part out. This is how you find out about vets, also have your rabbits not been for vaccinations? Then you'd have been able to get a feel for them, ie if they asked about appropriate husbandry and how they handled the rabbits, in order to gauge how rabbit savvy they are? Ideally they'd need to see a vet for full health check before neutering, a lot of vets will do a free pre op check for this if they've not seen the animal before.