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anaesthetic
- Thread starter touie
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Maaike_Butter
Mama Doe
I think your rabbit would be fine under a GA and think you should go ahead with the op if your vet's happy with it!
Like any anaesthetic whether for humans or animals there are some risks involved, you need to weigh up the risks of the anaesthetic / operation with what you wish to achieve from having had the operation done. In your case you are minimising the risk of uterine cancer, reducing the hormonal problems associated with having an unspeyed female and preventing unwanted pregnancy.
As Maaike rightly says modern day anaesthetics are so much safer than a decade ago using different gases / drugs and techniques than were previoulsy used.
My advise would be to find yourself a good vet who is used to speying rabbits and small mammals, if you arn't sure about your vet ... ask about. There are many people who are not just knowedgeable about rabbits on here, but also about the services they use. Although there will be a lot of people who arn't in your area, there will be some who are.
Janice
Animal Rescue and Care.
bunnyhuggger
Warren Veteran
If it makes u feel bit better my 5 and a half year old bun had 2 ops last year and came through them fine, even thought I was majorly worrying!!
Nicola
