Hello there ! My name is Rachel, and I would most certainly love to help you in any was possible ! I have two neutered, male rabbits – and yes, I know what you are thinking, “Neutering a rabbit and spaying a rabbit are two completely different procedures, that involve two completely different lengths of healing time”. And you would be absolutely correct – However, I have gathered a plethora of knowledge from hours of research on the topic of neutering/spaying rabbits, when my own rabbits reached sexual maturity.
– Keep checking her incision until her sutures are removed ( if they are not absorbable stitches, and therefore will be removed once the incision has been healed )
I do have a question, in order to accurately help you and address your concern for rabbit, How long ago was Laurana spayed ?
Assuming that this was a recent procedure, make sure that you keep her from jumping up onto things, and from having time to romp in a large space. If Laurana has unlimited access to kicking out her hind legs, she could injure her incision- therefore furthering her recovery. Make sure she is contained in a smaller space, but make sure she has an appropriate amount of room to freely move around ( a.k.a. staying within the confines of her cage ).
– Yes ! Do give her twigs and other things to toss, chew, and nudge. If you do not, she may become bored, resulting in Laurana pulling out her stitches. So do give her wood chews, willow twigs, and other things for her to consume her time with. Give her things to keep her busy, so that she forgets about her sutures !!!
– Jumping in and out of her litter box can be a concern if it is high sided, so a litter box with lower sides while she recovers, may need to be considered.
– Warm Compresses, blankets, and etc. should be placed in her cage for her to lay on and snuggle up to if she chooses.
Most females want to be left alone, are not interested in eating at all, and will sit quietly in a back corner of the cage (or wherever in the house they feel they will be bothered the least). Try not to pick up or bother her much for the first 4 days. Females take it harder, more-so, than Males.
If your veterinarian did not recommend any pain medication, then she should be fine without them. Usually pain medication for rabbits are not given unless they are requested. However, if she begins to show any signs of pain with movement.
In the event she begins to chew at her stitches, which only happens occasionally-
Get her stitched up again, and then belly-band her by wrapping a dish towel around her whole middle and binding that with an elastic bandage wrapped snugly over it. If she can breath normally, it isn’t too tight.
Please do let me know if you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help in any way I can 🙂
http://rabbit.org/faq-spaying-and-neutering/