Post-Surgery Tips (Spay)

[cheshirette]

I recently called my vet to make an appointment for Cocoa since she needs to get spayed. I don’t know what this is going to be like since I never had a pet go through surgery before.. Her operation is on Friday.  I’m worried as heck even though it’s only a few days away

Does anyone know what I’d need to do once she comes back? I’m well aware that I need to feed her before the operation to prevent GI Statis, but I want to know what I’d need to do exactly.. I just want to make sure she’s alright! 

Mainly, 

-How long do I keep her separated from Cerise (male bunbun)?/Must I separate them temporarily? 

-What’s the best foods to feed her after the surgery? 

-What is there to expect after the surgery? (behavior wise, and I guess things that would seem unusual but is actually normal) 

Any other information will do!! I’d appreciate it a lot! 

[sarahthegemini]

Posted By cheshirette on 3/22/2017 1:56 AM

I recently called my vet to make an appointment for Cocoa since she needs to get spayed. I don’t know what this is going to be like since I never had a pet go through surgery before.. Her operation is on Friday.  I’m worried as heck even though it’s only a few days away

Does anyone know what I’d need to do once she comes back? I’m well aware that I need to feed her before the operation to prevent GI Statis, but I want to know what I’d need to do exactly.. I just want to make sure she’s alright! 

Mainly, 

-How long do I keep her separated from Cerise (male bunbun)?/Must I separate them temporarily? 

-What’s the best foods to feed her after the surgery? 

-What is there to expect after the surgery? (behavior wise, and I guess things that would seem unusual but is actually normal) 

Any other information will do!! I’d appreciate it a lot! 

The best food to feed her is basically anything she’ll eat – hay would obviously be preferable or lots of soaking veggies but if she won’t eat those, give her a favourite treat. 

After bringing her home, expect her to he lethargic and possibly a bit attitudey  (I got the stinkeye for 2 days ) but she’ll forgive you. The most important thing is to get her to eat something – if she refuses to eat even a tiny bit, you’ll need to syringe feed her but hopefully it won’t come to that. Also make sure she poops but don’t be too alarmed if they’re a little unusual looking. That’ll be the anaesthetic and the pain meds making them a bit weird. That reminds me, make sure you get pain relief! My vets don’t usually discharge a doe with oral pain killers (don’t know why) so I specifically requested them. Although it’s routine, it is an invasive procedure so she’ll need to be confined somewhat for about 10 days (I don’t mean in a tiny cage just confined a little if she’s normally free roam so she doesn’t injure herself)

Oooh also make sure she is warm. They can get hypothermia. My girl refused to sit on the snuggle safe heat pad and didn’t bother with fleece so I positioned her home near a radiator and she immediately warmed up.

Good luck! I’m sure she’ll be fine! Don’t be disheartened if she wants nothing to do with you at first, she’ll come around. Buttercup quickly forgave me and went back to her cheeky affectionate self after a couple of days 🙂

[Yoyo]

Hi Chesh, welcome!

Hum,.. I went thru this with my boy recently,.. not sure, but.. pretty sure, its about the same, for both sexes..

Right after surgery, when u bring her home, you will want to make sure shes eating, and drinking ASAP. it will be pretty normal for her to be in a daze, and not move much, at all, soon afterwards. Don’t panic tho,.. offer her most favorite things to eat, along with her regular hay/pellet diet too tho, and AMPLE water!
Best foods, after surgery.. my advice – treats that you think that will tempt her tummy, that you already know she likes, and will most likely make exception of eating. ( that’s the ultimate goal, after surgery – getting them on food and water, asap )

Behavior wise,.. after surgery.. expect to see her laying around in one place or two,..not moving a lot.. she will likely be in pain… if vet prescribed her pain meds – give them, as prescribed, to help ease her suffering. She likely will begin acting normal-ish, a day or two, afterwards. ( some buns, take longer tho)

I don’t know anything about Cerise, nor, if they are bonded, but,.. if he is not fixed,.. I would def keep them separated for at least a couple of weeks.. heck… even if he is fixed, actually. – You want to give her as much time alone, to heal, that you can, and for her hormones to settle down also too. – You could keep them caged, in separate but close quarters, if they are a bonded pair tho at least.. but.. def, gonna recommend the separate cages, for a couple of weeks, while she heals.

[Bam]

I’ve not much to add to the excellent advice you’ve already been given. Fragrant herbs (mint, cilantro, parsley, basil etc) are often enticing, serve water in a bowl instead of in a bottle, absolutely do demand painkillers (as the others have said), keep warm. It will take 2 weeks for her to heal “all the way through”, but she might need to be separated from her friend for a month, to give her hormones time to die down. The first time after a spay the bun will go through hormonal surges, and that can make her aggressive, territorial and belligerent. You don’t want the two fighting. Her friend should be close by her though, so they can hear and see and smell each other – bonded rabbits don’t like to be apart.

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