Getting female spayed

[LuckyBunny]

After getting sprayed for the 100th time I’ve decided I want to spay my rabbit. I wanted to take her to the vet anyway for a well check so it seems like a good time to spay. I called the vet and asked a couple questions. They said they use propofol gas anesthesia. Is that safe? I asked about what age/weight they do it and they responded with “as long as it is hand sized.” my rabbit is a 4 mo Flemish giant so I guess she passes the test but is this a routine way of judging if the animal is ready to be fixed?
This is a second location of the vet I’ve used for years (with dogs) with a different veterinarian doing the surgery so I’m just nervous. I know spays in animals are harder than neuters and I just don’t want anything bad to happen.
Basically is the gas anesthesia safe and is this “hand size” protocol a thing?
Any other things for me to ask the vet or info on what to expect would also be nice! Thank you!

[Mikey]

Meet with the vet first and ask them all of your questions (how to care for the bun afterwards, what medications and dosages will she be going home with after the spay, the vets life/death ratio on the table [should be less than 1 percent failure rate], ect). Get preop blood work done to make sure your bunnys organs are working correctly and will take well to the anesthesia. Make sure the vet is certified to work on rabbits. Not all vets are certified, which makes them riskier to go to as they arnt used to working with rabbits. As long as the rabbit is healthy and of the right age, most rabbit certified vets do not care how big or small the rabbit is

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