Sooo much pooping

[OverWyreGrower]

Which is the easier op for a vet to do, and which is quicker to recover from?

 

I can only go with what I know from dogs, which is that castration is a much quicker op to do and to heal from....

 

Thanks

 

OWG

[catherinee99]

Rabbits have to be more heavily anaesthetised than dogs due to their rapid breathing from what I understand. Either op has risks but has benefits to the rabbit, especailly with females. The op on a female is more complicated by reason of what has to be done v what has to be done to a male.

 

I have had my rabbits past and present come through fine whether male or female with no issues about recovery.

 

Just make sure the rabbit is not too old and it should be reasonably safe but choose a vet experienced with rabbits.

[The Dogmother]

Ideally, both should be done - the doe for health reasons, and the buck for beahvioural reasons.

[Willow_Warren]

Both are very worthwhile.

 

But to answer your question castration in a male is a simpler operation.

 

Most vets will castrate boys at a younger age than they will spey females.

 

Castrated boy and syeyed female make the best combination

 

Hannah

[DizzyLizzie]

Both are very worthwhile.

 

But to answer your question castration in a male is a simpler operation.

 

Most vets will castrate boys at a younger age than they will spey females.

 

Castrated boy and syeyed female make the best combination

 

Hannah

 

 

We have this combination, but we had to reintroduce them after their ops because they spent time apart. They are 8 years old now and don't look it.

[mrsallen08]

Hiya

How much is it to castrate a rabbit? Just wondering about getting our Arthur done but know our vets have a tendecy to overcharge!?

Thanks

[OverWyreGrower]

Think our vets charge about £38 for castration, not sure re speying, but I think it's more...

 

I was going to get Sweeney done soon, but the arrival of baby ducks and the expense that goes with it has put paid to my plans!

[violet]

We recently had our boy rabbit castrated.. we live in south yorkshire (don't know if area affects price ) but it was £69.

[Valkyrie]

Female rabbits are prone to ovarian cancer - which I sadly had to find out the hard way when she was 5 years old. She had to have an op - quite expensive at the time £40 plus after care fees, but great recovery. The vet said she would probably last another year but she lived on to 8 years and in that time she was a virtual house bunny (outside in nice weather).

So advice would be to get either done unless you want to breed buns.

[SnowWhite]

I'd advise neutering both male and female rabbits for health and behavioral problems. There is little difference in recovery, in fact both operations are fairly minor (stichtes on the female can look horrific though!) and you should find that your bunny is back to normal the next day and healed within 7-10 days.

 

So for males, neuter to reduce spraying, aggressive behaviour, ease of handling and for bonding with a neutered female.

For females, neuter to reduce risk of ovarian cancer and phantom pregnancy, ease of handling and also for bonding.