Actually when getting a rabbit spayed a rabbitsavvy vet is not always the answer. This may contradict everythingwe've always said but in my case the most savvy rabbit spay/neuter vetin my area happens to also be lacking in the rabbit medicine knowledgedepartment. He knows nothing about treatment, but he is awesome atspays/neuters and is very fast, making the precedure that much saferand all 4 of mine have been spayed/neutered by him.
But if they are telling you it's dangerous, my first thought it theyare not a good idea to go with. One thingI recommend, ask totalk to the vet. The people on the phones are sometimes lacking in thespecific needs of rabbits and don't convey the idea that it is arelatively easy procedure. By talking to the vet you should get abetter idea of how they feel about doing spays. The most importantthing is finding a confident, experienced spay/neuter vet that has donelots of rabbits but they don't necessarily need to be 100% rabbit savvyin the medicine department. But do keep a phone number on hand of anemergency rabbit savvy vet just in case.
I've had 2 does spayed in the last year -- one was 1 year at the timeand the other isover 4.5 years old (just spayed 2 weeks ago).They are both well, my older one was up and back to normal the next dayeven, she showed no signs other than a shaved belly and incision thatshe had gone through surgery.