Elliriyanna
Well-Known Member
I sent a list of questions to a local vet and received this list of answers, I got the questions from a site ( a couple I added myself) But are these appropriate answers?
From one rabbit-lover to another, I completely understand your concerns. Rabbits are sensitive to anesthesia so it's smart to get these questions answered. For the record, I've had both my mini-rex and dwarf lionhead spayed here and both are perfectly happy and healthy. I've answered all of your questions below.
Our spay and neuter surgeries come as packages which means they include all of the following:
Pre-surgical vitals check (to verify that vitals are healthy to receive anesthesia)
Pre-sedation to relax the pet, allowing for a less stressful experience
Pre-medication: your pet will receive both an antibiotic injection and an injection of pain medication prior to the surgery. For rabbits, this is generally all of the pain management they need, so none is sent home.
Gas anesthesia
Surgery - for a spay, both the uterus and ovaries are removed.
Constant vitals monitoring throughout the surgery
Post-anesthetic monitoring to ensure a safe recovery
The cost of this package is $225.00 for a rabbit. What the package does not include are two things which we highly recommend but are not required to perform the surgery: A comprehensive pre-surgical exam ($45) to verify overall health and pre-surgical bloodwork ($85) to verify healthy kidney and liver function. Preferably these things are done several days in advance of the surgery to allow for processing of the blood work.
We have spayed/neutered 14 rabbits in the last 12 months and have had a 100 percent success rate. No bunnies were lost.
We do not require fasting or water withholding prior to surgery for rabbits.
In regards to the anesthetic: We pre-medicate with ketamine and acepromazine in order to relax the pet before anesthesia. The actual anesthetic is an inhaled sevoflurane gas which is also used in human children and is the safest inhaled anesthetic available to us. Also, we have special intubation tubes designed for rabbits which allow us to have good airway accessibility to provide the patient with continuous adequate oxygen and gas anesthesia.
As far as recovery, rabbits wake up and are back to normal within a couple of hours.
From one rabbit-lover to another, I completely understand your concerns. Rabbits are sensitive to anesthesia so it's smart to get these questions answered. For the record, I've had both my mini-rex and dwarf lionhead spayed here and both are perfectly happy and healthy. I've answered all of your questions below.
Our spay and neuter surgeries come as packages which means they include all of the following:
Pre-surgical vitals check (to verify that vitals are healthy to receive anesthesia)
Pre-sedation to relax the pet, allowing for a less stressful experience
Pre-medication: your pet will receive both an antibiotic injection and an injection of pain medication prior to the surgery. For rabbits, this is generally all of the pain management they need, so none is sent home.
Gas anesthesia
Surgery - for a spay, both the uterus and ovaries are removed.
Constant vitals monitoring throughout the surgery
Post-anesthetic monitoring to ensure a safe recovery
The cost of this package is $225.00 for a rabbit. What the package does not include are two things which we highly recommend but are not required to perform the surgery: A comprehensive pre-surgical exam ($45) to verify overall health and pre-surgical bloodwork ($85) to verify healthy kidney and liver function. Preferably these things are done several days in advance of the surgery to allow for processing of the blood work.
We have spayed/neutered 14 rabbits in the last 12 months and have had a 100 percent success rate. No bunnies were lost.
We do not require fasting or water withholding prior to surgery for rabbits.
In regards to the anesthetic: We pre-medicate with ketamine and acepromazine in order to relax the pet before anesthesia. The actual anesthetic is an inhaled sevoflurane gas which is also used in human children and is the safest inhaled anesthetic available to us. Also, we have special intubation tubes designed for rabbits which allow us to have good airway accessibility to provide the patient with continuous adequate oxygen and gas anesthesia.
As far as recovery, rabbits wake up and are back to normal within a couple of hours.