LuvMyRabbits
Well-Known Member
Good Morning everyone..just have a question out of curiosity after checking Shadow this morning to make sure he wasnt showing signs of infection...I noticed that he has only one incision site on his stomach..this is the first rabbit I have had neutered so I never have seen an after surgery incision for this but I guess I was assuming that there would be 2 incision marks, one where each testicle was...but theres not there is one incision in the middle of his stomach and I'm assuming she went through that incision to either side and removed the testicles..you can see where the testicles used to be and there is still the small sac that they were enclosed in but they arent hanging out they are pushed up on the skin and look to be part of his stomach except they are a bit darker than the rest of his skin..so is that the normal procedure for a neuter?? I'm thinking it may have made him more sore to do it this way but maybe its better because there is only one incision rather than 2 to have the chance of getting an infection in??..another question..the sac of skin the testicle was in before they removed it is that going to hang down like it used to after he heals?? Wondering if theres going to be pieces of flesh hanging down that may make him chew at them or something?? I had assumed the testicle and the sac would be removed on either side and then stitched closed?? Idk these are just thoughts I was having and since I know alot of you on here have expierence with a rabbit neuter wanted to see what was your expierence with it..thanks for your answers!
KoReY
P.S he is doing great since the surgery..let him come out for awhileyesterday to get around for a bit and he did well...and again for awhile this morning..hes active and all habits are back to normal and is not acting to be in any pain =))
Oh I forgot to mention..the vet told me that while he was under she would clip his nails for free and she told me he is missing 2 toenails on one of his back feet..she said this likely happened at birth or when he was very young because of how it was..she said that more than likely it was not a birth defect but something that had happened when he was a baby..it was nothing new and had already been healed for a long time..just wondering what that may have came from?? I dont know anything about his situation before I got him.
KoReY
P.S he is doing great since the surgery..let him come out for awhileyesterday to get around for a bit and he did well...and again for awhile this morning..hes active and all habits are back to normal and is not acting to be in any pain =))
Oh I forgot to mention..the vet told me that while he was under she would clip his nails for free and she told me he is missing 2 toenails on one of his back feet..she said this likely happened at birth or when he was very young because of how it was..she said that more than likely it was not a birth defect but something that had happened when he was a baby..it was nothing new and had already been healed for a long time..just wondering what that may have came from?? I dont know anything about his situation before I got him.