Spay
Spaying a bunny is an act of love.
Confused?Don't be, remember, we are bunnies, we are prey (do you still remember? See it here), there are many generations that we are like this and our genetic code it is programmed, among other things, to make lots of babies, mark territory, fight the strongest bunny and become the strongest bunny, all of this starts to emerge around 4 months, when our hormones begin to develop and start saying that we have to do all this.
It is usually at this point that many humans begin to stop loving us becauseWe do many pees on so many splaces, we do the famous jet pee (you don't know what it is? see on here), poops scattered everywhere and in the case of males they start wanting to make babies with your slippers, the legs of humans, the cushions, etc. we in other hand started having ghost pregnancies and doing this whole stressful process which is a pregnancy, especially the part of doing the nest, which implies pulling out our own fur, gather as much hay as possible and always be stressed about everything, in more serious cases, we may even have problems with our titties.
By being neutered or spayed, we are being withdraw those hormones that make us stay agitated and stressed, hormones that are very useful in the wild life, but to living with humans we dont need it.
In addition long term, non-neutered rabbits begin to have health problems, such as cancers, tumors, pyometra (see on here), between others.
If you think that spaying or neutering is just a whim for to calm down bunnies, think better, a uterine tumor if not treated in time can lead to death, a testicles cancer easily spreads to the rest of the body, eventually causing slow and agonizing death, if you love your bunny and want the best for him, remember, Neutering a rabbit is proof of love.
Usually males can be neutered around 3 or 4 months, it varies according to the breed and the development, the females usually is from 6 months, but all this is always the veterinarian who decide, after viewing and evaluating the Bunny.
Before castration or sterilization is very important the vet make a complete exam to your bunny, to see if everything is ok with him, as well as blood test, to check the values and see if there are nothing unusual.
In males the surgery is relatively easy, a cut is made in the bag that has the testicles and the testicle are take off from inside, repeats in the other testicle, there are some stitches that can fall off by themselves or it is necessary to go to your vet and take it out or even a special glue can be use. At theThe end, only stay the little bags that with time stay almost unseen. There are also other ways of do this surgery, but this is usually done because it is more practical.
In males we do not use Elizabethan collar or any other method for the bunny not to lick the zone that was intervened, only need humans to pay attention and see if the bunny doesn't go there to lick.
In females are different, the reproductive system of females is not equal to dogs or other animals, if it is important being seen and followed by exotic veterinarians, for surgery like these its even more important.
For us surgery can be done laparoscopicallyor with an open belly, the first is just make some holes and then take off the reproductive system, can be easier and less invasive, but internal sutures can create problems in a long term, so some veterinarians prefer open our belly and remove what needs to be removed and sew everything correctly so that there are no complications, the stitchs can fall off by themselves or you have to go and remove them at the vet, that's up to the vet decide. In our case, after the surgery, we are normally entitled to a body that we don't like it and it is very uncomfortable, but it has to be so that we don't touch or lick the suture, we may also have to use a Elizabethan necklace , in this case you need to adapt our space, the food and water bowls must to stay high so that we can drink and eat with the necklace, as well as the hay.
With the necklace we will not get eat our precious cecotrophs (no longerand remember what it is? see it here), so stay alert and when you see them, take them very Carefully and give it to us so we can eat it.
Despite being so different, in both cases the bunny enters in the morning for surgery and leave at the end of the day, at no time should the bunny dofast, you should always have water and hay on your bunny disposition, before and after surgery, remember the bunnies are not like dogs or cats or even humans who need being fasting, it is normal that on that day your bunny is calmer, after all a surgery it's not a walk in the park.
See if the bunny drinks water and eats, if pee and poop, it's very important these 4 points, because if the bunny does not do any of these, you must to call straight to the vet and go there with him, something is not right.
When the bunny comes home, he comes with medication for pain, antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, it is very important give the medication certain so that the healing is done and the bunny has no pain. some herbs can help your bunny though not replace medication and must be given with precaution.
As a rule, after a few days it is necessary back to the vet to make a post surgery appointment to see if everything is ok.
Although in females sterilization has an effect immediate, in males it is necessary to wait at least one month until there is no more risk to make babies.
After this process, your bunny will stay a lot more calm, more loving and companion, more relaxed, peeing starts to be done always in the litter box and the average life expectancy increases.
AND then?
Is it or is it not an act of love?
