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Forum DIET & CARE Post-Spaying worry

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    • Missy-Owner of Oreo
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        Well, I got Oreo spayed yesterday. The time was finally perfect for it and my bunny girl was more than ready.

        My vet told me that the surgery went great, and Oreo did fine and reacted fine to the pre-surgery meds.

        Later that afternoon, when I brought her home, I took out her hidey-box that came with her cage due to the fact that she loves jumping on it and on top of it is where she usually eats. I took a box she already loves and made it easy for her to go into when she was ready.

        I was able to hand feed and give her some water yesterday, thankfully. Today Oreo has been drinking and eating pretty much all on her own, but she is still very groggy. I am keeping her favorite lettuce in her veggie bowl in the cage with her along with pellets with a couple of mild treats she likes in a different bowl, trying to tempt her to eat more and keeping her water bottle full of fresh water.

        I was given 5 doses of Metacam(I think its called?) for her and gave her first dose today. She just licked it up! Loved it.

        I’ve also been keeping her cage clean, as I read somewhere that poop and pee can bother the wound.

        I only got a look at the area yesterday briefly and it looked fine. Pink skin from where they shaved her and the incisions seemed faint but noticeable. Didn’t look red really or puffy.

        Haven’t been able to check the incision site today though. I picked her up very easily and gently in a towel to give her the pain meds, but I couldn’t get a look to make sure her incision site wasn’t getting infected or anything. Tried a few times to check it, but Oreo won’t have it. I know I need to keep an eye on it, but I just feel so bad bothering her when she needs rest.

        I am keeping an eye on where shes grooming and how close she gets to her wound area, and she hasn’t really touched it or licked at it much, but still..

        Think if I leave her alone a day or two her incisions will be okay? And am I doing the right things so far with caring for her?


      • MK
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          You’re doing amazingly.
          it isn’t unusual for Oreo to not want that area touched. Keeping the cage clean is definitely a big plus. I think she would be OK not being checked for a day or two, as you don’t want her to struggle and hurt herself (and as you said she needs rest) but prob no longer than two days for a checking. Good luck!


        • tanlover14
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            It sounds like you’re doing great!

            It can take a day or two for any altered rabbit to bounce back and a spay is much more invasive. It sounds like everything is going well though. I would try and get a look at it tomorrow. Rabbits heal pretty fast so as long as the incision still looks good tomorrow, she should have an easy mend.

            Can you have someone else in the household help you check out of her incision spot?


          • Missy-Owner of Oreo
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              Well, I tried again this morning to check, taking a different approach. I held some carrot above her head and tried to make her stand for it just long enough to take a peek, but she wasn’t having it.
              So I then tried to give her a treat and just gently lift her front legs. That didn’t work at all either. It ended up with her running and making a couple of jumps away from me. She then bit me and just hid.

              Since she made a jump that she really shouldn’t have, it makes me worry a bit more about her incision site, but that bunny just isn’t having it. Oreo has never bitten me before.. :c

              I guess I’ll just leave her be for a couple of days.


            • tanlover14
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                Haha! Sounds typical. Is she eating and drinking fine now? Are her poops regular size?

                If so, I wouldn’t be too worried. The typical amount of time for limited movement is 4 days. Which it seems we just hit.

                Have you been able to check yet? How is she doing now?


              • Missy-Owner of Oreo
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                  @tanlover14: Oh yes. Oreo is eating hay, pellets, her veggies, and drinking lots of water. She is sleeping a bit more than normal, but she is starting to play around her cage and enjoying her new toy I gave her yesterday c:

                  Everything looks good! I managed to get a few good looks while she stood up to clean herself.

                   

                  Thanks everyone (:


                • LittlePuffyTail
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                    Glad to hear she is doing well


                  • tanlover14
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                      That’s awesome

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