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Forum DIET & CARE Jude is getting spayed!

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    • BigJudeBunny
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        Hi everyone!

        My giant flemish, Jude, is scheduled in for a spay operation next week. She is about 3 to 4 months old and apparently this is the time to get her spayed??? The surgery is going to cost around $300 (it’s a little bit less as she was already tattooed when I bought her). The vet says that she will have to wear a bumper collar and will be on pain medication. Can anyone give me some tips on how I can help her through the after effects of the surgery? She will be staying in her wire, open air dog crate (which fits my labrador retriever) while recovering so she will have room to move around but not overdo anything. How long does it generally take them to heal afterwards? I was going to keep her in a room by herself so that she isn’t stressed out by the dogs and family walking by constantly. She will also be alone for about 4 hours in the morning as well as 5 hours during the afternoon. Should I have someone come in and check on her while I’m out? I was planning on coming home during my lunch hour to make sure she’s alright. She is quite skittish still, as I’ve only had her for about a week and a half, but she doesn’t bite and is curious enough to come up and investigate my shoes when I sit with her in her play run. She was handled before I purchased her but I think the transition here has been a bit stressful. I plan on transporting her to the vet’s office in a plastic dog carrier lined with some towels- does that sound okay? Thanks everyone, and I think I’m more worried about this than Jude is

        Ps. I asked the vet to do a full health check prior to the surgery as she’s never been to the vet before!!!


      • Standard_Procedure
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          If you must spay her, don’t do it now. Rabbits tend to reach adulthood when they reach 6 months old, and for a Flemish and other large breed rabbits, it sometimes take up to 1 year for them to reach maturity. Best let your rabbit grow properly and spay after 7-9 months unless hormonal behaviour is displayed by month 6.


        • BigJudeBunny
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            Thank-you! I wish vets would know this…. I’ll phone the clinic tomorrow and cancel. I think I will take her in for her very first health check though. The breeder I bought her from said that she was on the skinnier side ( he had moved her into a different pen as she was being pushed around by the other rabbit) so he was happy to see her go to a good home because he wouldn’t be breeding her. I only have timothy hay right now, and I was told in another post that I should be feeding alfalfa hay instead until she’s older, so maybe the vet can give me some tips on her weight and if she really is on the thin side or not. Thanks again for your help! I think I will wait until at least 8 months until spaying. Now, I’m off to find some alfalfa hay and maybe a chewing block or two


          • LongEaredLions
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              Yes, do wait until 6-8 months. I would definitely take her for a health check though.
              If she is skinny, I would give her some alfalfa hay to help her gain weight.
              After the spay, keep her warm and contained. You shouldn’t need the collar unless she picks at her stitches. Check the insision daily and make sure she’s eating.

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          Forum DIET & CARE Jude is getting spayed!