First of let me say hi I am new to the forums, so hi!
We adopted our bunny Bramble when he was just six weeks old and he has been an absolute joy from day one, other than the quik of his nails being really long meaning his nails have to be left quite long as well, we have had no problems in any way.
I had made the decision to get him neutered as soon as he was old enough but the vet said his testicles had not descended enough at 15 weeks when we took him (actually at that point we were considering the fact that he might be a girl) so we were told to leave it another few weeks.
He had his op yesterday (he is 22 weeks old now) and the vet said he had been fine although when fixing a chipped tooth at the same time they did notice molar spurs which are apparently uncommon in young rabbits, they have filed them down though so hopefully with the right diet and regular check ups he will be fine.
My concern is that he is not drinking. We went for a check up this afternoon and saw the surgeon who preformed his op, she asked me about his eating and drinking and I told her that he was eating a small amount and had only drank a tiny amount, more worryingly he seems to have only done a single tiny pee. He took his fiberplex fine yesterday, in fact I think he quite liked it but this morning he ended up wearing most of it because he was trying desperately to avoid having to swallow it. He did take his painkiller without problem.
The vet gave him a jag today and told me to keep a close eye on him tonight and come back tomorrow. He has done plenty of poos, but no more pee. until about five minutes before I started writing this he had drank absolutely nothing since he came home, he took a tiny drink then and I do mean tiny. he usually drinks quite a lot.
All the rabbits I have had in the past have came to me neutered so I am not too familiar with what’s normal. The vet seemed a little worried and told me if he had not peed again by morning they would need to do something. I am assuming he is not peeing because he is not drinking, or is he not drinking because something is stopping him peeing? Should I try syringing some water into his mouth?
He is eating tiny amounts, but the vet said as long as he was eating and still taking the fiberplex and doing poos she wasn’t too concerned about the eating, more the lack of pee.
Can anyone with more experience with a recently neutered bun help put my mind at rest? or should I call the emergency vet (its 8.30 pm here so regular vet is closed)