Well, I’ve never separated my bonded pairs when I’ve had them altered – I think it’s good to have them together to recover with each other. Only if they start acting up would I separate them. I don’t think his advice is wrong though I just don’t think it is necessary in most cases (depends on the rabbits and their activities and behavior).

It is possible that they could try to clean each other’s incisions and that could cause issues – that is what he’s worried about. I’d say keep an eye on them and see if they do that or not. if they do, I would put them both in an X-pen with a fence seperating them so they can see each other and lie down next to each other but can’t really groom one another.

Not sure how much this information helps but we started out with our 3 lb male Fiver. We had to get him neutered in which case he turned out to be cryptorchid with one testicle which meant the operation was more like a spay. Our plan was to get him paired with a female at the House Rabbit Society as soon as he was able. The Vet told us that we should wait at least 12 days after the operation to begin the pairing process. It was amazing how fast he seemed to recover from the operation. But we waited the full 12 days. Since your rabbits are already bonded, 12 days is probably not necessary. You have probably thought of this but I will mention it anyway and that is keeping them apart but in view of each other so that they are not really apart.

One other thing I might add is that if you have not gone through this sort of operation before, well, it was a rather trying experience for my wife and I. We were glad that we made sure we got the best vet we could to perform the operation.

I agree w/ Markus that this is likely the vet’s intentions.  If anything doesn’t make sense to the vet, feel free to ask about it.  I always say to ask questions until it makes sense to you, else you’re brain won’t fully buy into this information  I’m also wondering if the vet is concerned that one will feel worse than the other, and therefore bother the worse feeling one.  Or if one is more frisky the other will be affected. He/She may also have been thinking that they should just be separated w/ a barrier, but still have access to each other or something.  I’d probably probe further to better understand.  It c/b that you’re interpretation is different than what was meant.