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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 07/23/2008 at 3:45 PM
  Balefulregards
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  And aside from the now
  
  “I’m ignoring you because you put me in a pet carrier and then let some stranger flip me upside down to check if I was a girl and THEN let her open my mouth and check my teeth…”
  
  punishment I am enduring, we know these things:
  
  Coco is surely a girl.
  
  She has perfect teeth and nails
  
  She is ridiculously healthy for being an adoption at a perfect weight.
  
  She is maybe 2 years old.
  
  And she is scheduled for her spay on August 4th, so she can stop making sweet passionate love to my forearm.
  
  Hopefully then some of the digging/chewing behaviors and aggressive dominance stuff will fade a bit.
  
  The one moment that was sweet, though, was at the vets office. Coco turned and tried to crawl up on me to get away from the vet.
  
  and may I ask what is the “normal” price range for spays? I feel really comfortable with the vet – highly regarded exotic animal vet….but was a little taken aback when the quote for the spay came in at 300-400 dollars. Of course I took the appointment, as this was for two and a half days at vet and pain meds And possible fluid treatment if needed…but I am not sharing this news with my husband who Flips Out at the cost of everything. Especially a rabbit he didn’t really want to adopt…
- 07/23/2008 at 3:59 PM
  osprey
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  Wow, 2 1/2 days at the vet is a long time. The vets and clinics here usually keep them until they wake up from the procedure, usually 4 or 5 hours. Then you do post operative care and pain management at home. Your price would be high here, the private vets get around $200 or so for the spay + meds (some are a little higher if they do blood work too) and the clinics are much less, I think $55 US for a spay. We are fortuante to have a very good low cost spay/neuter clinic nearby that does rabbits.
- 07/23/2008 at 4:19 PM
  MarkBun
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  Some vets also like to keep the bun overnight and that runs around $200. Dr. Harvey did the spay and neuter for my GF’s rabbits and kept them overnight. Meanwhile when the buns from Save A Bunny are brought to her, they are returned the same day. I guess for the rescues they make special arrangements in order to keep costs down.
- 07/23/2008 at 4:35 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I paid almost four hundred for my spay…I was blown away when I first lookied into it, but I guess you can’t expect to get a spay/neuter on a rabbit done for less then two hundred, and that range you gave, while high, sounds about right -Glad you like your vet!
- 07/23/2008 at 4:42 PM
  MarkBun
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  I forgot to mention, if the cost is a problem for you, most vets will work out a payment plan. I find that animal doctors are more forgiving, loving and flexible about their patients than people doctors.
- 07/23/2008 at 4:49 PM
  Beka27
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  is staying over that long necessary? can they keep her one night instead and save you some money that way? i would ask.
- 07/23/2008 at 5:40 PM
  JK
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  Wow 2-1/2 days is a long time! Maybe overly cautious! We do have many low cost clinics where I live that are excellent. That sounds like a lot of $$$ to me but if you have it then go for it. My husband, the tight wad, would flip too. He will come home one day soon and find another rabbit even though he said absolutely not – more $$$. So what else is new!!!
  
  Edited: Sorry I meant to add – that’s great news on your bun! It is especially great to hear their teeth are good!
- 07/23/2008 at 6:27 PM
  kralspace
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  oohhhh, you got the “how could you let that stranger grope me” treatment….hhahahahah It’s amazing how much they decide they like you when someone else is trying to handle them, then you’re not so bad.
  
  I was quoted in that price range by a local vet, but I was very uncomfortable with the fact that he was so old and arthritic in his hands that he cancelled us 4 times. We drove to the vet in dallas reccommended by the rescue, who charged us around $150 total, including 5 days of pain meds. And I really liked her, she does all the rescue spays.
  
  kathy
- 07/23/2008 at 6:31 PM
  Beka27
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  i *would* say that there is no danger in calling around and getting different prices… but i know you are on a timeline with “Lil’ Miss Nip-Nip”.
  
  so i agree that if you feel comfortable and don’t mind the price… go for it. but i would seriously ask them *why* 2.5 days is necessary. is it b/c she is older, or they do this with everybun? i have never heard of that UNLESS there were problems or complications…
- 07/24/2008 at 6:04 AM
  Sarita
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  secourslapins.org/contact_eng.html
  
  Above is a link for the Quebec Rabbit Rescue – send them an email about possible vets in Montreal and see if they have costs for any of them. Also check links below.
  
  members.shaw.ca/cocoasun/CanadianRabbitVets.htm#Quebec
  
  homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/Vet_CA-QU.html
  
  It’s good that she is healthy too.
- 07/25/2008 at 1:19 PM
  Balefulregards
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  Thanks to you all – and Sarita – this is the vet who does the Secour Lapins work. Coco will be dropped off Monday afternoon – have her surgery on Tuesday and be monitored. I will be able to pick her up on Wednesday afternoon. I guess they do the aftercare there – as well as monitor for the stitches being all right and in place before she comes back home.
  
  Everything is a bit more expensive in Canada ( and I say this as a US citizen living her for the past 2 years) – and I suspect that I am helping to offset the cost of the Rescue Rabbits spay/neuter that they do.
  
  I was pleased with the rabbit recovery room – which I was allowed to see. Plenty of room for each rabbit – A nice fan blowing on them and BIG individual cages. The rabbits also had a lovely assortment of greens in each of their cages to tempt them to nibble.
  
  Ah well. I have changed my budget for this month to accommodate the spay – as my calves are currently the object of her affections and I would like to sleep without the worry of her mounting my head.
- 07/25/2008 at 1:35 PM
  MooBunnay
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  Hmm that sounds like more of a bunny resort than a bunny vacation ! If you feel that the cost may cause a problem, it wouldn’t hurt to call the rescues to see if you can find a more inexpensive recommended vet.
  
  Often, females have a more difficult time recovering from a spay than males do from a neuter, so it probably isn’t bad that the vet will be monitoring your bun for an extended time, but I don’t think that it is absolutely necessary.
- 07/25/2008 at 1:53 PM
  minnieservis
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  I’m very happy to hear you have a vet you trust and that your bunny is going to get spayed. I have to find a vet soon and get my bun checked out also.
  
  I know this is completely off topic and I hope I’m not being too forward but you mentioned you’ve been living in Canada for two years. Well I live in NJ and want to move to Nova Scotia but I’m not sure how is the best way to go about it. Any suggestions? Thanks
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