When my nethie girl Monkey was spayed, she was under 1.5lbs. She bounced back fine It took her to the next day to start eating, which is typical of girls. Just keep an eye on her Try offering her favorite foods to tempt her into eating. Hay is usually the last thing for them to start eating again I’ve seen. Did you get pain meds for her? She’ll definitely be needing them!

I would THINK if she goes 24 hours without eating, that is a huge red flag. When my Skittles was spayed, recovery was a little tricky. She wouldn’t eat or drink the day of….or the morning after. It is SO important to keep their gut moving. I brought her into the vet for fluids, and I had to syringe feed her with some Oxbow critical care. Then she eventually came around and ate on her own. It is great that yours is at least drinking and moving some. If she goes to long with out eating, you might want to try syringe feeding her with a pellet food/water mixture.
Good luck!

It’s perfectly fine if she’s not eating very much yet, especially if she is drinking her water, which is good. Many girls like a soft favorite food to start with, and often eat their pellets last as they get their appetite back. Just an observation. I’d go with the mild greens like green leaf or mint or parsley, so you don’t add gas to the recovery. (Kale, romaine or bananas can be gassy sometimes.) A little apple slice or a baby carrot might taste good to her. One or two raisins on her greens might tempt her as well. But don’t worry if it’s minimal or only hay for two days, as long as she nibbles.

I would think your vet would have blushed when you told her you’d had Lago for 4 months already. Jeez, do the math. At a minimum that made her 5 months old, and more likely 6 if she was fully weaned. I love the teeny tiny buns on our site.

Did she get spayed too soon?

No, I don’t think so. It’s actually the larger breeds that you may have to wait until they’re 6 or more months to do a spay. 4 months for smaller ones is pretty average. It may be that your rabbit was underdeveloped for the average of her breed at this age.  Some shelters now do routine spays of quite young rabbits. They too would be under developed.

Healing (((vibes))) to your little Lago !

She needs to have pain meds. Sometimes boys can do without them, but a female spay is so invasive, she needs to have them. The meds take the edge off and will help her feel more comfortable, and this way she will eat. I would call the vet and talk to him about this and ask for some.

Definitely get some pain meds for her. Its like giving a female human a full hysterectomy and saying “Nope, no pain meds for you!” Silly vet… they should always give pain meds for spays. Animals feel pain too, poor things.

**Shocked** that they didn’t send home pain meds. Does your vet specialize in exotics? ….wow, still shocked.

Sometimes they might give a long lasting med before the rabbit is sent home…(???) Jersey wasn’t given meds for at home. I didn’t even know to ask back then. Thankfully, she recovered really well. My vet clinic did make me feel comfortable to ring was any post issues though so I think they would have allowed me to pick up meds if needed. Worth a ring to ask about that.

I’m glad she recovered quickly! I’ve heard that some low-cost spay/neuter programs or shelters will sometimes not offer pain meds because they are trying to keep the cost low. So that might explain why they weren’t given to you.

great to hear! We opted to get a male rabbit next, hoping that with neutering being a less invasive surgery, the recovery won’t be so stressful on the bunny, as well as on us :o/

Nugget, I’ve heard that boys bounce back pretty fast.

Chacha was at the vet for 2 days during her spay in May. I called back everyday until I got her home. She wasn’t eating much the first day, but was pooping and eating the second. She was moving around like her usual self when she came home.

Posted By nugget on 08/05/2010 08:21 AM
great to hear! We opted to get a male rabbit next, hoping that with neutering being a less invasive surgery, the recovery won’t be so stressful on the bunny, as well as on us :o/

Remember Nugget, if you choose to ADOPT your next rabbit, many rescues only adopt out bunnies when they’ve already been spay/neutered, so the stress of surgery wouldn’t be an issue, and you could feel comfortable getting a bunny of either sex!  And you get to save a bunny’s life!