Trust me, you are in excellent hands with Dr. Harvey! She’s one of the foremost rabbit vets in the US.

I’ll be sending vibes to your babies.

Good luck and quick healing vibes to your bunnies (and your wallet)!

I hope all goes well with your babies. Gabby made it through like a trooper and was herself just a few days later.

(((Vibes!))) Keep us posted!

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Good luck buns!!!!
Wishing a speedy recovery too!

Good luck! Sending happy speuter vibes your way.

Aww *vibes*

I called the vet place… twice a day until little Chacha went home..

Just keep an eye on them and distract them if they start with a noise, or attention or motion. Try to let them rest, but keep them from hiding places if it looks like one or both are going after their own incision. Some do, some don’t. You won’t know until you observe. But if one does, check to see if there is any swelling, redness or grinding of teeth which would indicate a problem starting.

When you want to check the incision site, hold up a small treat so the bunny stands, then lay a hand mirror on the floor so you can see the reflection of their belly side while standing up. That way you won’t have to wrestle with a tender area by trying to turn them over.

Yay! I must be a relief for you to have the babies home safe and sound. Bunny surgery is nerve wracking for concern bunny parents. As for chewing, it depends on the bunny, like RabbitPam said. When mine were done, it seemed like Echo didn’t even notice that she had an incision. Calypso, on the other hand, was so insistent on chewing that he came home from the vet with a cone on and it stayed on for a week. (I felt bad for him, but it was sooo funny/cute seeing his little ears sticking out of it. lol)

Thanks, I’m definitely thrilled to have them home!

Regarding the Metacam, you should just follow the instructions given by your doctor. If none were included, but you have more medication left after the dose last night, I would call to clarify the orders.

I kept my bunnies locked up for about a week after surgery. I was really worried that they would open their incisions by jumping on something or doing some other sort of bunny acrobatics.

My vet told me to give metacam a couple times a day as needed. She’s had a full hysterectomy, it will take more than a day to feel better, she’ll likely be wanting some more pain meds.

Keep her confined for a week or so, don’t let her climb or jump or run. Don’t want to risk hurting herself.

Momo was on it .44 ml every 12 hours for 5 to 7 days. We decided to go the full 7 days, better safe then sorry. And she had no problem with the stitches. In fact almost all the fur is back on her tummy 1 1/2 months later, except for a silly looking patch right where the incision was, and that is filling in.

Keeping her confined for a few days was the hardest part. After a couple days recovery she was absolutely stir crazy. But she is a wild woman with the climbing when let out. So it was very hard.

Pain meds can also trick a bunny into thinking they feel fine… so if let out, they might overdo the exercise, and then hurt themselves. Keep her confined for the full week.

Pain meds can also trick a bunny into thinking they feel fine..

I kept Lolli in her pen for this reason. She started binkying in her pen the next day after I brought her home. I was freaking out. “LOLLI!!! STOP!!!” LOL Luckily she was fine. But my friend’s bunny binkied and ripped her stitches open so it does happen.