It’s natural to be nervous, but if your vet is an exotic vet and you trust them, try not to worry.

Rabbits mustn’t have food or water or hay restricted ever, so ignore that advice.
Did a receptionist tell you that? Often they don’t know, so don’t worry about it if it was just a receptionist.

I would have thought if you like you can request blood work be done too, but it might not be necessary. If your bun is young it’s unlikely there would be any problems.

Absolutely do not fast your bunnies – bunnies should be kept eating and drinking right up until surgery time!

Blood work is typically not done unless it’s suspected bun is sick or elderly. Although, I don’t know why she would be taking a fecal sample.. Do you know how experienced she is in exotics? A vets death rate with rabbits should be less than 1%. If your vet has more than this, I would not take your bunny there to be spayed, in my opinion.

If it was the receptionist that said that, then I wouldn’t be too concerned. A lot of times the receptionist doesn’t know and will give the fasting talk to clients when they make the appointment. Although it is a little strange that they said 7am when the drop off time is between 8am and 9am. For dogs/cats, it is the night before.

Blood work isn’t always done, especially if the rabbit is young and appears to be healthy. It is recommended for older or possibly sick animals. So no doing blood work is not a red flag in my opinion.

Mine always have snack packs to take along with a little container of salad, one of pellets and a carrier full of hay so that they can have something immediately after surgery. They are dropped off at about 7.30 and the surgery is normally done toward midday. If the vet is planning to operate in the morning that may be why.