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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 02/18/2017 at 10:57 PM
  Michaela
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  Hi all! I just got my bunny spayed yesterday and got to bring her home. I didn’t get to ask what type of sutures they used and they won’t be open again until Monday. My bunny does NOT want to be handled right now. If I get close to her midsection, she hops back away from me. She won’t take the treat-bait to stand up straight so I can’t get a good look at her sutures. But she’s been licking herself (I sincerely hope it’s just licking) and I almost never see her licking herself in that area. I guess I was just wondering how much grooming her sutures is too much grooming and whether I should be worried about her hurting her stitches. She stayed overnight at the vets office and they said they’d know before her discharge whether she was going to mess with them, and they released her so I assume they saw nothing alarming. Is she likely to pull her stitches?
  
  There’s no blood anywhere in her cage and she’s acting relatively normal otherwise, besides being a little lethargic (understandably). She has pain meds, no signs of pain, and the receptionist said she was going at her hay this morning before I got her like nobody’s business. She’s been eating some, certainly less than normal but that’s to be expected. I haven’t seen her drink anything or pee either, which was my second question. Is it normal to not be peeing or drinking for a day?
  
  I know I’m probably being silly but I’d rather be safe and silly than a sad bunny mom with a hurt bunny.
- 02/19/2017 at 3:32 AM
  jerseygirl
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  My girls were a bit like that about water after the spay. But as soon as I moved the bowl over right next to them, they started drinking. I think they just didn’t want to move.
  
  There would be several layers of stitches so even if the outmost layer of skin separates, it can be re-done if necessary. A friends rabbit licked at the incision (glue, no outer stitches) and it separated. At recheck, the vet wasn’t super concerned. She went on an oral antibiotic and the area had to be washed daily and the skin knitted back together over time.
  
  You could attempt to get a look by transferring her to a counter top perhaps. Are you able to get her to hop into a carrier or carry her while she’s sitting in litterbox over to a counter top? Once they are up somewhere higher and not confident to jump down, you’ll find they are easier at picking up for a quick check. You may even be able to lift just her front legs to look at the tummy.
  
  I know I’m probably being silly but I’d rather be safe and silly than a sad bunny mom with a hurt bunny.
  
  Not at all! Sending out some healing {{{vibes}}} for your girl.
- 02/19/2017 at 3:35 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  My girl drank very little for the first day or so and my boy didn’t drink for about 2 days. I just made sure they had very wet romaine. They were both peeing normally though.
- 02/19/2017 at 9:50 AM
  Michaela
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  Thanks for the advice! I saw a little spot of pee on some litter she kicked out (she’s been very active in her kennel today, surprisingly) but I don’t think she peed in her litter box or on her blanket fully. She’s also very irritated at me, probably because I’ve been messing with her poops and trying to fool with her to get at her stitches. I’m going to leave her alone and check carefully for blood on the kennel floor. It’s been sterilized with vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, along with her litter box, but how worried should I be about infection? Is that common?
  
  Also, I certainly shouldn’t expect her to be on point with her litter box habits right now, right?
- 02/19/2017 at 11:24 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Posted By Michaela on 2/19/2017 9:50 AM
  
  Thanks for the advice! I saw a little spot of pee on some litter she kicked out (she’s been very active in her kennel today, surprisingly) but I don’t think she peed in her litter box or on her blanket fully. She’s also very irritated at me, probably because I’ve been messing with her poops and trying to fool with her to get at her stitches. I’m going to leave her alone and check carefully for blood on the kennel floor. It’s been sterilized with vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, along with her litter box, but how worried should I be about infection? Is that common?
  
  Also, I certainly shouldn’t expect her to be on point with her litter box habits right now, right?
  
  Both of mine pooped all over when they were recovering for a couple days, and Buttercup peed outside of the litter box, I don’t think Peanut did though. I wouldn’t expect them to be perfect when recovering
- 02/19/2017 at 6:17 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  A newly spayed bun will be experiencing crazy hormones so expect lots of territorial marking (pooping and peeing outside the box). This can last up to a month.
- 02/19/2017 at 6:17 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  A newly spayed bun will be experiencing crazy hormones so expect lots of territorial marking (pooping and peeing outside the box). This can last up to a month.
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