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- 03/10/2017 at 11:10 AM
  skifast
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  Hi
  I have a 15 month old dwarf bunny that needs to be spayed. I have read the recommendations to find an exotic animal vet to do the operation.
  
  The exotic vet charges $400+ to spay a bunny. My vet charges $100. My vet took good care of our bunny that died from congestive heart failure last April. I am having a hard time justifying the cost difference for what seems to be a simple procedure. I am in Akron, Ohio
  
  I would appreciate thoughts and experience.
  
  Thanks
- 03/10/2017 at 12:30 PM
  kirstyol
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  We dont have this problem here in the UK so I might not be the best person to advise but my gut feeling is to ask how rabbit savvy your regular vet is? I don’t think it matters that the vet is a specific exotics vet, what matters is their knowledge and experience with rabbits
- 03/10/2017 at 12:38 PM
  vanessa
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  http://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Ohio
  Scroll down, there is a list of low-cost spay options. Not sure which is closer to you.
- 03/10/2017 at 12:43 PM
  vanessa
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  My exotic/regular vets also charge $400/$450. I took my bunnies to a low cost spay clinic in Richmond, 80miles from me, and it cost $50 for a neuter and $75 for a spay.
- 03/10/2017 at 12:58 PM
  skifast
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  Thanks, I think I have found a good choice.
- 03/10/2017 at 1:26 PM
  Luna
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  Luna’s spay was almost $300 (Michigan). Her vet takes good care of her and is savvy, but does not perform spays so she referred me to a different vet who regularly performs spays. I think that’s one of the most important things to factor in. It’s akin to going to your general practitioner to have your appendix removed instead of a surgeon – I’d go with the surgeon .
- 03/10/2017 at 1:38 PM
  tobyluv
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  Do you know how many rabbits your regular vet sees, and how many surgeries he has performed on them? Those are two of the key questions to get the answer to. If you feel comfortable with your vet and feel like he is perfectly knowledgeable about rabbits and experienced with them, then you could consider having him do the surgery. Just make sure that you speak with him and feel comfortable that he is a rabbit savvy vet. Otherwise, you could try some of the vets in the link that vanessa posted.
- 03/10/2017 at 4:05 PM
  Jessica
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  My vet charged $200 for a spay (Michigan), he sees a number of rabbits and is very knowlagable
- 03/11/2017 at 4:15 AM
  12345ABCDE
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  It may be a fairly routine procedure but it is very invasive and complications can occur. I would find out how knowledgeable your regular vet is – if they advise you to fast your rabbit, go elsewhere. If your regular vet is savvy then by all means go to that one, but if not please go to the exotic vet. £400 may be pricey but it’s your rabbit’s health at stake here.
  
  In the UK, it’s very different. Rabbits are not seen as exotic, and most ‘regular’ vets are very knowledgeable but I believe that might not be the case for elsewhere.
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