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Hello. My bunny Toby was neutered today. He is doing pretty well of what I can see. He even flopped on his bed?! But on the way to the vet, he peed in his carrier, and on the way back he peed again. He then laid in it. Now his bottom, and his front and back paws are yellow and he smells like urine. Are there any safe ways to clean him? I just don’t really want to disturb him since he was just neutered. He could just groom himself, but I don’t want him licking his pee lol. Any safe cleaning tips without disturbing him would be helpful
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Thanks for the replies!!!
What you guys said makes sense, so I’ll just let him lick it off himself. And like you said Wick, I’ll do the damp towel process once he’s recovered. How long do you think it takes a male to recover? My vet didn’t give me any information about it, so I have no clue.And Toby says “thanks Wick for wishing me a good recovery
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Posted By Wick on 1/23/2018 1:45 PM
Males bounce back from neuters pretty fast since the surgery is much more simple, as compared to a female’s spay. A lot of owners report independent hay eating and appetite within 2 to 3 days after the neuter, though 1 dose of pain medication may be necessary for 1 to 2 days post neuter. Looking for signs of pain/discomfort, like consistent hunched posture or teeth grinding will indicate some pain. The day of the surgery, he may be a bit out of it and lackadaisical.If the stains are still there after a week, that’d be a pretty safe time to interact with him fully, though generally the fur will grow out of the stains or he’ll get it eventually.
For the next few days, it is important to restrict his space so he’s not tempted to climb and jump. He won’t understand the ramifications those athletic stretches will have on his sutures. You should also try and check the suture site once a day to make sure it looks relatively spic and spam. There may be residual dried blood from the operation, but after a day, it should be groomed off and the suture site should look pretty neat; not super red or irritated. Preventing him from lounging on loose hay (stabs!) will help, so if you lay hay in his box, put it in a pile instead.
It’s also not unusual for males to not drink water for a day or two after the surgery (reason unknown; Wick went through this), so feeding especially wet veggies will ensure necessary hydration.
Encourage hay consumption best you can, and if one hasn’t been scheduled, you can consider calling your vet to set a post-op appointment a week from now. If you notice anything odd with the suture site or your rabbit’s behavior, call in to consult immediately.
Thank you so much for this Wick!!! The vet did send us 1 dose of pain medication for one day, and Toby had it yesterday. The urine is gone now! I saw him grooming himself, so I guess he licked it off. I also did see some dry blood around his incision yesterday, but now that’s gone too. Yesterday he didn’t really want to eat, but today he has more appetite and is eating.
Last night I was freaking out because I heard some pretty loud tooth grinding, and that means pain. He was also letting out gas (it was very smelly.) I was about to call the vet, but it was super late at night. Today, Toby woke up super happy and energetic and he is eating and drinking a lot. I think the tooth grinding was just pain from the surgery, because if I had a surgery like that, I’d definitely show pain as well lol. If I see him doing it again today, I will definitely call his vet. Another thing that kind of worried me was his poo. The first poo he did after his surgery was a dried cecotrope. He was pooping cecotropes before the surgery, so I think he pooped his last one after the surgery. When I woke up this morning, I saw normal and good sized fecals. Just now as I’m typing this, he just pooped normal sized fecals but they looks wet and moist. They smell EXACTLY like cecotropes! I thought a male rabbit’s fecals should not smell after they were neutered… Because before he was neutered, some of his territorial fecals smelt like body odor\onions and the ones he’s pooping now smell like that too. He’s now bending over and eating cecotropes. Maybe the soft and smelly fecals he just pooped had to do with the cecotropes. I’m just really confused… Is it ok if I use this topic to give you guys updates on his recovery and tell you weird things I see? I’ve done a lot of research on rabbits and rabbit care, but I just don’t know about things like their body language after being neutered. Thanks if you reply
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Posted By sarahthegemini on 1/24/2018 10:14 AM
I use puppy pads in the carrier because Buttercup digs up blankets and sometimes pees on the bare plastic. It’s harder for her to dig up the puppy pad so I use a blanket and the pad. That way if/when she moves the blanket, the pad is there to soak up pee.Toby did the same exact thing yesterday. He dug up the towel and blanket I put there, and peed one the bare plastic of the carrier
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