I’m not sure exactly how long the spay operation takes. I dropped my bunny off in the morning, they called me in the afternoon to say it had gone well, then they kept her overnight to make sure she was monitored and eating overnight. Most vets don’t keep bunnies in overnight though, although if they offer it I think it’s a good option.

– Make sure she eats before and right up to the surgery
– Make sure you’re sent home with painkillers for her after the surgery
– Stock up on her favourite veg and treats. Lots of bunnies don’t want to eat after spays, but the quicker they start eating the better. They must eat within 8 hours of the spay, so make sure you have critical care in case she doesn’t voluntarily eat
– Give her the option of soft blankets to lie on
– Clean the hutch and litter trays extra regularly so the wound doesn’t get infected
– Watch out that she isn’t biting or playing with the wound

In addition to S&L’s great advice, I’ll add:

1) Rearrange her free-roam area to be more limited, and take out or modify obstacles so she is not tempted to do a lot of jumping or climbing. This can tear/strain the incision site, delaying healing and potentially injuring it. Even if she feels like she is OK to jump and run, her incision site may think otherwise.
2) Do what you can to encourage hay eating. The sooner she begins eating hay again, the better. Each rabbit has its own recovery time, but if swapping through fresh hay more frequently seems to do the trick, do that for a couple days.

Well …. congrats, you got a boy! I’m glad he went through surgery well, boys are usually fast to recovery from that.
I honestly would leave him alone and try not to lift him up and touch down there, it is probably pretty sore, you can check it whenever he lays on his side to make sure there is no infection but I would leave him be for a day or so and then if he lets you, you can prod his incision. But try not to touch it so you don’t cause an infection down there for him.

Did the vet give you any pain meds for him?

He should have pain meds-usually metacam for 3 days or so

Well they need to give you meds. I would push the vet and tell them you need pain meds that he seems painful and they should abide by your wishes

No problem, hope he feels better!

If you’re able to get pain meds, that’d be good to have just in case. Female spays are quite invasive and typically require post op pain meds. For males, some bounce back well and recover smoothly. I’m glad the full operation went well. Observe for signs of pain or discomfort, as you would, and that can help determine whether you need to be very anxious about whether you have pain meds. Wick did not need pain meds after his surgery, so it does very. But obviously having it just in case is good.

Well he can have exercise, just no jumping on things.
Don’t put any bandages on anything as he can rip it off and injest it and cause a blockage that can lead to stasis.

No problem. Try not to be a hawk over him as it can agitate him. Let him heal, he should heal up pretty fast as I remember for my boys. And his stitches should dissolve in a couple of days.

That’s a very important question to ask. Both should be fixed because not only will one party be hormonal, but a hormonal rabbit around a fixed rabbit can bring about hormonal behaviors from the fixed rabbit. Hormones don’t facilitate secure and healthy bonds. You will need both fixed and there should be a good month after each procedure to allow the rabbit’s body to regulate the hormone decrease. Then you go into pre bonding, dates, etc.

The stitches should be but some vets use older knowledge and use stitches that don’t dissolve.

And I agree with Wick, only fixed buns can be bonded.