Hello everyone. I’m sure there are other threads like this on here but it says the search function is down so I can’t find any! My two little girl mini lops, Floss and Miffy, had their spays on Friday. I picked them up Friday evening (it’s not Sunday afternoon) and by all accounts seem to be doing OK. I’m just brand new to keeping bunnies and have never experience this before so wanted to check out a couple of things… Sorry for being paranoid!

Both of them have warmed up nicely after the anaesthetic. I put fleece blankets into their hutch (where they’re currently confined together on one level) to protect their incisions but they moved these out the way preferring to sleep on the hay? Is this going to cause an issue? Their wounds look clean and fine at the moment and I’m not sure how I can force them to sleep on anything else but will try if I need to?

They both are nibbling food. I’ve got their normal pellets in there, plenty of fresh hay and their normal vegetables. I’ve seen them both eat bits and pieces throughout the whole time they’ve been back and take treats willingly too. How long should I wait before I get worried that they’re not eating as much as normal? It’s been less than 2 days so I’m not there just yet… ??

I’ve also seen both of them poop now, but again how much poop should I expect and when should this increase again? I let them have a hop around just in front of the hutch yesterday which made them do a few more, but at this stage is it just good that they’re doing any at all? Or should I be concerned that there’s only a handful?

I’m managing to get their pain relief down them and when theyre not sleeping they seem bright and alert, not a lot of evidence that theyre in a lot of pain. My main concern currently is the lack of fluid they’re taking. I phoned the vet who said they were given a big booster of fluids at the vets on Friday so not to worry, focus on the eating and poop. But how long should I not worry about drinking for!? They have eaten a lot of spring greens and kale so will get some water from that. I have two bottles set up, one of which has a couple of drops of orange juice in to tempt them but so far nothing. I just tried to put a heavy ceremaic bowl of water in too but whilst I was still holding it Miffy grabbed the side and pushed my hand away long with the bowl ?

We have a vets checkup tomorrow lunchtime but I just wanted to make sure this all sounds normal and positive so I don’t stress so much in the meantime!

Ps. Here is a pic of my baby buns so you know who I’m talking about!

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