I am so sorry Luna had a rough spay. To be honest I find it odd that a vet hospital would turn off their phones during business hours like that. That alone would have made me upset. I hope she pulls through and you get to bring her home tomorrow!!

Oh I would have been a basket case. I dropped my doe off at 8am for her spay and got a call at around 10:30am to let me know how it went. When I had my buck done he was neutered in the afternoon but I was told it wasn’t going to be done until the afternoon. I still got a call around 2. I couldn’t imagine sitting there imagining the worst.

I’m glad to hear she’s a strong bun. Healing vibes being sent her way!

I know it’s hard not to but please dont beat up on yourself. You’re doing the best you can and the best for your bun, sometimes stuff just happens.
Indie, kasha, and I send positive healing vibes for your Luna.

You were feeding her a healthy diet and you took her to the best clinic in your state. You have been a great bunny mom! Please be nice to yourself.

(((((Luna)))))

If the vet couldn’t see she was fat before they started the procedure, it’s not reasonable to think you could have known. I’m thinking she could have had fat deposited around her uterus. That isn’t readily visible from the outside.

When you get her home, you can start tapering down the pellets. Weight reduction should happen very slowly in rabbits. Please keep us posted. You have nothing to apologize to her about, you were doing everything right.

I will never forget the day i sent my girl in for a spay and my boy in to have his teeth removed. They accidentally cut him open to perform the female neuter on him. I was physically ill over it. I cried when I picked him up and spent the rest of his life trying to make up for it by giving him everything he wanted.

It took me a very very long time to forgive myself for that.

Please know its not your fault. Thats 100% on the vet. Ive known chubby females who have been successfully neutered with no complications, so that isn’t on you its on the vet completely.

Additionally you cant conjure up money that isnt there, and waiting until you had the finances was the right option but you couldnt have predicted any of these things, ie the false pregnancy and the hidden fat . Getting her neutered was the best call for her health long term.

Hoping you hear from them soon and that poor Luna is doing well!

Please don’t feel bad. There are plenty of does that have been spayed even older. There is no way to predict what kind of things might come up even in a 6 month old. You did the best you could and clearly got her spayed because you care about her. It’s not our fault that nature can be cruel if this isn’t done! I hope you hear good news soon!!

There is no way to know what might have truly happened but I agree that there might have been a mistake made. That was kind of questionable with how she described it as ‘jumped out’. It sounds like a vessel moved and she cut it by accident. I am beyond grateful to have a great vet because it is scary when you don’t know who you can trust with your beloved pet. Too bad he’s no where near Utah or I’d be happy to give you a recommendation!!

Dface – Your story is unbelievable. I am sorry it took so long for you to forgive yourself for that but that was not on you either. I guess when you hear of medical mistakes that have been done to humans we should except similar things with our pets. It just shouldn’t happen.

Not to be ‘that person’ but would it be worth going to the clinic? You can insist on being allowed to see her and you might get a sense of how she is doing. I would trust some vets with my rabbits 100% but you seem very very concerned right now.
Im not a big fan of going against vet advice, but I do believe you know your rabbit the best, so if you think you need to go be with her – go be with her. At this point id probably have rang a few other vets and just see if i can transfer her, or bring her home and ask to care for her from there.

she’s been through a lot , she will be strange for a couple days i am sure. But I am also sure that she is probably so happy and relieved to be at home with you!

Sorry to hear about what you’ve both been through. I hope she is much better today.

The vet was very nice but I feel like she may have made a mistake and tried to come up with reasons why the mistake was made? (the fat, etc) the way she explained it

This was my first thought when I read about the fat. That sounds very strange to me…no way to know for sure, of course but I suggest you leave a review on their website (or wherever you were reading the reviews) to warn other rabbit owners. Don’t say anything specific as that would be libel, as you are not sure it was the vets fault or not, I would just mention the routine spay went badly.

((((Luna)))))

Sorry, I know this reply is kind of late!

I got two of my three rabbits fixed at a vet recommended by the local rabbit shelter. Bolt was almost three, (approximately) and Shadoe was about one and a half. My sister and I actually raised money to get them fixed at a tractor show. I know how difficult it is not knowing if your pet is okay. I was worried about them all day and afterwards because they weren’t feeling well. I hope your bunny is doing well!