Heart murmur

FORUM

What are we about? Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 4sd replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 10 months ago by DanaNM.

Viewing 4 reply threads

Author

Messages
- 05/11/2020 at 5:02 PM
  Eryn
  Participant
  2 posts
  I have a four month old bunny and I took her to the vet to get checked up on and to make her appointment to get spayed. Up to this point I had made up my mind to get it done. While there we found out she has a respiratory infection and a heart murmur. The assistant said it’s rare for baby bunnies to have heart murmurs and that she could grow out of it. But didn’t seem too concerned with it being a problem for her to have the surgery. I’m worried though. I know it’s a quality of life issue for girls but with the heart murmur I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if something went wrong. Any suggestions?
- 05/12/2020 at 11:39 AM
  DanaNM
  Moderator
  9064 posts
  Hi there,
  
  Sorry no one has replied yet! Four months is young for a spay. I think if I was in your shoes I would wait a while. I think most vets prefer to spay at 6-9 months, so you could wait at least until then and see if her murmur goes away. I don’t think there would be any harm in even waiting until she was a year or so.
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 05/12/2020 at 4:58 PM
  Wick & Fable
  Moderator
  5834 posts
  I agree with Dana that waiting a month or two would most likely be harmless. It may ensure she is fully developed enough for an effective spay and give her body a chance to become more resilient, regardless of a heart murmur or not.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 05/12/2020 at 5:04 PM
  Eryn
  Participant
  2 posts
  I was thinking that too. They seemed very pushy about getting it done soon but I can’t see that going well. She’s so small and sweet. She was actually the runt so when I got her and she didn’t want to be around the other bunnies which I thought was great because she’s a solo bun anyway. Now she rules my house and cant even think about adding a two week recovery to her already fragile heart. This makes me feel better about my decision. It’s so hard when it’s for her good but I also don’t want to cause harm. Thank you for commenting back!
- 05/12/2020 at 7:17 PM
  DanaNM
  Moderator
  9064 posts
  Odd that the vet is being pushy about it… I guess they just want to make sure it gets done, but she is still very young! Just to make sure you want to go with that vet, I would ask them how many rabbit spays they do and what their success rate is. The spay procedure is more invasive than neutering so it’s important to find a vet that does lots of them.
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
Author

Messages

Viewing 4 reply threads

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.