Griffin is scheduled for “the big snip” on Tuesday

[KatnipCrzy]

  I took Griffin into work last week and had some blood drawn to be sent out- it is cheaper for me to use an outside lab and plan ahead than do bloodwork in-clinic.  His bloodwork came back fine.  Both “boys” are dropped- so he is ready for surgery.  I weighed him and he at 3 1/2 months old is 6 lbs 12 oz- so already 1 1/2 lbs bigger than Cotton and Schroeder.  I am curious to see what his adult weight will be- if he will be over the typical 9lbs (according to his pedigree his greatgrandfather was 14lbs).

  I can’t wait to get him neutered since I hate the musky “boy bunny” smell that I sometimes can smell, and I am hoping it will make his in cage litterbox training better- still could use some work.  So I want the RESULTS- but I am dreading the surgery itself and the recovery- though it should be a quicker recovery than Cotton had (spay).

  He was still willing to eat papaya tablets after the blooddraw so hopefully he will jump right back into eating normally after the surgery. 

[Deleted User]

Katnip, is it true that a bun has to have a certain minimum weight to go in for the surgery? A vet from a Humane Society said that when I adopted Mops.
I think my Neigey is ready but he’s still kind of small.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

That’s so cool you can take him in and get blood work done ahead of time Do you draw the blod yourself on your own pets?

[KatnipCrzy]

I don’t usually draw the blood myself on my own pets- though I usually do hold them.  I held Griffin wrapped in a towel and the vet drew the blood from the huge vein at the base of his ear.

The volume of blood that you can draw from a rabbit is based on weight- so waiting for a smaller rabbit to get larger can be of benefit.  Working on smaller pets is more delicate as they have smaller veins, etc- so if Griffin was a small rabbit I would wait until he was 5-6 months old- just so he is bigger and stronger. 

Some vets have preference on when they will do the surgery- my vet does not like to spay before 6 months old- and usually neuters around that time- but since I know Griffin’s age and that he is strong and healthy- she is OK with neutering earlier (though not spaying earlier).

Young cats and dogs CAN be spayed as young as 8 weeks old at a Humane Society or shelter- but most regular vets wait until 4-6 months before agreeing to surgery.  The shelters goal is to have none of their pets add to pet overpopulation- the vets goal is to have a successful surgery on a healthy patient.

[Monkeybun]

I hope my vet doesn’t tell me theres a minimum weight for Monkey, cuz I don’t think she’s gonna get any bigger

[Beka27]

(((Griffin!)))

[Sarita]

Ouchy! Boy, he’s grown fast hasn’t he – it seems like you just got the little big dude the other day. It sounds like he’s going to be very large too.

[KatnipCrzy]

It does seem as though I just picked him up a couple of weeks ago- as opposed to a couple of months ago.

He has not sprayed, humped or anything else undesirable- but I figure the sooner the better.  Plus then I can let him recover and then think about starting bonding.

I can only hope his incage litterbox habits improve as he gets older!  I think Cotton and Schroeder will also appreciate the reduction in “male hormones”.  Schroeder has been poo marking in his pen a lot more lately (everyone is housed in the same room).

[Furface]

Good luck tomorrow Griffin. *snuggles*

[Lara]

Good luck to Griffin!

[KatnipCrzy]

Griffin did great with his surgery.  He was eating greens as soon as he was awake enough to recognize them as food.  He is a little quieter but that is to be expected.

I have noticed that he either lays down with his legs off to the side or sits with his hocks well underneath his body- as though he is avoiding pressure on his bottom.  But definitely a much better recovery than Cotton’s spay!

[Sarita]

Glad Griffin did well. I hope his bottom gets better soon….vibes for Griffin.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Great!! That’s wonderful news!

[Lara]

I’m glad to hear that Griffin is doing well. The boys have it much easier than the girls… Calypso was acting like himself the day after the surgery. Calypso and Echo hope that he’s feeling better very soon! Oh, and I do, too! lol

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