Squealing bunny post surgery?

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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 11/04/2010 at 11:38 PM
  cupcakes
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  Hi everyone!
  
  I had my 7 mo. old dwarf hotot neutered 3 weeks ago and I noticed that now whenever I get him out of his two story hutch, he would come to the door, I would get him out, and he would start squealing. This has never happened before surgery so I was wondering– do you think the vet/assistants frightened him too much? Just a thought.
- 11/04/2010 at 11:42 PM
  Michelle&Lolli
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  Squealing is usually a sign of pain. Has he done this ever since you brought him home? I’d take him to the vet to get checked out. I could be wrong, but I have never heard of squealing in rabbits as any other than an indication of pain.
- 11/05/2010 at 12:42 AM
  LoveChaCha
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  I think the squealing is something to be concerned about. I do not think the vet has done something .. It sounds like your little boy is in some sort of pain
- 11/05/2010 at 11:42 AM
  allegrabunny
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  how do his boy bits look are they red, swollen and or warm? Is he eating and eliminating like normal?
- 11/05/2010 at 12:58 PM
  cupcakes
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  He only squeals when I hold him and take him out of his cage. Only during that action of getting him out. When I actually hold him, he calms down. When I bring him to my room and put him down, he’s definitely normal&himself. This squealing thing never happened until after his surgery.
  
  I’ll check his boy parts later when I go home!
- 11/05/2010 at 1:06 PM
  allegrabunny
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  Maybe he’s a little sore.
- 11/07/2010 at 12:28 AM
  LoveChaCha
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  Perhaps.
  
  I wouldn’t grab him. I would put a treat up to him and that way you can look at his stitches while he is on his hind legs.
- 11/07/2010 at 1:27 AM
  Monkeybun
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  If he is only squealing when you pick him up, that tells me he is sore. Which, after 3 weeks, isn’t typical. You may want to get a vet to check him over.
- 11/08/2010 at 7:17 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Ditto all. Bunnies don’t make noise-especially a squeal unless they think it’s life or death. All signs point to pain-even if it’s just when you pick him up-he could be in pain and it’s just worse when you pick him up. I really don’t think it’s a learned fear reaction from the vet clinic-not typical or even something I’ve ever heard of. A bunny squeal (scream) is dire…should go for a re-check and see how he’s healing.
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