♡ Surgery recovery suits for buns? ♡

[Cinnamon Bun]

I was wondering if recovery suits are safer and less stressful to use than cones after surgery. I want to get my boy bun neutered, and so I want it to be less stressful as possible, while helping him to make a quick recovery. He is 3 months old now… is that too young to be neutered? I don’t want anything to go wrong. I have checked him myself and he is definitely ready. Does anyone have any advice? ♡

[GlennTheLionhead]

3 months seems pretty young to me but I think it actually depends on size, there is a minimum weight which I can’t remember now but my bun was not neutered till about 7 months old because he simply did not weigh enough.

As for recovery, a lot of buns are fine with nothing, mine were. My first thought about a recovery suit would be to check if its temp controlled, I’d imagine in top of a fur coat a suit may have the potential to take a bun to uncomfortable temps… But that’s just a thought, maybe others have a better idea of how suitable a suit is.

[Bam]

I agree with Glenn, most buns do fine without anything, especially boy buns. A neuter of a young healthy boy is a minimally invasive and quick procedure.

That said, I did ask my (rabbit savvy) vet before I had my girl bun neutered last October. She said a suit is a lot better than a cone. Rabbits hate cones, and if you have to use one, it’s better to make one yourself of a small paper plate than use the commercially available plastic cones. As for temperature, a newly spayed bun is prone to hypothermia  (too low body temperature) rather than hyperthermia (too high temp), so a suit could actually help in that respect.

I ended up not having to use anything for my bun. She was on pain meds for 5 days, but that’s because a spay is a lot more invasive than a neuter. For a boy you normally don’t get any pain meds to be given at home, the bun gets a long-ish lasting painkiller at the clinic, and that should be enough.

A male rabbit can technically be neutered as soon as his testicles drop, but vets often have a weight threshold they want the bun to reach.

[Cinnamon Bun]

Okay, thanks! This is all really interesting and helps a lot. I was also looking at those soft pet cones that look like toasts, strawberries etc. I’ve never got a bun spayed/neutered before so I just want to be as careful as possible. I didn’t know that they don’t send pain medications home with boy buns, actually. Also, what is the minimum weight that your vet recommended to get your buns spayed/neutered? ♡

[Bam]

I’d say the requirements differ from vet to vet when it comes to boys. Some won’t neuter anybunny under 6 months. For a girl, most vets want the bun to be at least 6 months, because before that the structures they’re removing are so tiny they can be difficult to find without poking around too much.

You can still ask for a painkiller to give at home, but as a rule young boys do very well after their neuter. The most important thing is to get him to eat when he comes home. Fresh fragrant herbs are often popular. Then you just check his incision area for swelling every day, and bear with him if he gets “the post-neuter craze”, i e behaves extra hormonal with marking, circling, grunting and mounting for up til 2 weeks post neuter when his hormones have died down.

I had made so many arrangements for when my girl bun was neutered last October, but she was only a bit groggy for about an hour after she came home, then she began to eat and poop.

[DanaNM]

The age guidelines the rescue I volunteered at went off of were minimum 4 months, so usually between 4-6 months on avg. Vets will vary a bit on what they prefer to do. Males can be neutered as soon as their testicles have dropped, but if they are very small (or a very large breed) the vet may want to wait till they are older.

I agree a recovery suit could be good, but prob wont be needed. I know of one bunny that had to wear one because he was obsessively grooming his chest due to stress and had injured himself, and it worked very well with him (he’s doing great now btw, ended up in a bonded trio and is very happy). 🙂

. . . 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.  

[Cinnimon&Ollie]

Most the time they don’t need anything like a cone or recovery suit just pain meds ( if given some give it for boys and some don’t ). I don’t think it is needed for boys because they normally get a longer lasting pain med when their there. Unless they are in obvious pain. For boys the age to neuter is between 4-6 months but it also depends on the vet. I would personally wait until 6 months just have them a bit bigger and all. Weight doesn’t matter as long as they are a healthy weight for their size. And of course make sure the vet knows what there doing.

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