Vibes for little one and advice for me please!

Hey everyone
Tigger has her Spey tomorrow, taking her in at 9.40am.
I'm quite scared, she's my first bun so everything is a learning curve, but she's the one going through this not me so I can't complain! So vibes for my little fluffy one

So far I'll be keeping her inside in a cage for 7 days, she will have a pet bed but if she won't sleep on it I'll swap to blankets and towels. I'll give her a bowl of water and see if she prefers to drink from that to save energy. I'll give the vets some spring greens, carrot, hay and grass and a couple of pellets to try and get her to eat afterwards.

If you have any advice in general on bun care after ops or Spey/ neutering it would be great to hear! Or if you have any advice or amendments to what I've said above.

Thanks

She will be very quiet afterwards but that does not necessarily mean she is in pain or distressed. Rabbits tend to quietly get on with things, so she will instinctively just sit for a day or so. Make sure that she has had a pain-killing injection before you take home - they usually last 24 hours - and that will be enough to get her over the op.

Provide her with food that she especially likes, and try to monitor whether she is eating and pooping. You can rinse her greens in water to get a bit more fluids into her. Don't worry if she is not interested in eating until the next day she will probably still be tired after her op. However, the next day try to tempt her if she isn't interested the day before. One approach I took was to push the food into her face so she grabbed it with her teeth, she then ate some of it in disgust with me. If it gets something in her tummy it helps, but don't worry too much, I am sure she will be fine.

Keep her warm, quiet and with available food and water and she will be back to normal soon.

Sending her lots of vibes for tomorrow honey and hugs to you too.

Sounds like you are doing all the right things and Nickies advice is top notch.

Please let us know how she is tomorrow.


Katie x

Thanks Nickie, that advice is great. I have absolutely everything ready for her, all we have to do now is wait for the phone call, so so anxious.
Thanks for the vibes Katie.

Goodness the waiting is the worst isnt it. Its almost unbearable I find.

She will be fine though im sure. x x x

Will keep checking back to see how she is.

I'm with you there, I don't know what to do with myself!
It's also the talk the vets have to have with you beforehand about the risks.

Thanks lovely, I will be sure to keep updating.

try and remain calm, it's hard, but necessary. sound like you're doing everything right

Just had the phone call!
She's just come round, quite groggy but is already tucking into the spring greens I sent her in with. I swear, nothing will put that girl off of her food!
Feeling very relieved, will let you know when she's home

She's home!
It makes me feel like I was worrying over nothing. She's very sleepy but her eyes lit up when I went in the room.
I was prepared for grunts and grumpiness but she's really calm and loving a good nose rub and fuss.
Another update tomorrow

Sending Tigger vibes for a continued good recovery. She seems to be doing really well so far. x

Glad that everything seems to have gone well. Hopefully in a day or two she will be back to normal.

Oh well done Tigger.

Im really glad she is okay. A bit of TLC and she will be tickety boo.

Please post if you have any worries or concerns.

Im sending some gentle nose rubs.

Katie x

Thanks very much for all your magical vibes she has been drinking and wee-ing already as well, very proud of her.

She's much chirpier today ate her pellets through the night and now munching some hay, got some normal poos as well.

brilliant, that's the biggest worry after GA, glad Tigger's ok

Isn't it a lovely relief when it is over? Please give her a nose rub from me.

Jo xx

She's enjoying all the nose rubs
The relief is amazing, little fluffy ones just take up a huge part of our hearts don't they

God yes!

Im so glad she is recovering so well. Brilliant news.

K x

I am so glad she is better, I know I have said that before but the nuzzling is so cute. There is nothing like a snuggly from a bunny is there?

Bunny snuggles are so lovely! it's great to feel loved by a little one.

Got a couple of questions.
How long after her spay should I wait to bed her back on straw?
Her poos aren't her normal colour yet, quite dark and she's left a couple of caecotrophes but I did see her eating some yesterday, but could this simply be because she's not quite back to normal yet?

It will just be because she isn't quite back to normal. But sounds as though she is doing great. As long as she looks like she is healing well you could probably put her back on straw now. x

Glad she is doing so brilliantly.

Yet more nose rubs for Tigger. x

More noserubs on the way and I am so glad for you.

Jo xxx

Aww thankyou
She's getting back to her very cheeky self... She looks at her breakfast bowl, then at me, then back at the bowl. She couldn't be much more subtle

I am so pleased. You get a lovely overjoyed feeling when they get better; this is great news.

Jo xx