anyone ever got their buck neutered? anyways i was wondering about my 3yr old...is he too old? if not, will his spraying stop or at least be not as much....or do they need to be neutered before they are sexually mature to stop spraying....any advice would be great. I know rabbits are sensitve to anesthetic, but a vet in my area specializes in exotic breeds and does wonders with them...anyways plz serious answers only.ty.
2006-11-16 15:30:55 · 9 answers · asked by Carmen 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
You might want to check the PetBunny vet list for an experienced rabbit veterinarian in your area.
http://www.bunnybunch.org/spayneuter2.html
Ask your vet what preparations you should make before taking the bunny in to be spayed. He should tell you that the bunny is allowed to eat prior to surgery. Many vets who are not familiar with rabbits will tell you that the bunny should not eat for 12 hours prior to surgery. Vets familiar with rabbits know that, unlike cats and dogs, bunnies do not vomit and they recover from surgery faster if they eat until about 2 hours prior to surgery.
If the bunny is old or is a recent rescue, you might want to have the vet do a blood panel to make sure the liver and kidneys are functioning properly before having the bunny put under anesthesia. (Certain beddings can affect liver function and you might not know where the bunny was kept before you rescued him/her. If the bedding was causing a problem, the liver function may return to normal after a month.)
You should ask your vet if he/she uses isofluorane gas as anesthesia. Most vets now use "iso" because it is safer, though a few very experienced rabbit vets might choose to use other anesthesia which may require intubation (difficult to do in a rabbit because of their narrow trachea). Sometimes inexperienced vets hit a nerve in the hind leg when using injectable anesthesia (like ketamine) and cause the bunny to be paralyzed in that leg -- a tragic result. I believe that isofluorane gas is by far the safest anesthesia for bunnies.
IMPORTANT: A rabbit's heart and respiration must be monitored closely during surgery. Depending on the level of anaesthetic administered, bunnies undergoing surgery may begin to feel stress/pain at some point during a procedure. This causes their hearts to race, so the vet needs to back off for a moment, adjust the level of anaesthesia, and make sure the heart rate returns to normal before continuing with the surgery. This is extremely important because, unlike cats and dogs, bunnies' hearts cannot be allowed to "race" or the bunny will die from cardiac arrest. Many bunnies die under anesthesia because inexperienced/careless vets do not monitor the heart and assume that bunnies can tolerate a rapid heart rate.
On the other hand, when higher doses of anesthesia are used to prevent pain, respiratory depression can occur (rabbits are more prone to the respiratory depressant effects of certain drugs). When rabbits stop breathing, resuscitation is very difficult.
According to Hyllier and Quesenberry, the margin of safety of many of these drugs is very narrow for rabbits, so it is essential to monitor parameters closely to prevent any of those two factors (heart racing or respiratory depression) from occurring. Susan Brown describes the parameters which should be monitored during anesthesia in rabbits: respiration, heart rate/pulse, body temperature, reflexes.
Ask your vet for a pain killer. See Dr. Chark's Drug Calculator for drug dosages. Rabbits recover faster if they are not in pain.
2006-11-16 16:04:06 · answer #1 · answered by Blossom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get him neutered anyway. I may stop the spraying or it may not. When they are older it is hard to tell but it is still the best for him. He will be so much more fun to have around when you take that urge to breed out of him! They relax so much. If the vet deals with rabbits all the time than there should be no problem. There are alot of clinics that use the same anaesthetic gas that they use on human babies because it is easier on their system.
People who don't know much about rabbits shouldn't answer questions pertaining to them. Rabbits get neutered all the time. They are happier and live longer and can then live in pairs which makes them even happier. And yes rabbits do spray, just like a cat....
2006-11-16 15:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by cwhl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He may or may not. I've heard from some people that they will stop afterwards and from other people that say they still keep doing it. It's really a genetic trait. I've seen rabbit herds where none of the males spray and others where almost all of them do. I never use a male that sprays to breed with, he will pass that characteristic on. If you ever get another rabbit, check around the breeder's barn to see if the males spray. If so, go to a breeder whose rabbits don't.
If you have a rabbit next door to him that he can see that also could be causing him to do it. Sometimes a male rabbit will get turned on and start spray when he sees and smells a female or even a male directly next door to him. If so, separate the two away from each other and that may help.
2006-11-17 01:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had my buck neutered after he was sexually mature (sired two litters). Unfortunately, the instinct to spray doesnt stop when you desex past sexual maturity age, but it can mellow them out a little (although my boy, Pippin, is a bit of a brat still sometimes hehe). I have another male (entire) and a doe in another cage and Pippin tends to spray when he is nearby these cages (when I let him out to run), but not so much when he is just running around. I didn't have any problems with him going under anaesthetic, but I guess that would depend on your vet. The main problem would probably be the age of your buck, but if your vet is confident and your bunny healthy it should be all good!
Good luck!
2006-11-16 21:33:08 · answer #4 · answered by mudgettiger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My male rabbit was neutered but he was young around 9 months old. Yes the spraying stopped and the surgery did wonders. They only gave my rabbit a tranquilizer not general anesthesia and he was totally fine afterwards. Best thing I ever did. He lived until he was 6 years old and passed away 2 years ago.Just check around for a vet that deals with rabbits or sounds like the one u stated is good. Good luck to you.
2006-11-16 15:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by Nuthouse 4456 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi I don't know if your rabbit will stop spraying. But I had my cat neutered when he was two.It took a little over a month for him to stop. I also have a 9 month old rabbit that is having accidents she's waiting to get spayed. I put sheets and heavy denim on the furniture when she's out. I also have two litter boxes for her and that seems to help. I hope it all works out.
2006-11-16 21:26:03 · answer #6 · answered by Pamela G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting him neutered will be very good for him. It will help with spraying. Here is a great website and an article on neutering.
2006-11-17 00:27:02 · answer #7 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of anyone getting a Rabbit fixed.
They don't spray like cats, that's just how they pee.
They can be litter box trained. We had one loose
in our house and never an accident.
2006-11-16 15:40:47 · answer #8 · answered by J B W 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
what oh go on loser.com or loser.org
2006-11-16 15:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋