A cute and fluffy pet – a rabbit – can become aggressive, start biting relatives and owners. This behavior is associated with the accumulation in the animal’s body of an excessive amount of sex hormones, which put the rabbit’s body in a state of stress, changing its usual behavior. You can avoid adverse consequences by performing a planned operation – castration of rabbits.
Spaying and neutering rabbits in Kyiv
Why neuter a rabbit?
Rabbits after castration
Spaying rabbits also helps to increase the lifespan of pets and improve their quality of life. This is a great way to minimize the risk of tumor formation and avoid unwanted pregnancy (the female is ready for a new conception a few hours after the appearance of offspring).
Preparing a rabbit for castration
Rabbit castration becomes possible after the pets reach puberty. In males, it occurs at the age of 35 months, when the testicles are completely descended into the scrotum. In rabbits, maturation occurs a little later – about 4 months. Castration of rabbits is recommended from the 5th (for females – from the 6th) month of life, when the body is fully formed. Ratologists recommend castrating rabbits up to two years of age. It can be performed later, but this increases the risk of side effects from anesthesia. For mature animals, a comprehensive examination of various organs is performed before the operation.
Preparation for castration of rabbits begins with the selection of an experienced veterinary surgeon who will conduct a full examination and prescribe the necessary additional diagnostic examinations.
Sterilization is performed only if the pet is completely healthy, not exhausted, and has not recently suffered from serious illnesses or injuries.
A few days before the procedure, the pet must be transferred to coarse fibrous food – for example, hay, and the animal is allowed to drink water. On the day of the operation, the rabbit must also eat. The long digestive tract of a furry animal and the presence of food in it allows the pet to recover from the operation faster, regain strength, and minimizes the risk of complications and unwanted side effects.
Sterilization of rabbits takes relatively little time (from 30 minutes to an hour and a half). At the Veterinary Hub, anesthesia is used with minimal impact on the pet’s body: he regains consciousness immediately after the operation and goes home conscious (which, however, may be somewhat confused at first).
At the Veterinary Hub, surgeries are performed using: inhalation (gas) anesthesia, combined and intravenous anesthesia. The optimal type is selected for each patient individually by the anesthesiologist, based on the previous history and the results of diagnostic examinations.
Rabbits after castration
A rabbit after castration requires increased attention for several hours. It is advisable that the female live in a separate cage from the males in the first days after sterilization to avoid harassment and accidental injuries, and separation of the stitches. Detailed recommendations on the daily regimen and nutrition after the operation are given by a veterinarian, but the general rules are as follows: the rabbit needs to be created as comfortable as possible. The owner also needs to check the healing of the stitch from time to time: it should not be wet, red or pus-filled. In case of any suspicion of inflammation, you should immediately contact a veterinarian.
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