Hazel got spayed

Our precious bunny-cat has been spayed! Everything went well. We were given
meds and some special green powdered super-food for bunnies - called
"critical care" - to mix with water and feed by syringe for the first few
days, to help keep her nourished while her appetite was down.

She did the cutest thing the second time I tried feeding this stuff. She
wasn't too interested after the first few squirts, but I thought she needed
more and I aimed the thing at her mouth once again. She backed up a few
steps and vocalized, for the first time ever. Can you imagine what she said?

Well I can't find the right keys to type her words but she clearly meant "no
more". Try saying "uh-uh" through a closed mouth with the emphasis on the
first "uh", and you'll have a good idea. Stupid me tried to get her to take
another bite, and bite she did ... right into my finger! Just a gentle,
warning type of nip, didn't hurt at all, but had I persisted after that, who
knows!!

She's recovering well, starting to hop around energetically again, eating
and pooping constantly. I haven't heard any more sounds coming from her
throat but she sure makes a lot of noise tearing up the stuff in her cage.

"Pat" wrote in message
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Our precious bunny-cat has been spayed! ...........

What on earth is a bunny-cat?

"Kelly Greene" wrote
What on earth is a bunny-cat?

She's a rabbit who lives with so many cats that she probably thinks she's
one of them.

"Pat" wrote in message
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"Kelly Greene" wrote
What on earth is a bunny-cat?

She's a rabbit who lives with so many cats that she probably thinks she's
one of them.

Oh god, Kelly's back! Ignore it and it might go away. Otherwise I have a
lovely recipe all ready to go

Jill

"Pat" wrote in message
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Our precious bunny-cat has been spayed! Everything went well. We were
given meds and some special green powdered super-food for bunnies - called
"critical care" - to mix with water and feed by syringe for the first few
days, to help keep her nourished while her appetite was down.

She did the cutest thing the second time I tried feeding this stuff. She
wasn't too interested after the first few squirts, but I thought she
needed more and I aimed the thing at her mouth once again. She backed up a
few steps and vocalized, for the first time ever. Can you imagine what she
said?

Well I can't find the right keys to type her words but she clearly meant
"no more". Try saying "uh-uh" through a closed mouth with the emphasis on
the first "uh", and you'll have a good idea. Stupid me tried to get her to
take another bite, and bite she did ... right into my finger! Just a
gentle, warning type of nip, didn't hurt at all, but had I persisted after
that, who knows!!

She's recovering well, starting to hop around energetically again, eating
and pooping constantly. I haven't heard any more sounds coming from her
throat but she sure makes a lot of noise tearing up the stuff in her cage.


Since you don't have a male bunny rushing around after her, why did you feel
the need to have her spayed?
Don't tell me - your vet said it it would be a good idea.

Unless rabbits have changed since I was a bit younger when I used to keep
them and win prizes with them there is no need to spay or neuter a rabbit
unless you want to keep it with another of the opposite sex.

Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote

Since you don't have a male bunny rushing around after her, why did you
feel the need to have her spayed?
Don't tell me - your vet said it it would be a good idea.

Unless rabbits have changed since I was a bit younger when I used to keep
them and win prizes with them there is no need to spay or neuter a rabbit
unless you want to keep it with another of the opposite sex.

According to every pet rabbit website I've seen, unspayed female rabbits if
not bred have a better than 80% chance of developing uterine cancer by age
4.

Kelly Greene wrote:

"Pat" wrote in message
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Our precious bunny-cat has been spayed! ...........

What on earth is a bunny-cat?

A pet rabbit in a household of cats, who is probably a bit confused
about its identity? (Sort of like "The Ugly Dachshund" who was really a
Great Dane.)

jmcquown wrote:

"Pat" wrote in message
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"Kelly Greene" wrote
What on earth is a bunny-cat?

She's a rabbit who lives with so many cats that she probably thinks
she's one of them.

Oh god, Kelly's back! Ignore it and it might go away. Otherwise I have
a lovely recipe all ready to go

Jill

What's YOUR problem, Jill? You seem to perceive "trolls" where they
don't exist! (Whatever Kelly's past posts, this one seemed a perfectly
reasonable inquiry.)

"Pat" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote

Since you don't have a male bunny rushing around after her, why did you
feel the need to have her spayed?
Don't tell me - your vet said it it would be a good idea.

Unless rabbits have changed since I was a bit younger when I used to
keep them and win prizes with them there is no need to spay or neuter a
rabbit unless you want to keep it with another of the opposite sex.

According to every pet rabbit website I've seen, unspayed female rabbits
if not bred have a better than 80% chance of developing uterine cancer by
age 4.


Mine never did and usually lived to much older, but I cannot disagree as I
don't know for sure.
I suspect that (some) vets will latch on to the idea to improve their
income.
It's very fashionable atm to neuter and spay anything they can get their
hands on and to promote it.
Next thing it will be guinea pigs and hamsters.

"Christina Websell" wrote
"Pat" wrote
According to every pet rabbit website I've seen, unspayed female rabbits
if not bred have a better than 80% chance of developing uterine cancer by
age 4.


Mine never did and usually lived to much older, but I cannot disagree as I
don't know for sure.
I suspect that (some) vets will latch on to the idea to improve their
income.
It's very fashionable atm to neuter and spay anything they can get their
hands on and to promote it.
Next thing it will be guinea pigs and hamsters.

Either you were very lucky or all the rabbit sites and vets are wrong, or in
a conspiracy to deprive female rabbits of their ability to breed and their
owners of fees for the surgery. In any event, we cannot undo what has been
done to this rabbit, and I do hope it helps her live a longer, healthier,
and happier life.