Rabbit Advice

What is a rabbit spay?
This operation involves surgical removal of the entire uterus (womb) and ovaries via a midline incision into your rabbit’s abdomen.

What is castration?
This operation involves surgical removal of both testes via an incision over or in front of your rabbit’s scrotum.

Once you have made an appointment for your pet to be neutered, it is important that your pet eats as normal up to their operation, therefore food and water should NOT be removed the night before the procedure.

RHD (also known as Viral Haemorrhagic Disease VHD) is a viral disease which is spread between rabbits by direct contact but also by indirect contact via people, clothing, on shoes, other objects and fleas.

It has been discovered that there is now a second strain of RHD (Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease) RHD2.

Rabbits are social animals so should be kept with other rabbits for company.

These instructions have been prepared to help you with your pet's recovery.

Once you have made an appointment for your pet to be neutered, it is important that your pet eats as normal up to their operation, therefore food and water should NOT be removed the night before the procedure.

Help protect rabbits

The key stress triggers to avoid regarding fireworks are;

Your rabbit should be protected against two major diseases called Myxomatosis and Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (both strains). These can be potentially fatal.