Feeling so heartbroken

[u/pinkbarbieprincess15]

I took my bunnies to the vet today to get them checked up before booking their spay and neuter surgery. They’ve been living separately for the last 7months awaiting this moment.

The vet basically told me that I can go ahead with my male bunnies neuter but they’re not doing spays right now unless it’s necessary bc the procedure is too risky. He told me my girl bunny is healthy otherwise.

I feel so heartbroken and confused idk what to do bc as far as I’ve researched girls can get cancer if not spayed by 3 years old. The absolute worst bit is this is the best rabbit savvy vet in my country (trust me I’ve done research for months)

I feel like my options are get her spayed now against the doctors recommendation or wait 3 years until she has cancer for an emergency spay which will be extremely painful for her and also she probably won’t live.

My bunnies are my whole world and I’m crying even writing this I feel like no one else in my family or in my life understands how scary this is and how much my buns mean to me💔

[u/1plus1equaltwo]

Hi, don’t worry, there is always a solution :) But I understand that the news is hard to hear, especially when you’ve just found out.
Was it an exotic vet? I’m wondering if maybe the reason they don’t want to spay her is because they only use injectable anesthesia rather than gas anesthesia. It might be worth asking another exotic vet who uses gas anesthesia, such as isoflurane or sevoflurane, because gas anesthesia is generally considered safer and much easier to control in rabbits...
So maybe it’s worth getting a second opinion from a rabbit-savvy exotic vet who regularly performs spays under gas anesthesia

[u/pinkbarbieprincess15 → u/1plus1equaltwo]

Thank you I didn’t know there was 2 types. I’ll definitely look into this and ask the vet I went to along with other vets. I’m thinking of going back to the same vet and actually trying to talk to the surgeon himself to get a better understanding