Rabbit neutering?

[Falns]

Hi all! My husband bought me a cute little half-dwarf rabbit at the um... whatever that petshop in Global Mall is called.

As young rabbits are hard to sex (and the rabbit was literally about $5 US), I didn't bother to consider that he'd grow up to be a horrible penis-rabbit. I am tired of him attempting to hump my hands when I try to pick him up, or humping my husbands hands, or my slippers, or whatever that is about the size of another rabbit's ass. I had two non-dwarf rabbits before I moved here; it cost about $170~200 US PER RABBIT to get their balls permanently emptied. I understand that in the States, like many pets, they also received certain vaccinations to boot, adding to the cost.


So my question is, out of morbid curiosity (because my husband doesn't want to shell out money to get our penis-rabbit de-hornified, and I can't blame him), what is the approximate cost of getting a rabbit neutered in Taiwan? Would they also administer vaccinations, or only on request?

[finley]

Vet care is MUCH cheaper here than in The West. You can get a male cat fixed for about NT$600, IIRC, so I imagine a rabbit is about the same. Vaccinations can be quite expensive, but since (I assume) he never goes anywhere he might catch anything, is there much point?

[Dr. McCoy]

I'm taking my little girl bunny in on Friday to get fixed. I'll let you know how much it was.

[finley]

Costs a lot more to get the girls fixed. Their plumbing is a lot more complicated. So whatever's the good Doctor spends, divide by two and that'll be about right.

[Falns]

Vet care is MUCH cheaper here than in The West. You can get a male cat fixed for about NT$600, IIRC, so I imagine a rabbit is about the same. Vaccinations can be quite expensive, but since (I assume) he never goes anywhere he might catch anything, is there much point?

Well, Mr. Penis Rabbit has always been litterbox-trained, and has never ever sprayed. Bar any health issues I am blissfully unaware of, I'd be getting him fixinated simply to not see his little thingy sticking out every time I approach him. If the rabbit was female, I would have had it spayed in a heartbeat, though.

I just wasn't sure how easy it is to find a vet that services rabbits (he had a fungal infection... from the litterbox moisture, resolved by using cat litter, the vet I took him to was actually a dog/cat vet). In the States, or California at least, rabbits are sort of considered 'exotic' pets, so 9 out of ten vets wouldn't want to poke at my rabbit. Or my mom's shar pei.

Thanks for the quick replies. I'll try looking into vets in the area. If I ask my husband, he'll probably only look at the one next door to that sex shop in Tucheng.

[Falns]

Costs a lot more to get the girls fixed. Their plumbing is a lot more complicated. So whatever's the good Doctor spends, divide by two and that'll be about right.

Ah, this is kind of on a side note, but a past co-worker (this was all in the States) and her fiance adopted a little female kitten from a shelter. She took up the shelter's offer to have the kitten spayed, and ended up with a horrifying following week. The kitten had increasingly reduced appetite, and she became more listless and bloated as the week progressed. On the weekend, they rushed her to an emergency vet.

What had happened was, when the kitten was spayed, the idiot doctor had fiddled with the kitten's intestines by accident/negligence. Needless to say, my coworker turned down their offer of another kitten.

So yeah, I totally understand about female biology being more complicated (being that the organs are also internal, and not... hanging out).

[finley]

I'd be getting him fixinated simply to not see his little thingy sticking out every time I approach him.

I hope you're still talking about the rabbit, not the husband ...

What had happened was, when the kitten was spayed, the idiot doctor had fiddled with the kitten's intestines by accident/negligence.

Poor thing. I assume that was the end of the kitten? I'm astounded anyone could botch something like that. I was reading a while ago about DIY capon castration (it was an old pamphlet from the 1800s - I have odd reading tastes), which is surprisingly complicated. Apparently, ordinary farmers used to do this regularly, presumably after a bit of practice on dead ones.

In the States, or California at least, rabbits are sort of considered 'exotic' pets

They're pretty popular here. Don't think too much about it - it really is a very cheap procedure. Just pick a surgery that looks clean and shiny you'll be fine. Oh, and don't choose an old guy. Some of them bought their degrees, and standards back in the day were pretty low even if you did actually attend university.

[Belgian Pie]

I guess my vet in Sanxia is probably able to do it and not too expensive ... PM me if want continue with the neutering ...

[Dr. McCoy]

I took my bunny to NTUVH on Jilong road and they say it will cost about 4,000 NT to get her spayed. It may be more expensive there, but I wanted to her to see an ophthalmologist. She will have the operation in two weeks. We took blood and had x-rays taken today.

[asiababy]

Not useful for OP but for others looking, the Vet teaching hospital in Taichung had a promotion earlier this year, half-price for neutering/speying of rabbits. Not sure if it's still going on but they do have other discounts (as they need the practice?).

http://www.vmth.nchu.edu.tw