How will neutering affect your rabbit?

Answer 1

In the long run:

• Your rabbit will be sterile (won't be able to make babies); this is a good thing, considering all the rabbits awaiting adoption in shelters, often killed because there's no room for them anymore
• Specifically: females will no longer have their uterus and ovaries; males will no longer have their testicles
• Your rabbit will become a nicer pet; the sex hormones in unaltered rabbits often make them messy and destructive (from a human's point of view, anyway), also territorial, even aggressive, not to mention annoying/embarrasing
• Your rabbit will become a candidate for bonding; unaltered rabbits either fight or mate, but bonded altered rabbits are generally less stressed, happier, and healthier
• If she's female, your rabbit will no longer be at risk of uterine cancer (otherwise, there's a high chance she'll get it before the age of 4 years)

In the recovery (post-surgery):

• Your rabbit will have an incision; you'll have to inspect it twice a day, and observe health (appetite, litter habits, activity levels) closely, and return to the vet if something is wrong
• Your rabbit will be sensitive; keep the habitat calm, keep him/her away from other rabbits (especially rambunctious rabbits, and rabbits of opposite sex whether altered or not)
• Your rabbit may be a little woozy for a short time (an hour or so), from the anaesthetic
• Your rabbit (especially males) may be hungry right after surgery, so have hay, pellets, water ready for them
• Your rabbit (especially females) may be reclusive right after surgery; if so, let her be, but observe her health no less closely, and encourage hay and pellets because she needs to eat, too