Post-Surgery Blood Spot

Question
A little background.  We recently adopted a rabbit from the shelter (and for now have her in a separate room from our other rabbit).  The vet thinks she's about 6 months old and we had her spayed 10 days ago.  She recovered pretty well and seemed to want to get back to her normal jumping and playing right away.  We tried to keep the playing calm but we did let her out to play for a few hours a day (normally she is out much longer). We checked her wound regularly and it seemed fine though she did pull out all but 2 of the staples the vet had put in (the vet said this was fine as long as the wound was closed - it was).  3 days ago we took her to the vet and had the staples removed/wound checked.  Since then she's been allowed to play as she pleases.  Today, however, I noticed a small spot of blood on the carpet and another small spot on the edge of the bed where she likes to lie.  The wound does look a little red, but is not actively bleeding and there is no blood on the towel in her cage that she also lays on.  I put her back in her cage thinking maybe she had overdone the playing a little. I plan to watch her tonight and tomorrow, but the Vet won't be in until Monday. Absent active bleeding, do you think this is something that warrants a trip to the emergency clinic?

Answer
Hi Katie,

I can't make that decision for you.  If it's a small spot, you don't see any more bleeding, she's eating and drinking and outputting normal, if it were my guy, I'd probably do the vet first thing in the morning.  I would try to get in as soon as possible to be the first one - I would call ahead and tell them you're coming in and what is going on as far as you have seen so they are aware you're coming and are ready.

It's too bad your vet used staples.  My vet uses surgical glue and it is fantastic.  Ask if they would consider using surgical glue on her in the future if necessary (since she now has a history of going after staples).

And FYI, with surgeries like this, the first week is really critical (they say 2, but the first 701 days are the most important) because they can push themselves too hard and pop something internally.  You really gotta keep them cage-bound for a week, even if they get upset about it.  1 hour out to play max, and if they start running too fast or jumping hard, back in the cage.

Lee