Help pleez!!!!

I recently have been saving my allowance to spay Spice. I now have enough money and I've also found a great vet who spay and neuter many rabbits! I called around today and 5 vets suggested this place!!!!The problem here is my mother, she doesn't want to drive all the way(about 30 minutes) there and me to blow $170 on spaying Spice when she thinks Spice is perfectly healthy and won't get cancer just because Muffin(Spice's mom) didn't!!!! She told me if I want to get Spice done take her to the vet 5 minutes away and costs $155 to spay, well let's see where to start sure they have a rabbit vet there buut they sure don't specialize in small animals like the other place! I think the other place sounds MUCH better and safer. Pleez help me convince my mom that it IS the safer bet!