ive been trying to research, but im not gettin anywhere. i know it has somethin to do with urine and mating. but other than that, i have no idea. someone wanna tell me more bout it? and if i should get it done for my rabbit?
2006-11-29 03:35:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Altered rabbits are healthier and live longer than unaltered rabbits. The risk of reproductive cancers (ovarian, uterine, mammarian) for an unspayed female rabbit stands at is virtually eliminated by spaying your female rabbit. Your neutered male rabbit will live longer as well, given that he won't be tempted to fight with other animals (rabbits, cats, etc.) due to his sexual aggression.
Altered rabbits make better companions. They are calmer, more loving, and dependable once the undeniable urge to mate has been removed. In addition, rabbits are less prone to destructive (chewing, digging) and aggressive (biting, lunging, circling, growling) behavior after surgery.
Avoidance of obnoxious behavior. Unneutered male rabbits spray, and both males and females are much easier to litter train, and much more reliably trained, after they have been altered.
Altered rabbits won't contribute to the problem of overpopulation of rabbits. Over 15 million adorable dogs, cats, and rabbits are killed in animal shelters in this country every year. In addition, unwanted rabbits are often abandoned in fields, parks, or on city streets to fend for themselves, where they suffer from starvation, sickness, and are easy prey to other animals or traffic accidents. Those rabbits who are sold to pet stores don't necessarily fare any better, as pet stores sell pets to anyone with the money to buy, and don't check on what kind of home they will go to. Many of these rabbits will be sold as snake food, or as a pet for a small child who will soon "outgrow" the rabbit.
Altered rabbits can safely have a friend to play with. Rabbits are social animals and enjoy the company of other rabbits. But unless your rabbit is altered, he or she cannot have a friend, either of the opposite sex, or the same sex, due to sexual and aggressive behaviors triggered by hormones.
Spaying and neutering for rabbits has become a safe procedure when performed by experienced rabbit veterinarians. The House Rabbit Society has had over 1000 rabbits spayed or neutered with approximately .1% mortality due to anesthesia. A knowledgeable rabbit veterinarian can spay or neuter your rabbit with very little risk to a healthy rabbit. Don't allow a veterinarian with little or no experience with rabbits to spay or neuter your rabbit.
loss of good litterbox habits
aggressive lunging and biting
territorial biting/nipping
growling
circling and honking
destructive chewing
spraying urine
destructive digging
Because un-altered rabbits often mount one another endlessly due to sexual frustration (and to establish dominace), same sex pairs who tolerated each other as babies will often begin ferocious fighting upon reaching sexual maturity. This can result in very serious injury.
Opposite sex pairs will begin reproducing as soon as they mature. In one year, a single pair of rabbits and their un-altered offspring are capable of producing more than 2000 rabbits! You may think you can find homes for your bunny's babies, but we have seen far too many abandoned and dumped pets to think that this is a realistic hope. And for every one produced by a casual breeder, another is put to death at an animal shelter, because there are simply not enough homes for all of them.
Unspayed female rabbits have a very high risk of uterine, ovarian and mammary cancers. Some reports state that more than 80% of unspayed female rabbits will develop uterine/ovarian cancer by the age of three years.
Upon reaching sexual maturity, male rabbits often begin displaying mounting behavior (on your shoes, the cat, stuffed toys, your leg, your sleeping head...), marking territory with urine and producing a pungent odor. Testicular cancer, while less often reported, does occur in males.
How can spaying/neutering help?
1. Rabbits who are spayed (females) or neutered (males) are much less likely to display unpleasant hormonally-induced behaviors.
2. Rabbits who are spayed or neutered produce less odor, due to lower sex hormone levels.
3. Rabbits who are spayed/neutered and housed indoors live much longer than those who are not. "Intact" rabbits live an average of three to six years. The average spayed/neutered house rabbit lives 7.9 years. Many live 10 years or more. (The record is 18 years!)
4. Rabbits who have been spayed/neutered can live with a rabbit companion of the opposite sex without the danger of unwanted litters. Rabbits of the same sex can more easily learn to get along without fighting. Rabbits are highly social, affectionate creatures, and they thrive in the company of other rabbits. (These must be carefully introduced, to avoid fighting. The safest option is to allow your rabbit to choose his/her own partner from your local rabbit rescuer, since most rabbits are very choosy about the company they keep!).
5. Rabbits who are spayed/neutered will never contribute to the terrible domestic rabbit overpopulation problem. Thousands of rabbits are abandoned every year, when they outgrow their Easter Bunny cuteness. You will never have to worry if your rabbits offspring will suffer a terrible death after being abandoned in the wilds of suburbia, being dumped at a pet store to be sold as snake food or being euthanized at an animal shelter if you don't contribute to this problem.
And just so you know....
1. Spaying/neutering your companion will NOT make him/her "fat and lazy." Lack of exercise, wrong foods and boredom will do that.
2. Your rabbit's endearing qualities will NOT change. His/her unacceptable, hormonally induced behaviors usually will. The earlier you spay/neuter (3-5 months for males, 5-8 months for females), the less changes you will notice in your rabbit's behavior.
3. Our domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are derived from an ancient line of the wild European rabbit. European rabbits live in warrens (a series of underground tunnels excavated by family groups) in an established territory. A domestic rabbit who has been abandoned in a park that looks inviting and safe to a human has been sentenced to a cruel death: s/he has no warren in which to hide from predators or from the elements; s/he has no family, and if there are resident feral rabbits in the area, s/he will most likely be attacked ferociously because she is not a member of the warren. If s/he survives the threat of predators, cars, humans running their dogs and other immediate dangers, s/he will soon succumb to parasites, disease and starvation. Turning a rabbit loose in a wild area is not much different from turning a human loose, naked, in the most dangerous neighborhood in town. Don't consign your rabbit friend to such a fate.
A DOMESTIC RABBIT depends on human care. S/he will die if set loose, no matter how appealing the environment appears to a human.
PLEASE don't abandon your bunny to "the wild" OR to a shelter when he or she matures into an adult. Give him or her a fair chance to be a true companion. You will experience one of the most delightful, intelligent, loyal, affectionate and entertaining friends you will ever know!
THOUSANDS of these wonderful companion animals are euthanized yearly. Be a part of the solution to pet overpopulation and unnecessary euthanasia.
SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR COMPANION RABBITS! Bunny will be healthier. Everyone will be happier
I hope this helps!
My bunny is not neutered and is happy and healthy. But female rabbits often die very early from cancer if they don't get spayed. That is why I got a male rabbit.
2006-11-29 03:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It means making the rabbit unable to reproduce, and it has many benefits beyond preventing the rabbit from breeding. Rabbits that are fixed are much more people friendly and less destructive, also less likely to mark your stuff. Also, the incidence of reproductive cancers in female rabbits is really high if they are not either fixed or reproducing. If you do not intend to breed your rabbit (and you shouldn't, there are plenty out there that need homes right now), she is highly unlikely to live past about 4 or 5 years old unless she is spayed. If spayed, though, a female rabbit can easily live as long as 9 or 10 years.
2006-11-29 03:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please get your rabbit spayed or neutered!!! We just lost our rabbit to complications of uterine cancer. She was just over 3 years. Her health declined in a matter of hours and not even an emergency surgery could have saved her. She had also just had a check up at the vet 2 months before her death.
Make sure that you look into vets that have good knowledge of rabbits and see them often. Rabbits are different then a cat or a dog and need special care in spaying or neutering as they are likely to have more complications. Get it done sooner then later because these fatal complications (like uterine cancer) can come as early as 18 months old and the complications increase with the surgery with the age, especially if he or she is over weight. I wish someone had stressed the importance to me earlier because she would still be around.
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2014-09-24 08:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It simply means that the rabbit will no longer be able to produce or reproduce... can't have babies. Spay is for the female, neuter is for the male. Two different surgeries.
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2006-11-29 03:38:06 · answer #5 · answered by zeke a 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its a very good idea to get your rabbit fixed. Males get neutered and females gets spayed. Here are articles.
2006-11-29 03:45:48 · answer #6 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-16 19:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by Nolan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to have it surgically altered so that it cannot reproduce.
You only need to get it done to your rabbit if your rabbit is going to be around other rabbits where it could mate.
2006-11-29 03:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has nothing to do with urine. Spaying or neutering an animal prevents it from reproducing.
2006-11-29 03:38:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is a surgery that prevents animals from making more animals,if you are going to have more rabbits,you should get it done
2006-11-29 03:39:13 · answer #10 · answered by kat_luvr2003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having your rabbit spayed/neutuered means that it can't have babies. and it prevents some health issues.
2006-11-29 04:15:59 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋