What breed is my bunny? I really don’t know…

[Mocha14]

She is definitely a mix, but I want to know what breed she is the most closest to, or is mixed of, because a lot of people are asking me. 

I thought she was a sable point mix, but her point is way too light.

Thought she was a lionhead, but long hair only grows on the top of her head.

Thought she was a dwarf, but her face is a bit long.

She also has spots? or dapple grayish traits on the back. 

She is shedding, but is her fur color / pattern like this because of shedding?
the first picture is when I first brought her home.

The rest are current pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, another question, she is currently 5 months old and is not spayed. She is not currently showing any behavioral problems, goes to the litter box and does it perfectly, doesn’t avoid my touch, and has overall been the same. I’m thinking of spaying her in early August by a well experienced rabbit spaying vet. I know spaying overall makes the rabbit not get any cancer and live longer,  but should I spay her even though she is not really showing so much behavioral problems? In my own honest opinion, I feel a little guilty. 

[Stickerbunny]

Posted By Mocha14 on 07/10/2013 03:04 PM

 

  I know spaying overall makes the rabbit not get any cancer and live longer,  but should I spay her even though she is not really showing so much behavioral problems? In my own honest opinion, I feel a little guilty. 

 

Females have a HIGH rate of cancer by age 2. It is done in females more for health reasons than behavior reasons, but honestly she is still young so she could develop issues as her hormones begin to rage. Plus, it cuts down on the risk of false pregnancies (which are VERY STRESSFUL for the bunny and do not require a male rabbit around). Yes, she will be a little sore for a few days, but if your rabbit vet is good that is all the downside she will have (fatality rates in spay/neuter are very low). The upside is, her life span will probably increase by several years and she won’t pull her own fur out every so often thinking she is pregnant when she is not.

[Sarita]

She’s pretty but I have no idea whatsoever what breed.

And yes, as Stickerbunny states spaying is a must and you might feel a bit more guilty if you don’t do it and she does develop cancer. And yes, as Stickerbunny says it is stressful and she may be sore for a few days after the procedure but it will be totally worth it.

[LBJ10]

Looks like a touch of lionhead in there.

[Mocha14]

So to stay with her long I should definitely spay her right?
Are there any major things I should never forget to do after she comes back from the surgery? 

Is 6 months too young to spay? If she doesn’t show any behavioral issues, does that mean necessarily that she has not reached sexual maturity yet? 

 

[Stickerbunny]

Spay age depends on your vet and how comfortable they are with her size. 6 months is average, some will do it as young as 4 months, if the bun has reached a big enough size for them. Yes you should spay her for a healthy, happy female companion. Things to do when she comes back are make sure she doesn’t pull at the stitches, check it for infection, give pain meds and make sure she’s eating within 24 hours (and keep her confined so she doesn’t tear the stitches when she feels better!)

[Emandme]

She soo cute! I want another bunny… argh.

My vet said there around a 1% chance of fatality during spay. I had my girl Zinga done around four months or so because my vet said she was healthy, over 1kg in weight and had started to show dominance behaviour to my male.

Definitely spay! Cancer rates are so crazy high for females just like Stickerbunny said. I agree with Sarita – not doing it and her getting cancer in the next few years is heartbreaking.

Its possible that is what it means, but honestly, take her to the vet for a look-over and discuss the spay. I’m pretty sure six months is prime time for it.

[Mocha14]

Posted By Stickerbunny on 07/10/2013 04:47 PM
Spay age depends on your vet and how comfortable they are with her size. 6 months is average, some will do it as young as 4 months, if the bun has reached a big enough size for them. Yes you should spay her for a healthy, happy female companion. Things to do when she comes back are make sure she doesn’t pull at the stitches, check it for infection, give pain meds and make sure she’s eating within 24 hours (and keep her confined so she doesn’t tear the stitches when she feels better!)

Thank you! When you say keep her confined, do you mean keep her in a limited space?? would a normal sized cage that you can get in the pet store be okay? Sorry, I have a lot of qusetions, because I really love my bun and I don’t want anything bad happening to her 

[Julezypie]

She almost looks like a chinchilla mix.

[Mocha14]

Posted By Emandme on 07/10/2013 04:49 PM

She soo cute! I want another bunny… argh.

My vet said there around a 1% chance of fatality during spay. I had my girl Zinga done around four months or so because my vet said she was healthy, over 1kg in weight and had started to show dominance behaviour to my male.

Definitely spay! Cancer rates are so crazy high for females just like Stickerbunny said. I agree with Sarita – not doing it and her getting cancer in the next few years is heartbreaking.

Its possible that is what it means, but honestly, take her to the vet for a look-over and discuss the spay. I’m pretty sure six months is prime time for it.

 

I will definitely spay her! Thank you! 

Also, one more question… if my spayed bun meets other spayed / neutered buns, and come home, would she feel lonely? just a quick side thought that came through my mind  

[Mocha14]

 I thought so! Thank you  

Oh my, how awesome would it be if my bun could talk..and tell me how her parents looked like! 

 

[Stickerbunny]

Posted By Mocha14 on 07/10/2013 06:16 PM

Posted By Stickerbunny on 07/10/2013 04:47 PM
Spay age depends on your vet and how comfortable they are with her size. 6 months is average, some will do it as young as 4 months, if the bun has reached a big enough size for them. Yes you should spay her for a healthy, happy female companion. Things to do when she comes back are make sure she doesn’t pull at the stitches, check it for infection, give pain meds and make sure she’s eating within 24 hours (and keep her confined so she doesn’t tear the stitches when she feels better!)

Thank you! When you say keep her confined, do you mean keep her in a limited space?? would a normal sized cage that you can get in the pet store be okay? Sorry, I have a lot of qusetions, because I really love my bun and I don’t want anything bad happening to her 

 

I wouldn’t force a poor bun into such a small cage. Just keep her off anywhere she can jump up to / off of and binkies are off limits until she heals up. So, her cage or x-pen with jumping areas removed if she has any.

[Chronicambitions]

I used to have a lionhead mix who only had hair on the top of his head and by his tail but there was a bit more hair than yours. Have to agree with julez about him looking like a chinchilla mix.

[Emandme]

Also, one more question… if my spayed bun meets other spayed / neutered buns, and come home, would she feel lonely? just a quick side thought that came through my mind

Do you mean she might meet another bun at the vet before/after the surgery? I don’t think that would be the case. They have separate kennels for each bun at my vet’s and its highly unlikely there would be any playtime prior to surgery. After surgery? Forget it. She’ll just want to sleep/eat/heal for a couple of days.

If you mean at another time, that’s a good question. I think buns without any interaction/socialization for days and days can become depressed. Bunnies don’t live alone in the wild. But one meeting I don’t think would cause any major damage. And I often wonder if bunnies kind of accept us humans as part of their social group/family. I dunno. Just thoughts that come to me.

I did feel guilty being away at school all day five days a week and that was one of the reasons I got another bun. I didn’t want my little bunneh bear to be lonely at home all day. I had been off work and home all day with him prior to going back to school so I felt guilty about taking that social interaction with me away and not having anything else.

The other reason is well, I love bunnies. LOL

Some people have one bun, some have two, and some have a herd 🙂 Its all good! Get your girl’s spay out of the way and then you can start thinking about additions to the family later on, hehe.

[Mocha14]

Posted By Stickerbunny on 07/10/2013 08:14 PM

Posted By Mocha14 on 07/10/2013 06:16 PM

Posted By Stickerbunny on 07/10/2013 04:47 PM
Spay age depends on your vet and how comfortable they are with her size. 6 months is average, some will do it as young as 4 months, if the bun has reached a big enough size for them. Yes you should spay her for a healthy, happy female companion. Things to do when she comes back are make sure she doesn’t pull at the stitches, check it for infection, give pain meds and make sure she’s eating within 24 hours (and keep her confined so she doesn’t tear the stitches when she feels better!)

Thank you! When you say keep her confined, do you mean keep her in a limited space?? would a normal sized cage that you can get in the pet store be okay? Sorry, I have a lot of qusetions, because I really love my bun and I don’t want anything bad happening to her 

 

I wouldn’t force a poor bun into such a small cage. Just keep her off anywhere she can jump up to / off of and binkies are off limits until she heals up. So, her cage or x-pen with jumping areas removed if she has any.

she lives in a fenced area, so I should maybe restrict her to a smaller but movable area right? Thank you! 

[LittlePuffyTail]

I’d say she’s a super cutie pie bunny! She’s absolutely gorgeous. Sorry, though, no idea on the breed. I have a “mystery” bunny too. I tell her she’s a “mixed beauty”.

[Beka27]

Just use the fence to make a small area for her. If it’s an xpen, you can bend it so she’s in the 4×4 foot area. Don’t buy an additional cage just for her recovery, that would be a waste of money.

[Elrohwen]

What a cutie! I would say lionhead mix based on the mane. She could even be purebred, since they are not particularly standardized yet and some shed out their mane completely once they are adults.

I think her color may be sable chinchilla since she appears to have agouti along her back, but I’m not sure. It’s throwing me off that she seems to have agouti fur in one area and not in others. Haha. Could just be her adult fur coming in.

[Mocha14]

Posted By LittlePuffyTail on 07/11/2013 07:02 AM
I’d say she’s a super cutie pie bunny! She’s absolutely gorgeous. Sorry, though, no idea on the breed. I have a “mystery” bunny too. I tell her she’s a “mixed beauty”.

Thank you! Sadly, my country doesn’t really have so much of purebreed rabbits so most of the rabbits are mixed in some type of way.

I was just curious because mine seemed to have a lot of breeds in her haha 

[Mocha14]

Posted By Beka27 on 07/11/2013 08:46 AM
Just use the fence to make a small area for her. If it’s an xpen, you can bend it so she’s in the 4×4 foot area. Don’t buy an additional cage just for her recovery, that would be a waste of money.

I already have a cage for her that she used when she was a little younger so I won’t be buying one. Thank you! 

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