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Hello all! My name’s Alex (the girl kind, not that it matters), and I’m new to bunnydom! Because I like filling in forms, below is some more info about my bunny and me!
Rabbit Info:
Rabbit Name: Sweep (after Sooty & Sweep, but also she’s under my bed a lot, sweeping up all the dust…)Rabbit Age: 1-2 monthsRabbit Type: Lop-earedHow long has your bunny been with you? Only a little more than a week – I bought her on October 2.Sprayed/Neutered? NopeRabbit Personality Traits: Energetic and friendly! Also… nibbly.
Here she is on her first day home! You can see more at my profile.About Me:Are you new to rabbits or have you been a bunny slave for a long while now? Sweep is my firsy bunny, and really my first pet as well.What made you choose to have a rabbit companion in your life? I’ve always thought that having a pet in my life would be a hassle because of the amount of maintenance they take. But after a visit with a friend of mine who got her little baby bunny last month (not her first bunny, though), she convinced me they’re not that difficult. And apart from some teething (read: toilet-training) problems, that’s proving to be quite true.Anything else that you’d like to share? One thing to keep in mind if you see my questions around the place – I live in China. I’ve been here two and a half years and there’s nowhere else I’d rather be at the moment. I live in Beijing, so there are plenty of places to get good rabbit things, but it does mean that communicating about my bunny is a diffiuclt task! -
Yay and welcome!!
Just a few tips I’ve learned from here and other places, 1, it’s very highly recommended you get her spayed at about 5 months old. Female rabbits have an up to 85% chance of getting cancer, but if they are spayed that goes away. It also curbs the “teenage” years, where they are generally moody destructive little mutants
And overall its considered to make them better and happier pets.
2, they aren’t really a cage animal. They need to be able to run their Bunny 500 and binky and can be a extremely loving friend, but like any animal it takes time from you. I really liked this site http://language.rabbitspeak.com/ to help me understand a little what is going on in my buns minds
3, ask as many questions as you want, there isn’t such thing as a stupid question
And last, we (Ok I) LOVE photos, so post as many as you want
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Most vets wait until 6 months to spay a female. Find a GOOD bunny vet, make sure they handle spay/neuter of rabbits specifically often. A dog/cat vet won’t know enough about rabbits to make it safe without the exotics training. A big red flag is if they tell you to fast her, since rabbits cannot vomit, they should never be fasted. House rabbit society’s web page has a page on finding a good vet.
The process is like any animal – you take them to the vet, drop them off, the vet puts them under and removes ovaries+uterus. Your bun will have a scar on her tummy and stitches you’ll have to keep an eye out for infections and she’ll be sore for several days, make sure the vet gives you pain meds and you will need to give them to her by either syringe or hiding them in a treat (which ever she accepts). Some vets keep them over night, some send them home the same day. They usually get back to normal after about a week.
She’s very cute.
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@lshbkay & @bunnnyfriend, I see I am going to have to ask my pet store owner more questions! I just wonder if I’m going to be able to understand the answers in Chinese… Hopefully I’ll be able to report back to you on the weekend when I go to buy another litter tray for outside her cage.
@Stickerbunny – thanks for the info! I’ll ask on the Chinese version of Yahoo Answers and see where best to get my bunny spayed. It sounds super traumatic; is there anything I can do afterwards to help minimise the after-effects?
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After a spay, make sure to get her pain meds. My vet gives metacam. Also make sure she is confined to a smaller area for at least a week, and check her incision every day. Don’t let her race around or jump up on stuff. She won’t want to eat much the first day or so, but keep her favorite foods on hand to tempt her into nibbling on something.
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Welcome! What an adorable bunny…I’m glad that you’re trying to do the best you can for her
. A word of advice, once you find a vet make sure you interview them to verify that they do really know their stuff about bunnies, since treating bunnies (especially for something like spaying) can be different from cats and dogs…the House Rabbit Society has a good list of vet screening questions: rabbit.org/faq/sections/vet.html#questions
If you’re having problems with reading answers to bunny questions in Chinese, I’d be glad to give it a shot!
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