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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 01/20/2017 at 8:48 AM
  panda
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  Im brand new to this site, so excuse me if I posted this wrong.I have a situation I haven’t read on here yet. I adopted my bunny 3 months ago from someone who wasn’t taking care of her well. I didn’t plan on taking her, but couldn’t let her live in those conditions. She wasn’t necessary abused. Just not taken care of. She does blinkys all the time now, and seems happy. But I wanted to make sure i’m doing this correctly.
  
  Okay so, she gets about 1/8- 1/4 cup of pellets everyday. Also a 1/2 – 1 cup of greens. Usually 3-4 types of greens. She went from a small cage to being free to roam my bedroom. She has a cage to go home too but she never uses it unless she needs to go to the bathroom. Fresh water usually everyday. Is this a good diet? We believe shes 3 or 4 years old. And i’m almost 100% sure she isn’t neutered. Should I neuter her? Again I didn’t plan on taking her, so if I was to neuter her I would have to save up money first. Therefore I couldn’t do it right away. Any advice? Am I doing a good job? She loves me, and seems really happy. Thanks!
- 01/20/2017 at 10:44 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  What about hay? Hay needs to make up the majority of a rabbit’s diet. Fresh water should be provided every day.
  
  Definitely spay her, it’s riskier the older she is but the benefits are that her risk of uterine cancer will be completely gone.
- 01/20/2017 at 11:20 AM
  Bam
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  Thank you for taking this rabbit in. Binkies are the best!!
  I agree with Sarah, hay should be the basis of a bun’s diet. It should make up at least 80% of the bun’s daily intake. If she’s reluctant to eat hay, cut back a little bit on the pellets to encourage her to eat more hay. Getting her spayed is the best thing for her long term health.
- 01/22/2017 at 6:49 AM
  panda
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  Shes between 3 and 4 years old. I read that its a risky procedure for older rabbits. And that makes me want to skip on neutering her. She loves hay! She never runs out. And i do give her fresh water everyday.
- 01/22/2017 at 7:12 AM
  Boston's Mama
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  The risk of cancer without being spayed would outweigh the risk of spaying at that age though
  It’s around 60% risk of getting uterus cancer for a bun at 3 years old
  It’s over 5-6 that it’s too risky
- 01/22/2017 at 8:19 AM
  tobyluv
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  Thanks for taking in this bunny and giving her a good home. A rabbit who is 3 to 4 years old isn’t too old to be spayed. When rabbits are older, a vet will normally perform blood tests ahead of time to check the function of her organs, and give her a general checkup to make sure see has no health concerns.
- 01/22/2017 at 9:09 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Thanks for taking in this bunny. Sounds like she has a great home with you.
  
  Ditto the others re: spaying.
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