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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Rabbit Gender Confusion

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    • Bunnerella19
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        Hello,

        I had a rather interesting thing happen to my rabbit today and was wondering if anyone had a similar situation. I took my female rabbit of 4.5 months to get spayed today, only to receive a phone call from the vet saying she had NO UTERUS. She has female parts down there however. Is it possible that it hasn’t begun developing yet? They said they didn’t find anything at all, they even checked for testes just in case and nothing again. I am so lost. She acts hormonal and my other rabbit, who is a neutered male, just wants to fight with her. I can’t even try to bond them without her being fixed but how will she get fixed with no reproductive organs? Why is she hormonal if she doesn’t have reproductive organs? I am at a loss for words.


      • Wick & Fable
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          There are cases with rabbits who have no uterus or under-developed uterus. Was there any mention of seeing ovaries? It is the ovaries that actually produce the hormones, I believe. It is possible that they haven’t developed yet, yes. I haven’t been with a female rabbit through a spay so unfortunately I cannot give an idea of the age expectancy, but I have generally read that there are indeed times when spays occur too early, resulting in unsuccessful/incomplete spays.

          I will note that your neutered male rabbit who “just wants to fight with her” may continue doing so, even after she is fixed. While having both rabbits fixed is a foundational step, it is usually not the eliminator of aggression towards each other — that comes from steadily progressing through the bonding process.

          The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.


        • Bunnerella19
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            The vet didn’t mention ovaries but I imagine there weren’t any as they thought he could possibly be a male, however she has a vulva. They said she could possibly have testicles that are hidden but didn’t want to risk digging around for them while she was under as it had already been around 30 minutes of them looking for a uterus. I figured the spaying wouldn’t solve his aggression towards her. I’m super nervous to even try bonding them. She’s still quite small anyways so I think I’ll wait 2 more months and get her checked again and hopefully be able to get her fixed someday.


          • DanaNM
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              How odd…. waiting longer and rechecking does seem like the right move. In my mind it would be important to know for sure to make sure she didn’t end up getting a reproductive cancer later in life.

              As for the aggression, has that been in neutral territory? It’s common for rabbits to be aggressive towards each other in non-neutral space.

              There are some cases where the female can’t be spayed for medical reasons and has still been successfully bonded, especially before spaying was a common procedure.

              . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  


            • Bunnerella19
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                Unfortunately the aggression is anywhere, whether neutral space or not. I have not yet tried other forms of bonding besides putting them in the xpen with me in it. I’ll try again in a few weeks maybe, a couple of different methods. Unless it’s better for me to wait until her spay situation is figured out? Not sure what move to make at this point. Also she is totally not aggressive towards him unless he tries to bite her, and even then she sometimes just takes it. Otherwise she is very calm and never attacks first. It’s odd. I feel so bad for her.


              • DanaNM
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                  I think I would wait until her spay is sorted out. I am also thinking that if for whatever reason her uterus never forms but she still has ovaries, her hormones will be more stable once she is more mature.

                  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

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