Is your Bun Spayed/neutered?

[PuddleJumper]

I made a poll to see how many buns are spayed or neutered just to see, if not fixed does your bun show any agression? for males it is said they are more agressive and spray urine!!  Im 90% sure Basil wasnt neuterd like they said he was, because he has man stuff down there and once in a very great while he would try and ride a towel lol but he was never agressive twards me or anyone was he a unique case in un-neutered males?

Im asking all this because Im most likely getting a baby bun (read other post) And Im planning on getting he/she fixed but it wont be anytime soon, because our vet in my little town vacinates and trims bunny teeth and does check ups but he dosent spay or neuter them (dont ask why I dont know).

I was concerned with getting a female due to them having higher risk for cancer but im also conscerned with a male being agressive did any of you guys experience this?

[LittlePuffyTail]

My two boys and my girl are all fixed. I didn’t notice much change in temperament with my boys after their neuter but I did find it much easier to litter train them and they never sprayed once after their neuter. About the time they hit neutering age, boys will often start humping which stopped with neutering my two.

With a female, I believe the cancer risk increases as they age so as long as you get her spayed before she’s a year or so you should be okay.

[Elrohwen]

Both of mine are fixed.

I think that, generally, it’s the unfixed females who are most aggressive and territorial. Males can spray (usually when there are other rabbits around to mark territory against) and hump, but I haven’t personally known or heard of any unfixed males who were particularly aggressive. I have heard of and known some females who were though. Some were still territorial and aggressive after being spayed, because those habits were ingrained after so long. If you won’t be able to get the bun fixed for a while, I would absolutely recommend a male over a female.

I didn’t know Hannah before she was fixed, but I had Otto for 3 or 4 months before he was neutered – his litter habits were perfect and he was never ever aggressive (his man bits were there from 8 weeks, so he must’ve gone through puberty during that time). Despite his great personality I wanted to get him neutered as soon as the vet said it was ok. I just think neutered animals are much happier and less stressed animals.

 

[Monkeybun]

I agree with Elrohwen. If you can’t get your bun fixed right away, definitely get a boy, as they have the lower risk. But still plan on getting him done! They are so much happier when they don’t need to mate every few minutes

[babybunsmum]

i adopted pinky at 8 months old and my vet recommended to wait until she was 10 months old for her spay. i think she is the ‘spay poster-bun’ because not only did she recover very quickly but she immediately stopped: marking with poops and pee AND displaying hormonal behaviors like lunging / charging. for this reason i will not adopt another bun bun unless i can afford to have them speutered. it’s just SO much easier to clean up after her than my previous 3 un-speutered bunnies.

[Sarita]

I imagine your vet does not spay and neuter because he doesn’t feel comfortable doing it. Also rabbits don’t need vaccinations in the US. You need to look for a vet in your area that does spay and neuter so that when you are ready you can get the procedure done.

[PuddleJumper]

Probably right about the vet not being comfortable, I am searching for a vet that does the procedure there are alot of vets in other towns close by so Im not to worried about that.

[GrumpyBun]

Before their neuter Bisto had a bald back due to Oxo’s overgrooming but neither of them were actually aggressive. The change in their toilet habits was, much as babybunsmum said, remarkable; they very quickly had exemplary litter training.

[LoveChaCha]

Of course, Chacha is spayed. If she wasn’t, she wouldn’t be wondering around the apartment -________-

[CarlieL]

Rufus is neutered, he was somewhere around 4-5 months we’re guessing when we had it done. He definitely had all his boy parts by then lol.

[Beka27]

I would definitely locate a vet you like and get answers for your questions well BEFORE you bring a new bun home. If you know when the bun is coming, you could even set-up your initial appointment for a couple weeks down the line.

[PuddleJumper]

I have a vet now and I will be taking the new bun to get him checked and have regular check ups, Just my vet dosent do the spaying and neutering part thats all. Like others have said he could be understaffed or uncomfortable to do the procedure but he know alot of vet so Im sure he can recommend a good vet to have it done.

[anneNjoerule]

My one girl is spayed and the other has an appointment coming up. I got my first girl from a rescue and they don’t release unaltered animals so I actually never knew Kya before her surgery so I couldn’t tell you the difference. My other girl who hasn’t been to the vet yet seems very sweet, no aggression or uncomfort that I’ve noticed but she does have nasty elimination habits. She barely gets any free range time because of her incescent marking and she can’t live in the xpen because she wont use a litter box. She also can’t live with my other girl until she’s altered because there’s too much tension otherwise. The last reason I believe in getting it done (in the case of girls) is that they have about an 80% chance of getting uterine cancer after their 5th birthday if the procedure is not performed and that is a slow painful death.

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