Looking for advice…

[FuzzBun]

So I talked to the only vet in the area that all other vets said to talk to about female spaying…even she said she doesn’t do as many of them as boys…of course.

But I told her that my almost 5 month old bun has sprayed me twice…has quite a skunky smell etc. Also is showing food aggression (new addition of behavior) She says are you sure its a female as they don’t spray nearly as often as boys. And she offered to check next week. So I googled it up how to tell…and sure enough she has a total slit and no hole. So really am suspecting she is a girl. And the person I got her from breeds them for a living…and seemed to really know her stuff so even though I got her a 8 weeks and breeder sexed it then I’m sure she was right.

Anyway’s I’ve toyed around the idea of getting her a bunny friend…just cause I feel bad that she is alone. I mean we spend oodles of time with her, tons! And she has her indoor hutch which is decent size 19″L x 41″W x 24″H as well she gets to run around the house a little bit, not a ton. But she also has a hutch outside with a sizeable run she gets to go to on nice days. (today its rainy)

But everytime we go near the inside cage day or night she’s clamouring to get out which makes me sad. So vet said if looking to get another bunny usually I suggest leaving the female intact and getting a male and fixing him only. Or get another female. So that sounds good…but I wonder if that will help her spraying, and stinky skunk smell or only make it worst having a compainion. I don’t want to jump from the pan into the fire with this

I’m personally very sensitive to smells…I completely clean her cage 3 times a week!! Anyways thats the situation now…looking for any advice. 

Also if I go ahead and get her spayed should the skunk smell get better, or is that just a gamble? 

[Sleepy]

The smell will def improve if you spay her. That’s from territorial dropping smell lingering on her, IIRC, and female buns can definitely spray and be territorial. At least with Guinness, spaying improved got rid of the smell and it also improved with the pee. Guinness didn’t fling pee at me but she definitely had not problems hopping over to me, sitting right beside me, and letting go…almost every.Single.Out-time until she wa spayed.

Also, if you got friend, that won’t likely improve her behavior issues. It’d actually possibly make them worse and it’d make it harder for the two bun to become friends. Even if you get a boy and give him the snips or get another girl, they and your current bun should be spayed/neutered both for health reasons (girls mainly) and because hormones will impede bonding attempts.

[jerseygirl]

Completely agree with Sleepy.

I also wonder if this vet doesn’t do a lot of spays because people are put off by cost, or they get male of a pair done and don’t see need to get the female done.
That would prevent litters, but won’t reduce health risks for the female, wont stop false pregnancies and possibly will increase territorial tendencies.

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