I’m not sure what the correct term (I hope it’s not offensive) for a rabbit that is both male and female is, but the vet used the term hermaphrodite as well.
I posted about concerns with this a while ago, and thought we resolved it. Starting at the beginning, I was told by the animal shelter that Pinky is a male, and they offered to get him neutered for me before I took him home. I accepted the offer and they got him neutered at a vet a few hours away. I got him in August last year. The adoption fee for a neutered rabbit is $100, and I paid that for him.
Fast forward to couple months ago, my vets had a look at his genitals. They told me that Pinky is a girl, doesn’t have a penis or testicles (probably wouldn’t have testicles since he was neutered, right?). She said she had several people look at his genitals and they all agreed that it looks like he’s a female. I was thinking maybe it’s just not showing properly right now, or his may be a little confusing when looking at it. A few days later, I get ahold of his neuter record from the animal shelter, stating he was neutered. I sent it to my vet and I thought that was it. The animal shelter even told me that he had testicles when he was with them, before he was neutered.
The other day, Pinky had an ultrasound to look at his digestive system, because he has always had issues with his poop. I spoke to the vet on the phone yesterday and today, they said it looks like Pinky has a uterus and ovaries. Well… I’m not shocked but I’m a little surprised and confused. Luckily, they said it doesn’t look like there’s anything wrong with his digestive system. We spoke about potentially doing blood tests to determine if he’s a male or female. I was told that it’s possible he’s a hermaphrodite. I did get him neutered, I can only assume they did the surgery. The animal shelter told me that the vet doesn’t do spays because of how invasive they are. So now I’m thinking I need to spay him as well? I don’t want him to develop uterine cancer. I sent an email asking if my vet does spays. Hopefully I can get some answers. My new bunny needs to be neutered as well (young male). They are of course in separate rooms.
I believe DanaNM has mentioned this and spoke about a bunny that has this (feel free to comment again!). If anyone has any experience with this or any thoughts, please add a comment. Some help with this would be appreciated. I just want Pinky to be healthy, no matter if he’s a male or female, or both! I still love him, of course.