Rabbit got Spayed + Questions

[cheshirette]

So Cocoa got Spayed last Friday and unfortunately, she had an abortion too. She was apparently in early pregnancy and had 6 fetuses, however they were inbred (because of Cerise, who’s her brother) I was told to separate them in another post, which I did, and I noticed a few changes in Cocoa like she isn’t digging every minute and trying to chew at said thing, and is chinning everything..? I’m giving her some of the stuff that the doctor gave Cocoa (pain meds)!

Though she’s been leaving a lot more droppings than she used to, she was very much litter trained before she was spayed but after she managed to hop out of the temporary pen I’ve put her in, she’s been leaving them EVERYWHERE and I was wondering if that’s normal after spay..? She hasn’t really been using the litter box and has been peeing in places other than the litter box, the only thing she uses the litter box for is for sleeping (?) and for digging. Will she go back to being litter trained or must I teach her again? 

I also found this really weird clump of fur (here’s a photo from my blog) under the matt and I’m 100% certain it’s Cocoa’s since it’s tan and white, she’s using the matts, and is the only bunny in my room ATM. I know she’s white on her tummy but I don’t know how that got there, has this ever happened to anyone before?  I don’t know what the heck she did but it was surprising, the amount was HUGE. She isn’t shedding or anything so there aren’t any hairs anywhere, it was piled up under the matt.. 

I can’t imagine how much weirder she’ll get during her recovery…. @___@

[Luna]

I don’t know whether or not it’s normal for litter habits to change post-spay, but Luna’s litter habits stayed the same. As to the clump of fur, I tried to take a look at the pic but the link directs me to “page not found.” Can you try to upload it and post?

[Bam]

Their litter habits can change temporarily after a spay. All hormonal behaviors (poop marking is hormonal) can get intensified for a period after a spay or neuter. Sometimes the bunny displays aggression, esp territorial aggression. This is a transient thing but how long it lasts is very individual. The phenomenon is often referred to as a “post-neuter/spay craze”.

The clump of fur could come from an attempt at nesting. The fur on the chest of a pregnant bunny comes loose so she can pull it out without hurting herself. The fur is for wrapping the babies in so they don’t get cold, since a bunny mother only spends time near her babies when they are feeding 1-2 times per day.

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