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- 10/07/2008 at 4:12 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I’m calling the vet today to make an appointment to spay Olivia. I’m nervouse just thinking about. She HATES the vet, she’s absolutely terrified of the vet and the car. I’m going to try to schedule it the first week of November, since I’m not going to be very busy that week.
  
  I got her in April and I assume she’s about a year, maybe a bit more or less but that is pretty much a guess. I got her from a pet store: like they know anything! I was told she had a litter at a pretty young age. Does spaying a rabbit who’s been pregnant make the spay more complicated or risky? Is it common for rabbits her age to develop cancer when unspayed or is it more common in a more aged rabbit?
  
  I’m also a bit concerned that she’s lost some weight. I brushed her last night and she felt more bony than usual. I’m gonna put her on the scale today and moniter her every week until she goes into the vet. She’s built very small and dainty though so I think it’s probably normal for her to look and feel more thin than my other two. Her body type reminds me of a siamese cat, so slender and fine. I’m gonna start giving her more hay to eat during the day but if she loses any more, we’ll have to make a trip to the vet to get checked out.
- 10/07/2008 at 5:35 AM
  Sarita
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  Actually having a litter can decrease (not eliminate) the risk of uterine cancer. It should not be any more of a risk to spay a rabbit who has had a litter before either.
- 10/07/2008 at 8:21 AM
  Beka27
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  awww Olivia! i’m sure she will do fine…. have you ever gotten a rabbit spayed before?
- 10/07/2008 at 2:01 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  If she is loosing weight, I’d put the spay off until you find out why and figure that out. I’m just cautious as it’s a big surgery and you don’t want her going into it sick. Scaling her every week is an excellent idea! She does look exactly like my friends bunny and one of our rescue bunnies (coco and finnegan-her long lost siblings ) and they both are very small and petite so it may just be her build. Rambling, anyways just a thought if she is sick to put off the spay {{VIBES}} *HUGS*
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