ten mo/ old spaying questions.

[La Luna the bun]

So i just got my english angora rabbit, luna. Three weeks ago tomarrow (july 21st). the breeder said she was ten months old.

shes become pretty agressive, and the more i read the better i think itll be to get her spayed. 

heres my questions.

since shes older is it still effective to get her fixed? 

is it safe to get her spayed at a clinic that only spays and nueters rabbits? (they do health and sickness stuff for them)

will getting her fixed help with the agression and her sudden distaste of being touched? (being an english angora its important that i comb and brush her, sso not touching her is a problem. i always support her back and legs when i pick her up)

are there any downsides to gettng her fixed at this age? (i guess it should be done around six months but obviously i didnt have her then).

[Bam]

10 months is a good age for a spay. Ideally they should be spayed between 6 months and a year.

Spaying will most likely help with aggression. It will also be good for her health. Uterine cancer is very common in does over the age of 3 years.

A clinic that does spays and neuters on bunnies, for example for shelters, gathers lots of experience. Experience and the right equipment (like bun appropriate anesthetics) are really important, so a clinic like that sounds good to me.

[Wick & Fable]

1) Good age. It’s disrupting hormones in rabbits, so the timing, whether it’s a month before or after, is pretty negligible. Your rabbit will react the same, with exception if you try and spay a rabbit during a time when they’re weak/fragile (old, currently going through treatment for something)

2) A clinic that only spays and neuters rabbits is probably one of the safest options! Going to a dog/cat vet adds a high probability that the vet is not experienced with rabbits, drastically increasing the risk of surgery. There are many life/death discrepancies between prep/operation on dogs/cats vs. rabbits.

3) It will most likely make her more calm, but many rabbits will never really like being touched too often, so keep that in mind!

4) If she’s healthy, this age should be fine!

— I’ll mention I do not have a female rabbit; Wick is a male, so I have not personally gone through a spay, but there are similarities for these procedures in terms of who to go to and what to expect!

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[La Luna the bun]

okay, ill be calling in the next few days to make an appointment for her. i just wanted to make sure that because shes a little older wont cause problems.
the vet i mentioned handles large animals and cat/dog stuff but they neuter pretty much anything! my family has been attending the clinic for many years, and we’ve always liked them.
I’ve looked it up and the nearest exotic/ possibly rabbit savvy vet is over an hour drive. i figure if this vet (15-20) min drive will do it safely then that’d be easier on the bun.
shes very healthy! just alot of sass. lol! and not touching wouldnt be much of a problem for me if it wasn’t for the health risks shed suffer if i didn’t touch her.
thank you all for helping clear up the subject! ^.^

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