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Forum BEHAVIOR Timing of spay/neuter

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    • Linette
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        Seems like it’s common to wait for the buns to get to wild and wacky puberty before we get them altered, but I am wondering if this is necessary.

         The shelter where I used to live let NO animal leave unaltered, it would have kittens and puppies fixed when they were 7 or 8 weeks old, so they could be adopted. 

        So, can’t we do this with our rabbits? A 2 month old rabbit is the size of a kitten.

         Is this a matter of habit? or is there a reason to hold off altering? Or is it a matter of whether or not the vet will do it.

         I am planning to call my local vets and find out.


      • LBJ10
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          There are a lot of factors. Boys can be neutered as soon as those bad boys drop. So they can be as young as 3 months old. Vets would probably like to avoid doing it before that since it would be more invasive. There is a lot more debate about girls though. New evidence suggests that allowing them to reach puberty before they are spayed helps them build better bone density. Since spaying is more invasive, I think vets prefer for them to be a certain age/weight anyway. So that’s why you hear so many stories of wacky girl bunnies and owners counting the days until their spay appointment. For both boys and girls though, I think rescues sometimes have them done sooner rather than later. Especially if they are overrun with bunnies and they want to get them done so they can be adopted ASAP.


        • Sarita
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            House Rabbit Society says that females can be spayed at maturity – which is usually 4 months but many vets wait until 6 months.

            For males they say it’s when testicles descend which is around 3.5 months old.

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