Small lop eared

[dhorsman]

Hi, We have had a small lop ear for about 3 months now, she was 2 months old when we got her and we just love her. For about the first 2 months we had her she was great, she hopped around the house when we were home and played, and if she had to go to the bathroom she would just hop in her cage to go. But for about the last month she has been pooping and peeing all over the house. I have tried everything I have read. I have cleaned everywhere with vinegar, I have put extra litterboxes all over. But she just goes right next to the box on the floor. She has a box in her cage but she goes all over the cage too. I even took her to the vet to see about getting her spayed as maybe that would help, but the vet did not want to spay her just for that reason, she didn't think it was the issue and thought she just needed training, which I have tried. I don't know what else to do, I just love her and I want her to be able to be out and be a part of our family and not just stuck in her cage all the time.
Please help me...

 

[dragynflye]

she's hit puberty. they tend to forget their litter manners around that time. she needs to be spayed. not only will that help drastically with the litter issues, it will remove the 80% chance of her developing uterine cancer, and help her live a longer, happier life. if your vet doesn't think the extremely high rate of uterine cancer in unspayed female rabbits is enough of a reason to spay, i'd find a vet that does.

 

[Flick]

:yeahthat:

 

[Nancy McClelland]

:yeahthat::yeahthat:

 

[elrohwen]

Yep, gotta agree with the posts above.

 

[alias]

Totally agree! Also, you should remove the additional litter boxes soon. I had major issues with my girl (she was 6 months when I adopted her, and spayed). I put boxes all over the place hoping I could train her. No luck, it just got worse. When I moved I confined her to one area and slowly gave her access to more space. Now she has two boxes: in the kitchen and dining room. She poops in them mostly, and also around them a little. I realized that boxes in other places in the house just encouraged her to poop all over, rather than encourage her to go in her box/es. Once you get her spayed you'll want to confine her a little anyway while she heals, which will help with her litter habits. Remember too that after her spay she may not improve for a good month (that's about how long it takes for hormones to run their course).