They both HAVE to be fixed?

[MyBabyHasPaws]

Bugsy is getting fixed pretty soon. Oreo and him are kind of bonded already. I say this because they have always lived right next to eachother and once I release one for free time, especially Oreo, all she wants to do is lay next to Bugsy through the cage. She'll try to groom him and vice versa. My question is this. Do both of them have to be fixed in order for a bond to really work? Or can I fix Bugs put them together and watch?

I'm really really nervous about fixing Oreo. I know that surgery is a bit more invasive and i'm just scared of it.. dont wanna do it if I dont really have to :\

 

[BunMommaD]

I dint that as far as bonding they both have to be fixed... But I dint have any experience with it personally! However I do know that females risk if ovarian cancer if not spayed is extremely high! So I've heard that it is much healthier fir them to be fixed! I also seem to remember something about "false pegnancys" in unsprayed females... Idk for sure tho.

 

[Watermelons]

Bonding or not they should still both be fixed. Huge health risks if they dont get it done, both for boys and girls. Plus it gets rid of a fair few behavioural issues that can arise again in both sexes.

 

[MiniLopHop]

I have started the bonding process before one was fixed due to death of partners, so I couldn't wait. The relationships got much better and stable after the partner was fixed too. Plus the cancer risk is so high that it makes the surgery risk so much smaller. They will be a happy, healthy couple for years to come once they are both fixed.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Even though they aren't "broken" it is best to have all "fixed" as it is better for health reasons as well as eliminating hormone behavior which can happen at anytime.

 

[MyBabyHasPaws]

Nancy McClelland wrote:

Even though they aren't "broken" it is best to have all "fixed" as it is better for health reasons as well as eliminating hormone behavior which can happen at anytime.

LOL! I know they arent broken. I use the word "fix" because I can never remember which is which, spay for a female neuter for a male, vice versa, i dont know! lol

 

[MyBabyHasPaws]

K, so I really have to pretty much. I'm just goint to leave her for last.... it worries me! Maybe on my vacation so that I can be home with her all day.

I found a low cost place local, that has been recommended by a few people I know, so I dont have to drive to up north florida.. i'm pretty happy about that!

 

[Nelsons_Mom]

If you were to leave either one in tact, it should NOT be the female.

The risk of cancer is so high with them, as well as a lot of the behavior problems that can occur with an unspayed and hormonal female are not pleasant.

As long as your vet is experienced with bunnies, the surgery is routine. The incisions are so small these days! I mean even on a dog it's maybe an inch and a half, so by how much smaller rabbits are, it's not bad.

And in case it still worries you, when talking about fixing an animal and calling it routine, they mean it. Like four of those every weekday routine.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

It is better if both are fixed. The hormones of the intact one can become an issue, this goes for both males and female. Intact rabbits to tend to want to hump and it can be both for dominance and mating. Humping, wanting to breed and that some intact rabbits can be more moody or even aggressive can make bonding difficult and if they do bond it can annoy the altered rabbit.

 

[Thumperina]

BunMommaD wrot

I also seem to remember something about "false pegnancys" in unsprayed females..

But what is wrong with false pregnancies? Is it unhealthy? My female rabbit is nesting every 20 days, the first time I was very alarmed, but now I got used to it. I am checking if she is not actually pregnant, but she is not so far. Never thought that false pregnancies were a problem. Are they?