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Hi!
I'm here to ask some questions about my bun Clovis. When I got Clovis in February, I found out pretty quick that she wasn't spayed - her former owner didn't see the need. So I've been planning to have her spayed once money and now, time allowed.

I was wondering - what kind of care will Clovis need after the operation? Will I have to confine her to her cage for a few days? What are the most common complications?

Secondly, because I work full time now, I'm not able to be around much during the day and I'm a kinda pooched at night when I get home, so yes, I'm thinking about getting her a bun of her own. I've been reading up on bonding so I've got some idea with how that will have to be managed, but how do you select a bunny in the first place?

A lot of the websites say to go by personality, but not how different personalities might get a long. For instance Clovis is now a pretty outgoing bunny (when its just me and one or two other people) that likes to honk a lot when she's excited about something, flop at my feet when she's run out and generally walk with me around the house. So what do I look for in another rabbit?
I'm also worried that Clovis wouldn't necessarily know how to act around another bunny. She hasn't been around other bunnies since she was a baby in a pet store.
 
The first thing you need to do is just focus on getting her spayed. Her behavior wll probably change a little after the spay but I have never seen it change for the worse..
She will be less hormonal and less moody and maybe a little mellower. It is important to also get the spay because of the high rate of uterine cancer in unspayed females.

A few months after she has been spayed and both of you have adjusted to it might be a good time to find her a friend ... preferably a neutered male rabbit . but don't worry about that bridge until you come to it.

There is a thread running that may interest you in a bun geting spayed tomorrow and an anxious owner

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=47948&forum_id=16



this is from the library

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12040&forum_id=10
 

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