Please Note - Medical Advice
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i am worried about my Bunny Smudge, have had her just over a year, not sure of age as rescued her from a caravan site where she was roaming free and in a terrible state, she has had a litter, maybe more than once and she is not neutered, she has started pulling out her fur and eating it, anybody know why she may be doing this??
Not only does it stop nesting behaviour (although I left it late with one of mine and she was spayed at 4 years old and still "makes nests" but not on the scale she did, it's just a learnt behaviour for her) it eradicates the risk of uterine cancer which affects over 80% of females age 5+.
