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Advice Needed On Spay After Phantom Pregnancy

J

Joencaitlinsmum

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Hi

I took my rabbit in to be spayed to find out she appears to be having a phantom pregnancy so obviously it didn't go ahead. Vet has recommended I wait for three months before trying again. Why would he suggest waiting this long?

Also how long before we start seeing that she is coming out of this as she has had a nest for a couple of weeks now. She has been in with a neutered male on and off who we took in to be castrated last year so 99% sure she isn't pregnant!

TIA
 
I don't know why the Vet recommended waiting for 3 months. Lots of female rabbits have phantom pregnancies and sometimes it can be because there is some health problem relating to the ovaries or another part of the reproduction organs. Therefore it is better to have her spayed sooner rather than later in case she has a problem.
 
My Milly was spayed very soon after her phantom pregnancy-literally days after she lost interest in her nest building activities!
 
Pippa was booked in to be spayed last Thursday but was having a phantom pregnancy. She isn't nest building or anything now, and I phoned the vet to update him on her yesterday, and she is going in next Thursday now. I don't think it's right to wait 3 months, as my vet said it's not uncommon for unsprayed does to have 4 or 5 phantom pregnancies a year, and if you wait 3 months she might be having another by then. Apparently to remove the uterine cancer risk completely, a doe does need to be spayed before 2, as any changes that could result in cancer will usually have occurred before the age of 2, so it sounds like it really is better to have it done sooner rather than later, and therefore 3 months sounds far too long to wait.
 
Rabbit's don't have set seasons so I can't think why he said 3 months - ask him :) I would say a week or two would make more sense.
 
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