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Testosterone testing?

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bunnylover177

Alpha Buck
I have a little foster bun with me who was neutered a year ago. However you’d never guess it. Circling, honking, pooomg everywhere, spraying, hyper excited... He’s been returned to the rescue due to failed bonds a few times and I wonder if this behaviour is contributing. So could something have gone wrong with the castration? Or can his testosterone levels be checked? I realise it is spring time and this behaviour is to be expected to some extent but this seems extreme for a bun with no balls! I will of course get the rescue to ask their vet but wondered if anyone has experience of this.
 
bunnylover177 said:
I have a little foster bun with me who was neutered a year ago. However you’d never guess it. Circling, honking, pooomg everywhere, spraying, hyper excited... He’s been returned to the rescue due to failed bonds a few times and I wonder if this behaviour is contributing. So could something have gone wrong with the castration? Or can his testosterone levels be checked? I realise it is spring time and this behaviour is to be expected to some extent but this seems extreme for a bun with no balls! I will of course get the rescue to ask their vet but wondered if anyone has experience of this.
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How old is the Bunny ?

Hypersexual behaviour in neutered Rabbits(both Bucks and Does) can be related to adrenal gland hyperplasia

https://rabbit.org/journal/4-10/sexhormones.html

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crivem/2014/239410/


I have had 2 Bucks affected by Adrenal gland disease, Brian being one of them

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/s...-Post-29-Long-Sorry-(&highlight=brian+implant

They were both treated with a hormone implant called Suprelorin ( deslorelin acetate).

http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/?id=-460786

It has to be prescribed off licence via the Veterinary prescribing cascade

https://www.bsava.com/Resources/Veterinary-resources/Medicines-Guide/Prescribing-cascade

The implants worked well for both Bucks. But for one they eventually ceased to be of benefit and he also went on to develop other symptoms. Sadly at PM examination it was found that the type of adrenal tumour he had was metastatic (the type that spreads to/from other organs). This is rare as most adrenal gland tumours are benign.
 
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