Question ref spaying ?

Dasonix · Feb 7, 2005

Hi there we had our little Bunty ( the 1 in our sig image) spayed a few weeks before xmas. Everything went well with the operation but now we have another little problem.

The fur around the scar has grown back ok, but the other area where she was shaved for the operation hasnt grown back. We are a bit worryed as she has this huge square bald patch on her belly.

Have any of you got any ideas as to why this would happen ?

Thumps · Feb 7, 2005

No idea why it happens but when I had Sophie spayed last year her fur took ages to grow back. Think it was about 3 months for it to grow back completely. Maybe it depends on the moutling cycle i.e if they aren't moulting the fur takes ages to grow back?

Angela

Adele · Feb 7, 2005

aaawww please do not worry about Bunty, it is perfectly normal for it to take ages for some rabbits fur to grow back, as Angela correctly says 3 months is not uncommon.

Very occasionally the fur never grows back quite as it was before, but being on the belly you cannot see it too much :wink:
As long as the skin is healthy itself that is the main concern.

Best wishes

Dasonix · Feb 7, 2005

yep the skin is ok, im just worried about her getting cold.

Silly i know but thats how I am

doorkeeper · Feb 7, 2005

Isadora still has a bare tummy, and she was speyed in September :? Strangely there is a line of fur along the line of the incision, the bare areas are to the sides. When she had her leg stitched up after her run in with Clover the vet was telling me how fast rabbits' fur grows back. I asked what about her belly then, and the vet was very surprised especially when I told her it usually takes ages to grow back. I suppose they see them when the stitches come out and then assume the hair will grow straight back.

Other rabbits I have had speyed have been like this too. For this reason I put off speying until the weather warms up and is likely to stay warm unless the rabbit lives indoors.

Dasonix · Feb 11, 2005

thanks for your replies (had visions of getting her a little bunny coat)

I will give it another week or so and if its still not grown back i will take her to see our vet. I remember this problem with my horses after being clipped, some would take longer to grow back than others. I was not so sure about bunnies as i never noticed anyone mention it before. Dusty our other bunny, when she was spayed her fur grew back very quickly. But they say bunnies are closely related to horses

so we will keep you posted.

Tamsin · Feb 11, 2005

I imagine that if its just before a moult then it usually grows in pretty quick. If they have moulted recently then it would take longer. Well, that would be a logical explanation anyway but how knows with bunnies

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