phantom pregnancy?

CuBar · Jan 13, 2006

I've just got dome from work and let the rabbit out as usual, she ran round for seconds then sat under the table and started pulling out loads of fur, i went over to see what she was doing and she became quite aggressive, thunping and ran away, continued pulling out mounds of fur from her belly, legs,anywhere and stuffing it in her mouth!! Is this a phantom pregnancy, she is about five months old and ive had her for over a month so i know she cant be pregnant..please help!!
Amanda

deb · Jan 13, 2006

As long as you are sure shes not been with a male then it does sound like a phantom pregnancy her hormones are just starting to kick in, best to get her spayed when shes about 6 months old.
DEB

tupperwarequeen · Jan 13, 2006

it certianly sounds like it,Flossie would have a phantom pregnacy every couple of weeks from aged 4 months. It was very distressing for her (she obvioulsy was very sad when she didnt have any babies) and for her partner Bunny, whom she would attack, and also for me, trying to take care of her. The vet was not happy to spey until she was 6 months, so we had 2 months of it

By the time she was done, she had massive bald patches which took ages torecover.

CuBar · Jan 13, 2006

oh no! so iv got another month of this!! She has just gone back into her cage and deposited a very big soggy ball of fur from her mouth under the bedding but in the middle of the cage!she seems very anxious and wont keep still for a second. She hasn't eaten much today altough she has pooped and weed, is that right for a phantom pregnancy? She is also digging an awful lot at the carpet too..naughty bunny! :lol:
Sorry for so many questions!
Amanda

CuBar · Jan 13, 2006

oh no! so iv got another month of this!! She has just gone back into her cage and deposited a very big soggy ball of fur from her mouth under the bedding but in the middle of the cage!she seems very anxious and wont keep still for a second. She hasn't eaten much today altough she has pooped and weed, is that right for a phantom pregnancy? She is also digging an awful lot at the carpet too..naughty bunny! :lol:
Sorry for so many questions!
Amanda

taylor v 109 · Jan 13, 2006

You may be lucky they dont always have one every month, lets hope thats the case.val

Estelle · Jan 13, 2006

Just give her plenty of bedding so she can be happy making herself a nest. Phoebe did the same thing before she was spayed. If you ring your vet they may be able to spay her earlier than 6 months if she is very hormonal.

CuBar · Jan 13, 2006

she seems to have calmed down an bit now,

is it normal for them to have a mad 10 minutes then calm down? how long does it normally last? Im being a very paranoid mummy :roll:

taylor v 109 · Jan 13, 2006

Once they have built the nest that should be it. Take it all away the nex day .As a rule they tend to forget it very quickly. val

sxfe_121 · Jan 16, 2006

my bunny is about 10 months old now, but she hasnt had a phantom pregnancy nor does she get pre menstrual...in all the time ive had her shes thumped her foot once...my other rabbits were awful for pre menstuation bit and thumped and hawked...horrible!
but this one is constantly happy...how bizzaar lol

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