Troller
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Hey folks, this isn't about my bunnies or any specific bunny, just a topic I read about elsewhere and am curious to what other people think on the matter. Now in a site I visit All Experts has a very knowledgable vet named Dana Krempels who mentions a procedure on a doe where its still a hysterectomy but doesn't remove the ovaries. This removes the chance of breeding, limits highly the chance of cancer and keeps the hormonal nature of the doe somewhat intact and I would figure a bit closer to natural.
I mean't to ask a question there but she appears to be on vacation. Could a buck essentially get a vasectomy as well, eliminating breeding but keeping their hormonal nature intact?
Now I know a lot of the reason we fix our animals besides for eliminating breeding is to eliminate the hormonal behavior, but for me I'm not sure Its such a concern, plus I'm more accepting of such behavior as long as its not detrimental to health and hopefully not too destructive. My Conan for instance was nearly a year old and really well behaved except he circled us and honked. We didn't mind it. After his neuter, he's still a good boy but he's more timid then he used to be and of course now doesn't circle or honk. I'm not sure how much more hormonal my doe Xena would have gotten since I had her fixed young so I can't say much about her but I wonder if she'd be more of a terror then she is now.
How would this effect keeping multiple rabbits as pets? Lets say you could eliminate the baby making aspect of a buck and doe, would bonding a male/female become that much harder or would it be a little easier due to sexual interest? Of course having rabbits go at it every so often would probably be the kind of hormonal behavior most would want to get rid of, but lets say maybe some can handle that. Will it always be spraying and humping or could it eventually balance out with age. What would the quality of rabbits lives be and their keepers?
To me, and i know I'm alone in my circles, but its never sat comfortably just fixing an animal. I understand and agree with the general reasons, but I think sometimes we've just come to accept a solution and since it works never look for better. First we cause a physical mutilation, and then a behavioral one. What if we could just end it at one? Is it done the general way because its cost effective?
Its a subject I find interesting so if anyone else does to I'd like to hear views on the matter.
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I mean't to ask a question there but she appears to be on vacation. Could a buck essentially get a vasectomy as well, eliminating breeding but keeping their hormonal nature intact?
Now I know a lot of the reason we fix our animals besides for eliminating breeding is to eliminate the hormonal behavior, but for me I'm not sure Its such a concern, plus I'm more accepting of such behavior as long as its not detrimental to health and hopefully not too destructive. My Conan for instance was nearly a year old and really well behaved except he circled us and honked. We didn't mind it. After his neuter, he's still a good boy but he's more timid then he used to be and of course now doesn't circle or honk. I'm not sure how much more hormonal my doe Xena would have gotten since I had her fixed young so I can't say much about her but I wonder if she'd be more of a terror then she is now.
How would this effect keeping multiple rabbits as pets? Lets say you could eliminate the baby making aspect of a buck and doe, would bonding a male/female become that much harder or would it be a little easier due to sexual interest? Of course having rabbits go at it every so often would probably be the kind of hormonal behavior most would want to get rid of, but lets say maybe some can handle that. Will it always be spraying and humping or could it eventually balance out with age. What would the quality of rabbits lives be and their keepers?
To me, and i know I'm alone in my circles, but its never sat comfortably just fixing an animal. I understand and agree with the general reasons, but I think sometimes we've just come to accept a solution and since it works never look for better. First we cause a physical mutilation, and then a behavioral one. What if we could just end it at one? Is it done the general way because its cost effective?
Its a subject I find interesting so if anyone else does to I'd like to hear views on the matter.
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