Is it safe to spay my 3-year-old rabbit to avoid health risks?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 6 months old
Should I spay my rabbit? She is three years old and I am worried that there will be health risks if I do it now. I would’ve loved to spay her when she was younger, but we could not afford it, and she was belonging to my older brother at this time. it wasn’t really my choice if she got spayed or not. She is my only rabbit and I would love to get her a friend, but she needs to be spayed to do so. also the main reason I want her spayed is to prevert cancers in an older age
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Published on April 10th, 2018
The fact that Alice is an adult rabbit now does not increase the risks when you have her spayed, It is a good idea to have her spayed due to the uterine cancer risk and also avoiding spraying, which females sometimes do. So you can have her spayed now, preferably at a veterinary office that treats a lot of bunnies.
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Published on January 16th, 2019
Hi, I would not say that it is really late, it is still early enough to prevent cancer and other disorders of the reproductive tract. I would sincerely recommend you decide to have it done. My only piece of advice is finding someone who is really happy and confident about neutering rabbits as they are delicate and can have fragile tissue, they can suffer with post op pain and gut stasis. I would look for the best vet with exotic pets in town ! Hope this helps !
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Published on August 15th, 2017
There will probably not be any sign during this time frame, if she gets in heat she may start being a little territorial and aggressive. i would personally recommend to wait until she is 6 months to have her spayed, i believe it is safer.
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