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my rabbit is pulling out her hair and she is not pregnant what may be wrong with her???

Submitted: 136 days and 17 hours ago.

Category: Pet

Value: $9

Status: CLOSED

Pet's Sex: Female
Pet's Age: 1

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she has never been with a male so i know she is not going to have babies and in addition to her pulling her hair out his has been getting more agresive with us she use to let us pick her up and she would jump up and sit with us and she does not do that much any more she is not a caged rabbit and is litter trained and is still using her litter pan and is not making mess in the house

Posted by Anna 136 days and 15 hours ago.

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Hello,

some additional information will help me to answer your question.

Is your rabbit spayed? If so, at what age was the surgery done?

From what part of her body is she pulling hair? Is she making a nest with it or putting it in once place?

Thank you.

Anna

136 days and 15 hours ago.

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no she is not spayed and she is pulling the hair from underneath and yes it seems as though she has only pulled the hair and left it in one place

Posted by Anna 136 days and 15 hours ago.

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Thank you for getting back to me. Your rabbit has reached the age of sexual maturity, and her hormones have gone haywire. Because of that, her body thinks she's pregnant. False pregnancies are very stressful to rabbits. Some even quit eating, which can be dangerous. Spaying your rabbit is the way to end false pregnancies. You can read more here:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/furloss.html#falsepregnancy

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?articleid=2147

The aggression is also related to sexual maturity. I breed and show rabbits, and I have several females that bite, scratch, and hiss when they want to breed. Once they're pregnant, the aggression stops. Spaying should also solve this problem. The following site has lots of information on dealing with aggressive rabbits:

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/aggression.html

If you need help finding a rabbit vet, this directory should help:

http://www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

If you have more questions about this, just let me know by clicking on REPLY. I hope the false pregnancy quickly ends.

Anna

136 days and 15 hours ago.

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thank you ..... you told me what i was thinking was on the right path.... thank you again

Accepted Answer

You're welcome. There are other causes of false pregnancies, such as tumors and ovarian cysts, but they would be quite rare in a rabbit as young as yours. If you need anything else, let me know.

Anna

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my rabbit is pulling out her hair and she is not pregnant what may be wrong with her???

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Hello,

some additional information will help me to answer your question.

Is your rabbit spayed? If so, at what age was the surgery done?

From what part of her body is she pulling hair? Is she making a nest with it or putting it in once place?

Thank you.

Anna

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no she is not spayed and she is pulling the hair from underneath and yes it seems as though she has only pulled the hair and left it in one place

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thank you ..... you told me what i was thinking was on the right path.... thank you again

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You're welcome. There are other causes of false pregnancies, such as tumors and ovarian cysts, but they would be quite rare in a rabbit as young as yours. If you need anything else, let me know.

Anna

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my rabbit is pulling out her hair and she is not pregnant what may be wrong with her???

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Hello, some additional information will help me to answer your question. Is your rabbit spayed? If so, at what age was the surgery done? From what part of her body is she pulling hair? Is she making a nest with it or putting it in once place? Thank you. Anna

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no she is not spayed and she is pulling the hair from underneath and yes it seems as though she has only pulled the hair and left it in one place

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thank you ..... you told me what i was thinking was on the right path.... thank you again

Accepted Answer

You're welcome. There are other causes of false pregnancies, such as tumors and ovarian cysts, but they would be quite rare in a rabbit as young as yours. If you need anything else, let me know. Anna

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Hello,

some additional information will help me to answer your question.

Is your rabbit spayed? If so, at what age was the surgery done?

From what part of her body is she pulling hair? Is she making a nest with it or putting it in once place?

Thank you.

Anna

You're welcome. There are other causes of false pregnancies, such as tumors and ovarian cysts, but they would be quite rare in a rabbit as young as yours. If you need anything else, let me know.

Anna