02/04/2025
Meet Ben, the approx. 8 year old neutered bunny that came in the other day for amorous behaviour towards his owner by 'hu***ng' her hand. He was des*xed over 7 years ago and roughly about 6 months ago, he started 'spraying' and 'hu***ng' his mums hand. This has been, for a lack of a better term , a source of 'friction' between the two apartment mates and further 'attrition looming , the owner called us and Ben came 'zooming' in for an assessment. This can be associated with possible remnant testicular tissue or urinary tract infection and simply bordom related behavioural changes. We often try to keep such cases simple and slowly mount a stepwise diagnostic workup starting with history and observation. We are still at the first stage and our next move is informed by the report back from Ben's mum to see if she can identify any triggers and and also to see if he can be re-directed to demonstrate his affection towards an inanimate object like teddy. The next steps may include blood work, urinalyis and inaging to ascertain if there is any masses that are producing androgens ( make s*x hormones). We will keep you posted on Ben's progress. We take consults for dogs, cats, bunnies,ferrets and birds. Do not hesitate to call us if you have any issues, concerns or questions on rabbits- the fastest growing pet in Australia in terms of bunny ownership. Visit our website.
