my rabbit: sudden aggression after three years.

Question
It is very  urgent  i have a rabbit who is wid me  for past 3 years but  now there is a strange change in his behavior he chase everyone in house and bite their feets he started this from biting my servants feet but today i slapped him  and scolded him  from that movement he became more aggressive but from the god grace  his diet is not effected and he is still energetic.  i searched on the net about his aggression it shows that  he needs spray but really it is necessary ......... pls i am afraid of surgery ..... so pls help me.. does this aggression will effect my rabbit's life pls  help :(

Answer
Dear Nupur,

First of all, NEVER strike your rabbit.  Not only will it only make things worse, but you also could injure him severely.  You are much bigger than he is, and he is quite delicate, despite his aggression.

Neutering him is the best option for solving this problem.  But if he is three years old and this has happened very suddenly, then I would worry that there is a medical reason for this change.  Please get him to a veterinarian as soon as possible so he can be checked for any source of pain that could be driving him to aggression.  Look for foreign bodies lodged in his feet, any folds in his body, his mouth, etc.

Rabbits are not like dogs in that discipline works. They meet aggression with more aggression, and if you punish him it will only escalate the problems.  Until you can get him to a vet for a thorough medical exam, please find the tips here useful in curbing his aggression:

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

I hope this helps.

Dana