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QUESTION: My rabbit was spayed and I think that the rabbit has falls pregnancy, because rabbits will start pulling hair from their dewlap ( a small patch of loose skin on the front of the neck and chest.  How you think maybe they did not good spayed?  Could you please tell me if falls pregnancy it's mean they did not good surgery?  Thank you.


ANSWER: There is no way your rabbit can fall pregnant after spaying as the whole of the reproductive system is taken away.
What can happen however is the rabbit can continue for a while to pull fur from her chest and dewlap due to the still present high pregnancy hormone levels, in affect a phantom pregnancy. These hormones will reduce within 3-6 months and she will stop this habit.

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QUESTION: Can rabbit be aggressive or bite If she stiil has hormone.  Also may be they did wrong spayed. Maybe I can put white paper and she will stop pull fur from her chest and dewlap or what I have to do that rabbit will stop do that?  I am worry may be May be she has mites or ringworm.  Thank you.

ANSWER: Your doe can still be aggressive.
Spaying does help reduce the breeding hormones which can sometimes combat aggression if the hormones are the cause but naturally some rabbits are teritorial aggressive, fear aggressive or just don't like being handled.
I have had both bucks and doe's that needed that extra handling even after spaying/castration to help combat fear aggression. I find that some aggresion reduces with age depending on the individual.
Another thing that can cause your doe to be aggresive towards you is if you have handled a buck and she can smell him, You pick her up from above and handle her/him at a height which willcause fear, or if your rabbit is in pain.

If you think there is another cause of the fur pulling and you are not sure then go to a rabbit vet that will check for both ailments. But I would of thought that the hormones are the cause

As for thinking that they spayed her wrong, there is no way that they can spay her wrong. The womb is entirely removed from the body this includes the falopian (egg) tubes and ovaries

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QUESTION: Thank you very much.  Also could you please tell me how to know if rabbit has a teeth problem?

Answer
It is not always visible if it is back teeth causing the problem and this will need checking with the vet.
I always advise to have your rabbits teeth checked every 6 months and their weight.
But if your rabbits stops eating it is obvious that you will need to see the vet anyway.
Rabbits will also change their feeding habits if they have dental problems. They will prefer softer palatable food rather than hard pellets.
The rabbit will develop sticky bottom syndrome where all the droppings are sloppy (not raspberry like or pellet like)
The front teeth (the incisors) will either splay out sideways away from each other, be broken or protrude out the mouth and continue to grow until they curl and stop the rabbit eating, causing starvation.
They may grow so the bottom incisors are overlapping in front of the upper ones (over shot) or they just continue growing into the lip of the rabbit causing ulcerations and cuts to the mouth.
Not only can they have teeth problems but root problems too. Rabbits can develop cheek abscesses, jaw abscesses and weepy eyes.
Root problems if not rectified early can cause death as the roots penetrate through the cheek bone and into the eye socket and finally to the nerves and brain.