When to spay my female rabbit?

Question
I have heard that female bunnies have a tendency to develop cervical cancer i believe around the age of 3 so it was best to have them spayed. I wanted to find out if this was true. If so what is the best age to have this done and do all vets offer this service(is it standard like a cat or dog)?

Answer
Dear Larissa,

Uterine adenocarcinoma is a very high risk in unspayed, unbred female rabbits.  It's definitely wise to spay them as soon as they're about a year old to remove this risk, and reduce the risk of mammary cancer.

Not all vets know how to do a rabbit spay, though many will *tell* you they do.  Please find an experienced rabbit vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Hope this helps.

Dana