Bunny in heat?

Question
A year ago i adopted a dwarf french lop, i think she is about 2 years old now. She has been very affectionate from the start, licking, nibbling, loves to sleep in my bed. Lately she has started to behave rather odd. When we lounge on the couch together (she hops up and joins me, and strechtes out beside me like a cat), she suddenly jumps up, makes a humming, buzzing sound (the first time I heard it I thougt an insect was caught in the curtain) and hops all over me, and gives off a strong smell like wild garlic. This last only for a minute or so, then she lays dowm again. Sometimes she sits down on top of me. As far as I know she is not spayed (i took her in when she was about 1 year), and I have never had a bunny. Sometimes she has bouts of ripping out fur and building a nest but I have not noticed this behaviour to coincide. Should I be concerned? I have a good vet, and in fact we have been a lot in April as she has a dental problem (crossed growing teeth), and she has only just recovered her usual happy self after the almost twice daily visits in April (she was not eating and I was unable to feed her with the syringe as she was so much against it), I would hate to take her in for nothing. She is eating and drinking well, and urinates and defecates normally. Today, when she had her little funny spurt, she actually peed a small amount on me, but it had no smell, so the garlicy odor comes not from there. She is due for another dental check soon (14 days), so can I wait? Thanks for any advice!

Answer
Dear Luise,

Yep, your bunny has the Hormone Hots for you, and that garlic smell is the bunny musk she produces from the little scent glands located in pockets on either side of her fuzzy little prepuce.  The humming/buzzing is her love song, which is pretty danged cute.  And as you discovered, a rabbit in love will often spray urine on the object of his/her desire.

Because she's having false pregnancies (pulling fur, etc.), it really would be wise for you to have her spayed by a good rabbit vet.  Unspayed, unbred female rabbits have a *very* high risk of uterine cancer, and also for mammary tumors.  It is just better for their overall health and longevity (not to mention their frustration levels) to be spayed.  Please read:

www.rabbit.org/health/spay.html

for complete information about this important operation.

I hope this helps.

Dana