This is Sasha. I got her when I was 10 and she was about 3 months old. I learned everything there is to know about rabbits prior to getting her, including that it’s very important that they get fixed for lots of reasons, especially the high risk of females developing reproductive cancers.
It’s been six years and she has not been spayed. My parents refused even though I’ve been asking and begging for them to get her spayed since we got her. “I’m not paying for that” “she could die from it” “it’s not necessary.” I just got my first job this year and can’t drive yet so it’s not like I could have paid for it myself. And now it’s too late. A while back she had to have a procedure on her teeth and was put under anesthesia, but it took a long time to come out of it. The vet won’t spay her now because she’s too old and she probably would not survive it. The vet even said that she’s never even seen a rabbit get cancer. There is no “find another vet.” I’m way up in northern Minnesota and all the vets here are fucking stupid and useless, most of them say “bunnies don’t need to see the vet” and I’m sure half of them have never even seen a fucking pet rabbit.
I completely despise my parents for doing this to her and I feel like a terrible bunny owner, especially because she’s also a single rabbit but I can’t get her a friend because she’s not spayed!!! I feel like I should just rehome her but 1. I can’t risk her going to a home that doesn’t take decent care of her and 2. She’s been the only reason I haven’t killed myself for a couple years now.
What can I do to improve her quality of life and reduce risks of her developing cancer? And more than anything I guess I’m kind of looking for reassurance that I’m not a terrible person for not caring for her as well as I should.
by WinterRedWolf