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#Post#: 6891--------------------------------------------------
Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: Techno22 Date: April 5, 2013, 8:04 pm
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I had many a rabbit but would lke some advice;
As you know I have had a few rabbits to eat and skin, but I
would like some advice from any experts?
Recently a friend cut open a rabbit and was very yellow inside,
I was always told to discard.
What is this yellow colouring? Fat or cancer? Any ideas or
knowledge?
Today, I cut open a rabbit and it seemed to be milky white fluid
between inner gut film and skin? (otherwise ok), I also
discarded.
Anyone seen this? Rabbits seemed healthy otherwise, maybe due to
local feed but other rabbits clear.
Please give your opinion?
I can post pics but would like to know if you have seen this?
#Post#: 6893--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: semiauto Date: April 6, 2013, 1:55 am
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I have heard of the yellow colour but not the milky white
colour, I know little about rabbits as in skinnin and guttin
them as I don't shoot them as they're scarse around my country
but the lads I know who also came across this yellow stuff
dumped the rabbits concerned and took no chance even feedin them
to their dogs, I think they thought it was fat but it wasn't
worth the risk, I'd also be interested if anyone knows the truth
behind this ?
semi
#Post#: 6898--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: Techno22 Date: April 6, 2013, 4:45 am
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ok - thanks - any further knowledge, please advise.
#Post#: 6900--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: goshawker Date: April 6, 2013, 5:08 am
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the milky white is mostly likely to have been milk in a
lactating doe, alot of rabbits will be in kit or have dropped
the kits and are feeding them, seen young rabbits about 2weeks
ago
#Post#: 6901--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: BenBlaker Date: April 6, 2013, 6:42 am
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Yep, get a fair few with the milky substance, and as stated its
milk from a lactating doe that is feeding dropped young (or
about to drop the young).
The yellow is usually fat from very rich eating (generally good
grass) but I like my rabbits lean so give them to the foxes
usually if they have this.
#Post#: 6904--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: brendy73 Date: April 6, 2013, 1:23 pm
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have to agree with both of the above ;)
#Post#: 6908--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: BenBlaker Date: April 6, 2013, 5:35 pm
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What you do have to watch out for is bubbles on the muscles and
joints, and lungs, heart, liver, and intestines. If you ever see
those (can be skin coloured, opaque, or even clear) discard, DO
NOT FEED THE DOGS with it, and also wash your hands thoroughly,
and anything that you touched when handling the rabbits too.
DONT put your hands near your mouth either.
These are CANINE TAPEWORM CYSTS, and highly contagious. Rabbits,
cats, and HUMANS, are an intermediate host of these tapeworm, so
you won't get tapeworm but can end up with these same cysts in
you, which can cripple or kill you, cause you to o blind, and a
host of other unpleasant sicknesses. Of you feed the dogs them
they will get tapeworm.
Its spread by fox droppings on the grass which the rabbits eat,
get infected, then another fox eats the rabbit and it too gets
tapeworm, and the cycle continues.
You COULD eat the rabbits after. Looking, as 15-20 minutes above
56c kills the tapeworm eggs and larvae, but better to dispose of
them, or leave them for the foxes.
This is why when handling foxes you should wear gloves too, of
the disposable variety.
#Post#: 6921--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rabbit Shoot - Question?
By: chid21 Date: April 7, 2013, 6:47 am
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[quote author=Ben Blaker link=topic=959.msg6908#msg6908
date=1365287707]
What you do have to watch out for is bubbles on the muscles and
joints, and lungs, heart, liver, and intestines. If you ever see
those (can be skin coloured, opaque, or even clear) discard, DO
NOT FEED THE DOGS with it, and also wash your hands thoroughly,
and anything that you touched when handling the rabbits too.
DONT put your hands near your mouth either.
These are CANINE TAPEWORM CYSTS, and highly contagious. Rabbits,
cats, and HUMANS, are an intermediate host of these tapeworm, so
you won't get tapeworm but can end up with these same cysts in
you, which can cripple or kill you, cause you to o blind, and a
host of other unpleasant sicknesses. Of you feed the dogs them
they will get tapeworm.
Its spread by fox droppings on the grass which the rabbits eat,
get infected, then another fox eats the rabbit and it too gets
tapeworm, and the cycle continues.
You COULD eat the rabbits after. Looking, as 15-20 minutes above
56c kills the tapeworm eggs and larvae, but better to dispose of
them, or leave them for the foxes.
This is why when handling foxes you should wear gloves too, of
the disposable variety.
[/quote]
freezing for longer than 2 weeks also kills tapeworm cysts (and
all other parasites)
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