Has anyone had experience in feeding wild rabbit to their dogs? I shot some- gutted them, but did not skin them. This was when the weather was already cold and I have heard that the meat is safer to eat then.
But..some of the dogs got tapeworms. Could this have been from fleas on the fur? Any ideas on the safety of feeding them rabbits would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Hi Cindy: We live in northern Idaho and can not feed our dogs wild rabbit. There is a disease that they carry that can be transferred to humans and dogs. I can't remember the name, but we have been told that don't even touch the rabbit to clean it. Whether your rabbits have this same issue I'm not sure. I'd check with a local vet and then your Fish and Game officer to see if they are infected. If I remember the name of the disease I'll post it.
Anyway it is possible for your dogs to get tape or round worm from wild meat, especially if cleaning is not carefully done (and even if it is carefully done there can still be problems). Our dogs are wormed twice a year as we have huge mouse and vole populations and the dogs do catch round worm and tape worm from the mouse and voles. If your dogs run free and can eat 'wild' things as well, worms will be a problem that you have to deal with.
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The name of the disease is Tularemia, or rabbit fever. It's highest incidence is in Kanas, Missouri, Ok, and texas, but it's been reported in all 50 states.
It's a tick borne disease, but your canine can get it from eating an infected rodent or rabbit.
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