giving pup rabbit

[birkychrissy 3]

hi just wonderin i have got quite a few rabbitts in the freezer was just wonderin how i should giv them to dog theyv bin gutted and de-headed still have fur on whats the best way to give to my 5 month old pup ??

[conor.k 2]

take the fur of mate an give it straight to the pup

[birkychrissy 3]

will it not choke on the bones thats what i was scared of ?

[Hannah4181 260]

I always feed mine whole rabbits, fur, heads, guts the lot, and preferably still warm! Id try the pup with it as it is, if he's not interested then maybe take the skin off so he can get straight to the flesh.

[birkychrissy 3]

thanks for the help will be trying him with it tommorrow

[Hollie 21]

I always thought they should eat the fur as it aids the digestion, just as they would if they were in the wild, dont 'spose it matters though

 

He will not choke on bones, dogs are designed to eat meat and bones (just not cooked ones!!)

[ossetthunters 16]

just defrost them properly and give them to the dog whole if there hungary they should eat it

Edited January 20, 2010 by ossetthunters

[birkychrissy 3]

i just keep the skin on for the ferretts cause they eat the fur and it helps clean them out. thanks for the help least now i know he wont choke lol

[adamb20 22]

I always feed mine whole rabbits, fur, heads, guts the lot, and preferably still warm! Id try the pup with it as it is, if he's not interested then maybe take the skin off so he can get straight to the flesh.

 

how regularly do you need to worm them when you do this??

[kevin kiely 66]

yes wouldnt feeding whole and uncooked cause worms to grow very quickly.i used to do this and my dogs got worms, wouldnt you at least need to gut them?and would there be fleas in the fur?iv heard though that the fur is a natural wormer but this stil wouldnt convince me to feed whole

[turbotyke 62]

yes wouldnt feeding whole and uncooked cause worms to grow very quickly.i used to do this and my dogs got worms, wouldnt you at least need to gut them?and would there be fleas in the fur?iv heard though that the fur is a natural wormer but this stil wouldnt convince me to feed whole

if u worm them regular and use frontline u souldnt have any probs

[kevin kiely 66]

cheers, i didnt know that

[Stuart O Connor 1]

I prefer to skin and gut them then freeze then for 3 weeks defrost and feed !

Anyone do this aswell ?

[lawrence 657]

i feed them whole, the way nature intended. i do freeze them first usually, but if i'm stuck i'll feed them fresh, with drontal being a pound a touch, worms ain't much to worry about. during the freeze the bedlington and ferrets were even fed eskimo style with half frozen rabbits with no bother at all.

[daidogs99 0]

Just gut it