rabbit cysts

[poacher2007 0]

ive been ferreting today, and once again caught a rabbit with a large cyst on its side

these are full of watery type substance almost as clear as tap water, on two seperate

occasions we have caught rabbits with the same cysts but internally in the chest cavity

these are not isolated to one farm, but in a five mile radius. can any one shed some light

on what they are or have seen something similiar, i have been ferreting for thirty years

and never accounted this before.

[para1 11]

Have it on good authority that are tape worm cysts.

I've been ferreting for about 50 years mate and only came across them in the last 3 years.Certainly gave me a shock and put me of eating them.

[The one 8,479]

Aye tape worm cyst's mate

[inan 841]

ive been ferreting today, and once again caught a rabbit with a large cyst on its side

these are full of watery type substance almost as clear as tap water, on two seperate

occasions we have caught rabbits with the same cysts but internally in the chest cavity

these are not isolated to one farm, but in a five mile radius. can any one shed some light

on what they are or have seen something similiar, i have been ferreting for thirty years

and never accounted this before.

 

Close inspection on the cyst will reveal ,what look like clusters of tiny golf balls,these are tapeworm eggs.I remove the matter and freeze the bunny for 3 weeks before feeding the rabbit raw to my dogs.

[poacher2007 0]

thanks for your replies, but im 99% sure these are not tape worm,

each lump is around tennis ball size, with the exception of two

rabbits, these cysts were between the skin and coat, the other two

were in the chest area, on inspection i popped these with a knife

and a watery liguid came out, the closest thing i can say they look

like is blisters that we get on our feet and the fluid similiar to.

there is no smell or odour emitting from the rabbit or the infected

area?

[ferretville 69]

thanks for your replies, but im 99% sure these are not tape worm,

each lump is around tennis ball size, with the exception of two

rabbits, these cysts were between the skin and coat, the other two

were in the chest area, on inspection i popped these with a knife

and a watery liguid came out, the closest thing i can say they look

like is blisters that we get on our feet and the fluid similiar to.

there is no smell or odour emitting from the rabbit or the infected

area?

[Tape worm mate seen sum big uns meself just pop em and freezelike said job done /quote]

[lurchers and terriers 0]

ive been ferreting today, and once again caught a rabbit with a large cyst on its side

these are full of watery type substance almost as clear as tap water, on two seperate

occasions we have caught rabbits with the same cysts but internally in the chest cavity

these are not isolated to one farm, but in a five mile radius. can any one shed some light

on what they are or have seen something similiar, i have been ferreting for thirty years

and never accounted this before.

yes mate i think they are worm eggs catching rabbits myself in north derybyshire in same area with this problem got one yesterday and the water sack was under skin between front leg and ribs full of little white balls