Feeding whippets rabbits

[Country Joe 1,411]

I recently recieved a message on this subject from Skycat, who told me to watch the back leg bones from old Rabbits, as they are really hard, and she recently had a dog operated on with a impacted gut.

discussed this with Lakeland Cumbrian, who takes the meat of the bone, and the carcass goes to the ferts.

It takes a wee bit extra time but i think worth it,

I have ordered a boning knife from Amazon.

And cut resitant gloves from screwfix £5.

as one slip from a very sharp knife.

I take a pound of meat of each Rabbit, bag it, and freeze for two weeks to kill worms.

And theres enough meat left on the carcass for feeding the ferrets.

Then just a case of mixing the chopped Rabbit with the meal of your choice.

[bugs_bunny 4]

every body does things differently,and thats down to own experiances or advice given,i personaly give my whippet the back legs,and the rest is ferret food,never considered trimming the meat off the bone,maybe somthing that could be worth thinking about.

[toby63 1,236]

if you going to boil the rabbit then take the meat off but i freeze mine for a week then feed whole once thawed out

[lawrence 657]

i freeze it, then just open it up and feed the lot, guts in all, never had a problem with bones, i've also reared litters of whippets on rabbit whole carcesses with no bother .

[stabba 10,745]

Just chuck em the lot..guts fur and all...but just make sure to keep up on the worming side of things

[micckey 106]

Can a whippet eat a full rabbit ... :whistling:

[Gin 498]

 

Frozen for two weeks,- thawed out and just fed as such. Never had any problem. That was pup at ten weeks

[sandymere 8,263]

I skin, gut then cut in half, freeze for a week then feed half per dog along with complete/ pasta etc and some veg. Impacted bowel is usually down to feeding to much bone, hard white stools are a sign of this, rather than cause an impaction the back legs are more likely to pierce the gut which is always a risk when feeding bones.

[hutch6 550]

I started by skinning and gutting. Then just skinning. Then just chucked them down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2013 by hutch6