Feeding Dogs Rabbit?

[tye 23]

Hi. I cook some of the rabbits that I get for the dogs and pull all the meat off for them. I have just bought an electric mincer and was wondering if any of you know wether you can feed dogs raw rabbit and if you can mince them whole and cook the mince with the bits of bone still in the mince, for the dogs??

[riohog 5,701]

Hi. I cook some of the rabbits that I get for the dogs and pull all the meat off for them. I have just bought an electric mincer and was wondering if any of you know wether you can feed dogs raw rabbit and if you can mince them whole and cook the mince with the bits of bone still in the mince, for the dogs??

feed it raw

[jamesmc 582]

 

Hi. I cook some of the rabbits that I get for the dogs and pull all the meat off for them. I have just bought an electric mincer and was wondering if any of you know wether you can feed dogs raw rabbit and if you can mince them whole and cook the mince with the bits of bone still in the mince, for the dogs??

feed it raw

[LaraCroft 863]

Mince it, and feed it raw. Mine have a mix of minced rabbit and chicken, and then whole raw stuff that they can cope with. I freeze the rabbit for a few weeks first, then defrost and feed.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

As above. Don't worry about cooking it.

 

Gut the rabbits and feed whole or minced.

[Polkey 70]

I always feed it raw, I don't mince it either. Chop the head of for the ferrets then quarter the rest for the dog

[pip1968 2,490]

i wouldnt bother mate you dont want ye dog catching mixy

[tye 23]

Cheers for that, heard before that you should freeze them first to kill the worms..

[Country Joe 1,411]

What make of mincer do you have? have you tried it, ive heard they have to be really powerful to mince rabbit on the bone, and are expensive.

a good tip, a Butcher told me freeze the rabbit, and when defrosting, when its just partly defrosted then put it through the mincer, makes it easier for the machine to chop.

Edited March 19, 2013 by Country Joe

[iworkwhippets 12,513]

whole rabbit

[jamesmc 582]

whole rabbit

i feed mine like that too sometimes,just as long as the dog is wormed regulary..

[iworkwhippets 12,513]

[iworkwhippets 12,513]

gone

[shaaark 10,704]

gone

Mate that whippet's a belter, never get tired of seeing it

[LaraCroft 863]

Yes, freeze them first for a good 2-3 weeks - they still need regular worming though.

 

I use a hand crank mincer and chop the meat into small enough pieces that the mincer ( and me ! ) can cope with - extra long handle, and it burns off a few calories, but it was £3 from a boot sale, and not £100s + for a mechanical one.