bill88 6 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Took a couple of rabbits out the freezer last night,and set about skinning them this morning.I snapped the back legs ,and OUCH!! The feckin bone had broken to a point and stabbed me in the thumb,it was like a razor blade and rock hard too.Been feeding my dogs rabbit as long as i can remember,but this has got me worried, about feeding the dog's,especially the pup,with the bone being this hard and brittle.Would freezing them have caused this ? or am i panicking for nothing ? I've got about a dozen left in the freezer,and i was gonna go out over the weekend with the gun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redmoor 0 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 I have had this problem before, and after one of the dogs scored the roof of its mouth i now no longer give them rabbit, their bones can be very brittle after freezing..i guess the only option would be just to feed the flesh? Bet that hurt too..oucheee. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) Na mate i wouldn't stop feeding rabbits because of sharp bones ect as dogs are geared up to crunch and digest these,they have the tools in their mouth with jaw power, and in the stomach they have the acid in the gut to digest it.You would be depriving yer dogs of some of the best feeding you can give them in my opinion.As for yer pup,just keep a eye on it incase it tries to bolt it down at first, but after a bit it should workout that there should'nt be no threat from your other dogs stealing its dinner it should relax a bit and eat it at a more slowly,less chance of any problems . Edited August 3, 2007 by gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 i think the difference here is that you snapped the bone a dog will crush it the way they move their jaw will almost grind the bone ! mine have been eating rabbit since they were pups with no problems also how long had they been in the freezer as i try not to leave anything in the freezer for more than four months Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bill88 6 Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 i think the difference here is that you snapped the bone a dog will crush it the way they move their jaw will almost grind the bone ! mine have been eating rabbit since they were pups with no problems also how long had they been in the freezer as i try not to leave anything in the freezer for more than four months They had only been in the freezer a fortnight at most.I freeze all my rabbits before feeding,as i thought this would sort out the worms.Not really keen on giving the dogs too many wormers.But i really was shocked how hard the bones were.I've been skinning rabbits for the best part of 28 years,and never had this happen before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 I've stuck myself a few times and got some chicken bone stuck in my thumb, its just becasue its frozen, defrost it thoroughly before feeding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Thank god for Simoman! I was becoming ever more increasingly desperate as I read down this thread. Thinking, " Can No One see the basic issue here?! ". Bill; If an angry female chucks her drink at ye, ye get wet, right? But, if she Freezes a 'Long, tall, cool one' and comes at ye chest with That ....? Let the rabbit defrost and the frozen, hardened and brittle (moisture content in the bones, marrow) will return to the soft, relatively spongey and eminantly chewable state nature prefers Dogs can - and do - exist perfectly happily on deep frozen food. But leaving it out for twenty four hours makes things that bit easier - and safer - all round Don't deprive them of their best, natural diet, mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) Thank god for Simoman! I was becoming ever more increasingly desperate as I read down this thread. Thinking, " Can No One see the basic issue here?! ". Bill; If an angry female chucks her drink at ye, ye get wet, right? But, if she Freezes a 'Long, tall, cool one' and comes at ye chest with That ....? Let the rabbit defrost and the frozen, hardened and brittle (moisture content in the bones, marrow) will return to the soft, relatively spongey and eminantly chewable state nature prefers Dogs can - and do - exist perfectly happily on deep frozen food. But leaving it out for twenty four hours makes things that bit easier - and safer - all round Don't deprive them of their best, natural diet, mate. Edited August 3, 2007 by CHALKWARREN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Bill; If an angry female chucks her drink at ye, ye get wet, right? But, if she Freezes a 'Long, tall, cool one' and comes at ye chest with That ....? Phil ever put a fallow in a curry? Or do you prefer raw? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bill88 6 Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Bill; If an angry female chucks her drink at ye, ye get wet, right? But, if she Freezes a 'Long, tall, cool one' and comes at ye chest with That ....? Have you been talking to my ex ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Bill; If an angry female chucks her drink at ye, ye get wet, right? But, if she Freezes a 'Long, tall, cool one' and comes at ye chest with That ....? Phil ever put a fallow in a curry? Or do you prefer raw? I've curried both Fallow and Fanny,...its all the same to me thou knows... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tonymac 0 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 boys as Simonman says simply let defrost!!!! tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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