What's This???

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I keep seeing this more and more often for some reason.

Went out earlier and got four rabbits, two of which had this. It's a sack of fluid with what looks like some sort of eggs.

I've noticed it a few times now and it can be anywhere on the rabbit. I've seen it on the meat, under the skin and even totally inside the meat.

 

What I want to know is, what is it and is it harmful to the dogs as I nearly missed this tonight and if I has missed it, the dogs would be eating it.

 

I know common sense says don't give it to the dogs but it was just in case it gets missed

[peterhunter86 8,627]

it coold be parasite eggs

[TOMO 27,420]

It's tape worm eggs mate

[mhopton 807]

Should all ways freez rabbits for 2 weeks first before feeding to the dogs it kills every thing like worms and them egg pockets

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Tape worm eggs? What does it do to the rabbit then because if I hadent seen that sack, I wouldn't have even known there was anything wrong with it.

To be honest mate, It will prob be goin in the freezer anyway, seem to be well stocked up on meat for the dogs at the minute!

Thanks for the replies

[beast 1,884]

yep, tapeworm eggs. the rabbit carries them in these cysts, and when a predator eats the rabbit they hatch and infest the predator. i generally scrape them out before freezing. the cysts are sometimes deep inside the muscles so you dont know they are there, so always freeze meat for at least 3 days before feeding to kill any eggs. i have on occasion seen these cysts as big as a tennis ball, but the rabbits were always in decent condition