salukiman 28 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 does anyone know if feeding rabbit is bad or good as they are free and i have more than i need for the pot. would the age of the dog matter as i have an adult and a puppy. Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Freeze them for a week or 2, skin them and give the rest, whole and raw. Quote Link to post
caspa 2 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 all wild game is the nuts Quote Link to post
Guest markbrick1 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 i skin em and drop em in a big pot on a wood burner in the stable, i give em the bones the lot and have done since my dogs were we pups cant beat it,mark Quote Link to post
Meerihunter 7 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I feed them whole fur the lot pre frozen, as it is thawing out I slice like swissroll and allow to completely thaw before feeding. I see no reason to cook or skin them? Often mine will really 'go to town' on the skin and fur alone so they obviously get something from it. I think it helps slow the passage and therefore enabling better absorption. Quote Link to post
pigeonphill 69 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Freeze them for a week or 2, skin them and give the rest, whole and raw. why the freezing is it to stop tape worm ? Quote Link to post
Meerihunter 7 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 To kill all parasites, I prefer one month in the freezer on deep freeze if I have enought to enable that sort of turnover. Quote Link to post
frost 4 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 does anyone know if feeding rabbit is bad or good as they are free and i have more than i need for the pot. would the age of the dog matter as i have an adult and a puppy. I feed all my lurchers from puppyhood onward with whole boiled rabbits (bones and alll) and have never had any problems and have been doing this for years. Quote Link to post
tote 856 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 does anyone know if feeding rabbit is bad or good as they are free and i have more than i need for the pot. would the age of the dog matter as i have an adult and a puppy. During the season my dog/dogs are fed almost exclusively on rabbit,I skin them and put them in the freezer for 3 weeks[it takes 21 days to kill all the parasites].They are taken out to defrost then fed raw. Cooking can make the bones brittle is time consumingand there's no benefit,so for me it's raw all the time. Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I have seen, not my own, dogs die of unskined rabbits folks, becarfull, as the skin gets cought in the gut and twists. A freind lost a great dog, due to not skining the rabbits when feeding them. Also, boiling rabbits with the bones, makes the bones very sharp and brittle, could cause the dog to Choke!! Quote Link to post
tote 856 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Also, boiling rabbits with the bones, makes the bones very srap and brittle, could cause the dog to joke!! Does that mean it might die laughing Sorry Frank,couldn't resist it. Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Also, boiling rabbits with the bones, makes the bones very srap and brittle, could cause the dog to joke!! Does that mean it might die laughing Sorry Frank,couldn't resist it. I have just changed it, i see what you mean.. Quote Link to post
Guest joe ox Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Does anyone leave the guts in? Quote Link to post
Guest markbrick1 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Does anyone leave the guts in? no way and i wouldnt leave the skin on i boil them only and only give em raw if theyve been in the freezer,mark Quote Link to post
inan 841 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Does anyone leave the guts in? I skin mine take the heads off for the ferrets ,gut them ,and leave them in the freezer for 3 weeks to kill off ,the worms and cysts,giving them the guts is asking for worming problems ,imo. Quote Link to post
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