Tapeworm in rabbit

[Gimli 0]

Shot a couple of rabbits this afternoon. As I was gutting one of them, I found a four inch tapeworm. Flat, white and segmented. I chucked out the whole rabbit. Was this an overreaction? Really didn't fancy eating it. But would cooking have killed the tapeworm and any eggs, or could something survive the oven and infect someone?

 

Be v grateful for advice.

 

G

[BULL 91]

Shot a couple of rabbits this afternoon. As I was gutting one of them, I found a four inch tapeworm. Flat, white and segmented. I chucked out the whole rabbit. Was this an overreaction? Really didn't fancy eating it. But would cooking have killed the tapeworm and any eggs, or could something survive the oven and infect someone?

 

Be v grateful for advice.

 

G

i think once anything is cooked its deemed safe from worm, i thought it was carried in the cells of wild animals but the actuall worm is located in the intestines, must be off putting though ,were did you find the worm exactly inside the intestines ,

[Rolfe 2]

Cooking will kill all tapeworms as these are usually found in the intestines which are thrown out anyway. Tapeworm cysts are often found on the meat portions of the rabbits and these too are killed by thorough cooking and or freezing. I regularly feed my dogs raw rabbit MEAT but only after freezing for a few weeks to ensure no tapeworm is passed on.

 

Rolfe.

[Gimli 0]

Thanks Bull - as I cut open the rabbit to hook all the guts out, the flat white worm was in the cavity on the outside of the intestines - , but there was a pellet that had ripped part of the intestine, so possibly the worm had emerged from the tear.

[Gimli 0]

Cooking will kill all tapeworms as these are usually found in the intestines which are thrown out anyway. Tapeworm cysts are often found on the meat portions of the rabbits and these too are killed by thorough cooking and or freezing. I regularly feed my dogs raw rabbit MEAT but only after freezing for a few weeks to ensure no tapeworm is passed on.

 

Rolfe.

thanks - won't chuck them away next time!

[Guest WILF]

Dont sound like a worm to me...........just part of the intestine

[Gimli 0]

Pretty sure not intestine - it was completely flat, creamy white and segmented.

[BULL 91]

Pretty sure not intestine - it was completely flat, creamy white and segmented.

sounds like fat or milk from a pregnant or lactating doe

[Rolfe 2]

Pretty sure not intestine - it was completely flat, creamy white and segmented.

Definately Tapeworm mate...........seen hundreds

 

Rolfe.

[Guest WILF]

Thanks Bull - as I cut open the rabbit to hook all the guts out, the flat white worm was in the cavity on the outside of the intestines - , but there was a pellet that had ripped part of the intestine, so possibly the worm had emerged from the tear.

 

What do you make of that then Rolfe?

[ado 0]

Shot a couple of rabbits this afternoon. As I was gutting one of them, I found a four inch tapeworm. Flat, white and segmented. I chucked out the whole rabbit. Was this an overreaction? Really didn't fancy eating it. But would cooking have killed the tapeworm and any eggs, or could something survive the oven and infect someone?

 

Be v grateful for advice.

 

G

 

dont u gut them?

[trader 0]

Shot a couple of rabbits this afternoon. As I was gutting one of them, I found a four inch tapeworm. Flat, white and segmented. I chucked out the whole rabbit. Was this an overreaction? Really didn't fancy eating it. But would cooking have killed the tapeworm and any eggs, or could something survive the oven and infect someone?

 

Be v grateful for advice.

 

G

thats a tape worm try not to split the intestines when you gut them i use a retractable craft knife the ones you can break a part off the blade as it becomes blunt