last nights shot baby bunnie

[woodchip 2]

ok ditch so is it just the liver thats" infected " by removing the liver ans all guts is the rest of the rabbit safe?

Edited April 16, 2008 by woodchip

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

The flesh, bones and brain will be fine, mate. If ye find a rabbit with f*cked up internal organs and ye not certain what's going on; What loss is it to ditch the whole package?

 

Only organs / offal I ever fed mine were heart, liver, lungs and kidneys. If one of those didn't look good? I'd sling the lot. Hardly going to be the difference in feeding or starving ye ferrets, is it?

 

'Surprising' thing about fluke is that ye may be some time before finding signs in another rabbit, even off the same patch. I know I found it only in about 1% of rabbits out of a life time of gutting the bloody things.

 

Thing to remember though is that - as Rolfe pointed out - these parasites Do tend to migrate around the hosts body as they go from stage to stage in their own developement. Some stages we can see. Others we can't. This is why I only ever fed the visible and thus checkable innards.

 

Some people advocate chucking the entire, uncleaned rabbit in? I don't. We have no way of knowing what may be harbouring in the stomch, intestines and 'lesser' organs of that body. So I always looked for and fed bright, clean organs from bright, clean rabbits. Just like I cut black bits out of the occasional spud I find them in during preperation for myself.

[shaun22 0]

Think of it as " Worms ". Only a certain life stage of these ones inhabits the liver. They stem from aquatic snails and get into the wider enviroment. There they go from the grass to that which feeds on the grass - sheep, cattle and Rabbits, of course, being numero uno in line for a dose.

 

The livestock, of course, will be routinely treated for it. But no one's out there catching, sticking and re releasing rabbits.

 

Point of fact; This is just one more reason the rabbit is a Pest, to even the cattle farmer. They're not only eating his 'stocks food. They're continuing the cycle of 'worms' which he tries to fight with injected chemicals, direct into his animals. Which we then ingest when We eat his products.

 

We don't eat the offal of rabbits. Rabbits may contain worms; But they sure as hell Don't contain traces of Ivormectin.

 

Thats fascinating, this site is a wealth of info.

[commando 0]

I had a few like this last year, but touch wood, i haven't had any like that yet, this year. I wasn't sure to start with what it was so i took a rabbit to the butcher's and he told me all about Liver Fluke.

[celticwar 1]

def looks like liver flukes ...

mixy spots are more like spots nice round spots perfect ... bit like spoty from super ted when i finally go shooting with me new gun i will take a pick of a rabbit with mixy if i find one ....

[KMARKSnr 0]

Never take chances,- we were always told to check the vital organs well to ensure the bird or animal being prepared for the pot was healthy when shot.Throw the lot away (for me anyway)if the internal organs look unwell.

A fishing friend of mine says carp are renowned for liver fluke

 

Regards,

Mark.

Edited April 17, 2008 by KMARKSnr

[SEAN3513 7]

COULD BE TULAREMIA:

 

Tularemia or Rabbit fever is a decreasing but serious disease carried through the blood and the air that attacks the internal organs. Humans are often infected by a tick bite or through handling an infected animal. Ingesting infected water, soil, or food can also cause infection. Tularemia can be acquired by inhalation; hunters are at a higher risk for this disease because of the potential of inhaling the bacteria during the skinning process. Always carefully inspect the liver of your rabbit for white, yellow or any other spotting which can indicate Tularemia. If you even suspect you see spots, discard the carcass right away.

 

No im not a scientist........found this on the net.......useful info non the less

 

hope its of help to you

 

all the best

[SEAN3513 7]

COULD BE TULAREMIA:

 

Tularemia or Rabbit fever is a decreasing but serious disease carried through the blood and the air that attacks the internal organs. Humans are often infected by a tick bite or through handling an infected animal. Ingesting infected water, soil, or food can also cause infection. Tularemia can be acquired by inhalation; hunters are at a higher risk for this disease because of the potential of inhaling the bacteria during the skinning process. Always carefully inspect the liver of your rabbit for white, yellow or any other spotting which can indicate Tularemia. If you even suspect you see spots, discard the carcass right away.

 

No im not a scientist........found this on the net.......useful info non the less

 

hope its of help to you

 

all the best

Tularemia is one of the most infective bacteria known; fewer than ten organisms can cause disease leading to severe illness in humans. The course of disease involves spread of the organism to multiple organ systems, including the lungs, liver, spleen, and lymphatic system. The course of disease is similar regardless of the route of exposure. Mortality in untreated (pre-antibiotic-era) patients has been as high as 50% in the pneumoniac and typhoidal forms of the disease, and even with antibiotics the fatality rate is as high as 2%. The exact cause of death is unclear, but it is thought be a combination of multiple organ system failures. In a potential aerosol form the disease is considered a possible bioterrorist agent. Persons who inhale an infectious aerosol would likely experience severe respiratory illness departments.

 

from a yank site so coul be a bit over cautious ( dramatic) but must carry some truth ???????

[woodchip 2]

OH THANKS FOR THAT SO I COULD BE BOLLOCKED THEN WELL I HOPE DITCHY IS RIGHT

[SEAN3513 7]

sorry fella ..........i hope so to!!!!!!!!

[SMOGGY 34]

DEFINETLY WORMS, WE GET A LOT OF CASES ESPECIALLY IN THE YOUNGER RABBIT,WE TEND NOT TO FEED THE LIVER TO THE OUR DOGS OR OTHER ANIMALS BUT AS LONG AS YOUR DOGS OR FERRETS ARE WORMED REGULARLY IT SHOULDN'T DO THEM ANY HARM

[SEAN3513 7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tularemia

 

follow this link........interesting...........panic over.....think you'll be ok mate!!!!!!

 

also seen in squirrels?? anyone seen any evidence???

Edited April 17, 2008 by SEAN3513