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rabbit feces We have lots of rabbits. If Romeo eats rabbit feces will he get sick?:confused: |
I have the same question. :thumbup: |
i'm worried about him stepping in it too. |
I just googled it and on Yahoo Answers someone said their dog ate it and got deadly sick (don't know if it's true...). Feces is also full of bacteria and I would wonder about worms. There is no way I'd want Ellie near it.:) Then there are people who say they know of nothing in rabbit feces (except maybe pinworms) that would affect a dog. I just wouldn't take the chance. |
I think they can get coccidia from eating rabbit stool and also bird droppings. Deana Prestigeous Yorkies |
I have had the same question too....we have little rabbits that come into our back yard and I'm almost positive that Max eats their droppings:eek: ...so, how do you keep them from doing that? I can't keep him out of the back yard; that's where he goes potty (and besides, the bunnies are in the front too) and runs around. |
Rabbits are normally the main reservoir of Tularemia...I'm assuming it could be passed on if a dog ate the feces but don't know for sure. And I'm pretty sure you only have to worry about this in wild rabbits.. |
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Scooby ate it daily in France and 4 days upon our return he was DEAD, we blamed it on Rat Poison but we were not sure, he ate Rat and Rabbit Feces, he died a horrible death.:( The rabbits were wild |
are they pet rabbits, or wild. We used to have pet rabbits when I was a kid and our german shepards and medium sized muts used eat the rabbit poo all the time and those dogs died from old age. If you think about it is mostly digested grass. I'm not sure what it could do to a small breed dog sorry. |
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I asked my vet about this because I was worried about it as well. We have rabits, squirrels, racoons all in our backyards. She said try to stop them when you can. Watch them and make them avoid it as they can catch things from them. However she said that the racoon droppings are the worst because they always have some kind of worms in it. I think you should really watch them and if they do give them a ster NO! I try to clean them up but the rabbit droppings are like little pellets. |
I would be worried about worms and parasites |
We live in the country and have rabbits running all over the place...which means they poop all over the place. 2 of mine seem to think rabbit coco puffs are a delicacy and it is nearly impossible to keep them from finding them. :( While neither have been negatively affected by it...we also don\'t live in an area where poisons are used. I would absolutely do everything in your power to prevent them from eating ANYTHING they find outside. |
Not only do I worry what disease/worms they will pick up from eating the rabbit pellets, but getting kisses afterwards.....ugh!!!!!!:eek: Joanne :aimeeyork :aimeeyork :aimeeyork :dog: |
It\'s possible that they could pick up tapeworms or coccidia. I\'ve heard that some dogs are more susceptable to tapeworms. I read today that those cute wild rabbits :rolleyes: can have at least 5 litters a year with an average of 5 cute little bunnies :rolleyes: per litter. If a person has rabbits around their property how in the world could you keep your dog away from the scat from that many rabbits? Who in the world can watch their dogs that closely every second they\'re outside?:eek: I guess the answer would be to have the pups stool checked on a regular basis. |
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