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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. |
We live in the country, surrounded by rabbits, jacks and cottontails. We go for walks all the time. She thinks those little rabbit droppings are M & M's! I try to stop her but she always manages to get some. She's 9 yrs old, is never sick and has been doing it since she was a baby. We have 5 other dogs also, rescues, and they do the same thing. I regularly worm all of them. Interceptor has it in it. I check all their stools from time to time. I have found worms in the outside dogs, but then promptly de-worm them. They mainly get the worms from eating rabbits that they catch and eat....yuk! We dispose of them as soon as we see them munching. |
is there a natural way to keep rabbits out of my back yard??? maybe a plant or spice they don't like. |
I have planted marigolds around my garden to keep rabbits out. It seems to work pretty well - I don't know how it would work around a whole yard! That would be a lot of marigolds.:D |
We have pet rabbits. One rabbit i don't know what kind it is, he is kinda wild looking...the other is ours, a baby dwarf bunny. We try to avoid them eating whenever we can, it is mostly Teddy that does it. He also likes eating the seeds the birds drop and the rabbit hay:rolleyes: It's supposed to be good for digestion |
my 17 week old yorkie has had diarrhea for 2 weeks the vet finally put him on antibiotics and a diarrhea medication along with a special food, we couldn't figure out why he kept getting having diarrhea, then it snowed really bad here and i couldn't take him out, i had him going on a pad, diarrhea stopped, next time i took him out i realized he was eating rabbit poop, i spoke to the vet who said this could most definetely be the cause of the diarrhea, he is retesting his poop again. I knew he kept picking stuff off the ground but i never imagined it was rabbit poop, but then i caught him with it in his mouth and he dropped it, i was disgusted, i also have it all over my yard, so now i'm back to taking him out on a leash to control this. :eek: |
My two do this too, impossible to keep them from it, these little buggers are just too fast. I put mine on prevenitive worm meds they get from the Vet every 6 mo. gross:rolleyes: |
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That's pretty much our situation. There's these adorable little cottontail bunnies who come onto the lawns (just about everyone here has lawn like a golf course, not the long bladed type) and I guess they're eating the grass since it's all there is? Anyway, they're wild and there's got to be a LOT of them (I DO know how rabbits breed:eek: ), but our back lawn is where Max plays and potties, so it's hard to watch him every second esp. when it's dark and he has to go out (there's not very good lighting back there) to see if he's picking it up or not. I wish there was something they could take to keep them immune from whatever it is the bunnies might have. We don't have rats (and if we did, they'd be GONE immediately)so I'm not concerned about them. |
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rabbit poop My Gizmo is a poop eater. Any kind of poop he can find in the backyard is a real treat to him. Frozen poops are particularly crunchy. Anyway, he became very sick a couple years ago from eating rabbitt poop. He had severe diareah, became dehydrated,etc. The vet said he contacted either roundworms or hookworms, I can't remember. He was treated with medicine and it went away. The vet put him on Promeris which he takes once a month. He still eats rabbit poop, but has not gotten sick since. Good luck |
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poor doggy. |
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I hate when something comes and poos in our yard:mad: |
Do I just use a little hot sauce? And should I do it to ALL the droppings? I just went out today and tried to pick up as much of it as I could and attempted to block off their entry and exit ways. I'm starting to think they're not so cute anymore:mad: ! |
1 Attachment(s) It's impossible to spray get them all, i tried with the apple bitters spray, which works when i spray it, but what am i suppose to do go spray everyday, there is a product that you can put on your lawn that keeps the rabbits off it, it's an organic product that is not harmful, i'm looking into it, i was going to try home depot, but if they don't have it i know the internet does. My little guy just loves those nuggets, he eats them every chance he gets, i have to go out with him and monitor him, today we have about 5 inches of snow, so i don't have to worry about it, yeh.:animal36 Attachment 196498 |
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