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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: zxcvbob on November 18, 2019, 04:32:11 PM
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Good Dog! (I hate rabbits) I'm not sure which one killed it, but the young dog played with the carcass for about an hour and wouldn't come in the house (she kinda wanted to bring it inside but knew better, and she also wanted to make sure I saw it.) Then they both ate it. After they were finished I went out to clean up the remaining bits of fur, etc and there surprisingly wasn't a trace left.
Both dogs are up to date on their heartworm pills but had the last dose for the year a week ago -- and I don't think Ivermectin or Pyrantel are effective against tapeworms anyway. Should I worm the dogs in a couple of days, or just wait and see?
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How about plague?
https://www.foxnews.com/health/china-3rd-plague-case-man-wild-rabbit-meat
(I know you don't live in China, but plague exists in the U.S. In Colorado, prairie dogs have tested positive for plague)
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Pretty much the only thing Ivermectin doesn't kill is tapeworm. You have to go to the vet for that one. My only concern would be tularemia, which is one I don't know much about and I don't think Ivermectin works on that either.
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Pretty much the only thing Ivermectin doesn't kill is tapeworm. You have to go to the vet for that one. My only concern would be tularemia, which is one I don't know much about and I don't think Ivermectin works on that either.
Tularemia is rare in Minnesota, and dogs are naturally resistant (not immune) to it, so that's pretty unlikely.
I don't think there's ever been a case of plague here, but there has been one in Illinois. Tapeworms are the pretty common, tho'.
I don't know if rabbits can carry trichinosis, but probably not since they are vegetarian herbivores. [I didn't think that was the right word when I typed it] If the dogs kill and eat a bear I'll be worried about trich. ;)
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Tularemia is rare in Minnesota, and dogs are naturally resistant (not immune) to it, so that's pretty unlikely.
I don't think there's ever been a case of plague here, but there has been one in Illinois. Tapeworms are the pretty common, tho'.
I don't know if rabbits can carry trichinosis, but probably not since they are vegetarian. If the dogs kill and eat a bear I'll be worried about trich. ;)
If your dogs kill and eat a bear, I'd worry about the dogs. [tinfoil]
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Just wait till after they throw up rabbit guts, bones and fur in the house. Then see if they need to go to the vet. :rofl: :rofl:
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Just wait till after they throw up rabbit guts, bones and fur in the house. Then see if they need to go to the vet. :rofl: :rofl:
If they had done that, I'm sure I would have heard about it at work today!
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If your dogs kill and eat a bear, I'd worry about the dogs. [tinfoil]
Buy extra doggie treats.
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I'd wait and see. No good reason to work the dog unless there is an actual problem.
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Tularemia is rare in Minnesota, and dogs are naturally resistant (not immune) to it, so that's pretty unlikely.
I don't know if it's just an old hunter's tale or not, but they (whoever "they" are) used to say not to hunt rabbits for the table until after the first snow, on the theory that sub-freezing weather would kill off the sick ones.
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Seren tried her damndest to get at the raccoon we jumped this morning on our walk. Not sure if she wanted to play with the funny looking dog or if she wanted to eat it.
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I don't know if it's just an old hunter's tale or not, but they (whoever "they" are) used to say not to hunt rabbits for the table until after the first snow, on the theory that sub-freezing weather would kill off the sick ones.
I always thought that that had to do with rabbits picking up transient worms in their diet. Once the snow flies, the worms die off and their systems purge.
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Our doggies get Interceptor monthly. It kills everything that Ivermectin does AND tapeworm. The cost is about the same as (crap; can’t recall the brand).
JB
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Our doggies get Interceptor monthly. It kills everything that Ivermectin does AND tapeworm. The cost is about the same as (crap; can’t recall the brand).
Heartgard? Thanks, I will talk to my vet about it. One of my dogs is an Aussie, and Interceptor might actually be safer for her. (I thought Interceptor was off the market, but maybe that's another similar drug made by Merck)
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Interceptor is still out there. Steve is on the Interceptor Plus. Though I am debating whether I want to skip it for the Winter here. He got his last dose on the 15th, and we started getting the below freezing weather in October already.