What To Do With Rabbits With Myxi + Feeding Meat To Pets

[Craig Fosse 286]

Hi guys was wondering what you lot do with the rabbits who have myxi? Just interested in my old permission they got burned however I have just watched one of the irish guy vermin hunters videos on YouTube and two if the rabbits he shot had myxi and he was going to feed them to his cats, is this wise? Can it be done?, I have cats and would like to start introducing them to game food to keep the costs down, how's best to do this? And what meat? Raw or cooked? Some people suggest freezing them first ?

[bird 9,594]

well they say you can feed them to dogs or cats, but when ever i had any i leave'em for old charlie. Carnt see the point of feeding somthing which( aint) healthy to your dog, its a domestic animal not a wild one but each to there own.!!

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Ive ate a few myxi'd rabbits in the past, and im still alive and kicking lol

 

Thought cooking meat got rid of diseases and sh1t like that, hence why we dont eat it raw?!

[Craig Fosse 286]

Yer that's what I thought but was just wondering everyone's views, if you leave the rabbits out for Crows and foxes is there not a chance it can pass the disease onto the other rabbits near by??

[The one 8,398]

If it just had myxi i feed them to the ferrets ,but if they have had it for a while the flesh is all soft and watery like and has little feeding value

[Blackbriar 8,568]

My understanding is that the disease is specific to rabbits only, so it is safe both to eat and feed to dogs etc. Cooking, of course, would kill other bacteria, but one look at a myxi rabbit is surely enough to spoil the biggest appetite ??

[Craig Fosse 286]

Yer definatly but if its ok for my cats to eat then at least something is getting the benefit of the kill

[bandog 52]

Cats and dogs can just eat them raw mixy or not they used to give the dogs a rabbit pelt in the old days coz I you thought your dog had worm they eat the pelt in one and the worms get tangled up in the pelt then u see them better in the poo and treat your dog lol a bit of useless info lol

 

If u freeze for 48 hrs it kill the parasite of the rabbit

[bandog 52]

If my mates dog manages to catch a rabbit while out he often eats them hole there and then guts the lot lol he's alright to

[secretagentmole 1,701]

If there is enough meat on them, eat the damned things yourself, you are not going to catch Myxi!

[risingfriend 1,042]

I feed my dogs raw rabbit complete. i do freeze them for two weeks though and defrost over night. wouldnt eat one meself though. ATB Aaron

[Craig Fosse 286]

Cheers guys , so next time.... Feed the cats the rabbits even with mixy! Sorted

[bandog 52]

Ya mate big chucks if not hole they need the ripping and taring flesh to keep healthy teeth canned food is shite and kibble is getting better but can't beat raw meat

 

Cats more then dogs !!! Cats need meat to thrive pet food they can live on but not thrive !!!

[Craig Fosse 286]

Bandog is it best raw or cooked for cats?

[bandog 52]

Always raw mate but freeze if for a few days skinned I don't own cats but I reckon if u out a hole one down they will strip the meat of the bone them selfs my mates cats do that with chicken wings I know cats should be 100% meat eaters so all this dry food with cereals is mega bad for a cat I only keep dogs but feed them right on raw meat u can really see the difference clean teeth small stools and lean and healthy looking I would guess its easier with cats because they can live on just meat as a dog needs a bit of veg or 10 % offal 10 bone % muscle meats cats just 100% muscle meat but I don't no much about cats tbh lol so do some research don't take my words am a dog man

 

But ya just freeze them and feed them as a treat every no and then