Garden Girl Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 For those who are raw feeders - have you ever given whole rice or mats to your dogs? Do you buy them live, or are they ones the dogs have killed themselves?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laeral Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 rice & mats? Im assuming you mean rats and mice? I have never given rats or mice to my dog. I dont think I could bring myself to give her live animals to eat. I think if she caught one herself she would eat it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden Girl Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Oops yes - rats and mice. I dont mean give them live - I wouldnt do that - but giving them whole. I'm just reading a book at the moment from a local vet about raw feeding and she mentions rats and mice - so I just wondered if anyone feeds them - how they manage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Ours sometimes catch and eat them... but we DO NOT USE POISON anywhere. The cats eat quite a few . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 with so many foods readily available why go out and by rodents? The frozen ones have to be carefully handled to prevent partial defrosting and making your animal sick and the live ones usually are slathered in chemicals to prevent parasites. Feeding live animals to your dogs or setting one animal on another is ILLEGAL. Soo much trouble for really no benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden Girl Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Nekhbet I tend to agree - if we lived on a farm or something it would be a differnet story - so I doubt they'll ever get any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatevah Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 my cats catch mice and sometimes leave leftovers which i give to dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Why eat rodants when you have beef, chicken, lamb etc. It's kinda gross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Why eat rodants when you have beef, chicken, lamb etc.It's kinda gross? If you want to feed rodent, feed bunny!! My dogs love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) If you want to feed rodent, feed bunny!! My dogs love it. I've not been able to find a butchers that sells rabbits carcasses, whole or otherwise/skinned or otherwise. If I do manage to find a supplier (if anyone knows of one I'd be grateful .... I'm in South Eastern suburbs Victoria .... Berwick), although an upfront warning that I don't think I would be able to manage to give an un-skunned (wrd?) rabbit. I'm aware this would be my hang-up, not my dog's. Don't particularly want him to appreciate "fur" either. Edited January 11, 2009 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 If you want to feed rodent, feed bunny!! My dogs love it. I've not been able to find a butchers that sells rabbits carcasses, whole or otherwise/skinned or otherwise. If I do manage to find a supplier (if anyone knows of one I'd be grateful .... I'm in South Eastern suburbs Victoria .... Berwick), although an upfront warning that I don't think I would be able to manage to give an un-skunned (wrd?) rabbit. I'm aware this would be my hang-up, not my dog's. Don't particularly want him to appreciate "fur" either. Probably a specialist game and poultry supplier would be your best bet Erny. Sadly though, farm raised bunnies are expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Probably a specialist game and poultry supplier would be your best bet Erny. Sadly though, farm raised bunnies are expensive. Some poultry suppliers have them? I presume it would be a 'side-line' ??? Thanks PF. Given they breed like ................................ ummmm, 'rabbits' you'd wonder why they are pricey. (What is the going rate for one?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyra Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Erm... No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Probably a specialist game and poultry supplier would be your best bet Erny. Sadly though, farm raised bunnies are expensive. Some poultry suppliers have them? I presume it would be a 'side-line' ??? Thanks PF. Given they breed like ................................ ummmm, 'rabbits' you'd wonder why they are pricey. (What is the going rate for one?) The farmed ones are about $16 last time I checked. They are stocked by poultry and game specialists at my local markets. Let your fingers do the walking! Unless you know a shooter, it may be difficult to get wild bunny. Pity that the days of the rabbito selling bunnies round the neighbourhood are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Unless you know a shooter, it may be difficult to get wild bunny. Pity that the days of the rabbito selling bunnies round the neighbourhood are gone. I know a shooter and I'm sure he knows shooters, who, if I asked, would supply me the bunnies they manage to get. But I'm not keen on the idea that these bunnies might have picked up mixo or the more current virus (what's its name?) that has been used to eradicate them. Wow! $16 is pricey!! If I find a supplier, this might have to be for special occasions only . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Unless you know a shooter, it may be difficult to get wild bunny. Pity that the days of the rabbito selling bunnies round the neighbourhood are gone. I know a shooter and I'm sure he knows shooters, who, if I asked, would supply me the bunnies they manage to get. But I'm not keen on the idea that these bunnies might have picked up mixo or the more current virus (what's its name?) that has been used to eradicate them. Wow! $16 is pricey!! If I find a supplier, this might have to be for special occasions only . The other virus is Calicivirus. I gather most shooters can tell an affected animal but I don't know for sure. The bunnies around here sure look healthy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden Girl Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Do dogs eat the fur - or just pull it off when they eat rabbits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laeral Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 My dog will eat fur, head and all when she catches a rabbit :p I dragged her out of a bush one day and she had a rabbit dangling out of her mouth, well the back legs anyway Like Erny I worry if they have diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sankari Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Why eat rodants when you have beef, chicken, lamb etc.It's kinda gross? If you want to feed rodent, feed bunny!! My dogs love it. Rabbits are not rodents! Sorry but I under no circumstances support rabbits being eaten. I am a registered breeder and exhibitor. Every rabbit show i am at we get at least one person come in saying they're only good for eating. It makes me so mad they are domesticated animals bred for temperament, pets and show purposes. Breeders don't do years of work on their lines for people to come along and eat them. In my research and through talking with other breeders we have found even if vaccinated against Calicivirus, it still doesnt cover all strains. Myxomatosis still doesn't have a vaccine in Australia against the disease. If people choose to feed rabbit to their dogs for whatever reason, I would be very careful with where you source it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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