My dog eats rabbits whole

We have two outdoor dogs that guard the top of our farm land, this summer one caught and killed a rabbit (adult) , to my surprise after a little crunching , the dog swollowed the rabbit whole

I was just wondering what happens to the bones and skin , do they just pass through? Or do they stay in there?

We have two outdoor dogs that guard the top of our farm land, this summer one caught and killed a rabbit (adult) , to my surprise after a little crunching , the dog swollowed the rabbit wholeI was just wondering what happens to the bones and skin , do they just pass through? Or do they stay in there?

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Can be quite painful on the way out. We had a dog once who woke up the whole street howling after a similar incident. When we took him to the vets for a check up & he was AOK but sat down a little gingerly for a week.

Raw bones are fine and really this is what dogs eat in nature! There is a move to go back and feed dogs with a 'raw meat and bones' diet. Google it if interested!

Anything not digested should pass through the gut, adding volume to the faeces. This helps empty the anal glands, and feeding dogs processed food with low faecal volume may cause the glands not to empty, requiring a trip to the vets (dog rubs bum on ground).

Raw bones are perfectly fine to eat and they break like a wet stick, whereas cooked bones become brittle and snap (like a dry twig) and create shards that may perforate the intestine.

NEVER FEED YOUR DOG COOKED BONES!

I have seen a Labrador who used to operantly swallow rabbits whole. Sometimes he would vomit it back, but rarely.

It's nothing to worry about!

Oh, a quick afterthought,

dogs and cats can catch tapeworms from rabbits so dogs that indulge in this sort of behaviour must be wormed regularly (at least every 3 months but possibly as often as every 6 weeks!)

We worm out dogs every 2 months.

For the simple fact, they love rabbit! they will regularly go into woods (private wood, with fence al, round but we have access from our land)

They bring rabbits back and munch them happily.

Normally start by tearing its head off though and eating that.

Some times i stop them, but others i dont.

Then there are the people that go shooting on the land, they sometimes chuck them a rabbit

Leave em to it lol, they got food down, but they choose to catch there own

Is this making anyone else hungry?

Is this making anyone else hungry?

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yes! Think i may ring up the chinese for some duck and pancakes.

Is this making anyone else hungry?

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yes. but im not craving rabbits! (eating a bar of chocolate though!)

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well think about something else!

[quote name='Andy

The thought of food is making me feel sick!! :|

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Them are just rumours Patch

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Admin sent me your pictures

Now thats cheating Patch!!

I cant see those pics.

Now thats cheating Patch!!I cant see those pics.

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you just need a mirror!

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I've cracked them all

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highly polished stainless steel? or did that also break?!

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Now thats cheating Patch!!I cant see those pics.

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we can