white liver spots on rabbits

thekevin4540

i was out with today my 22 getting a few grazers for the pot i got 6 grazers and 2 big rabbits the 2 big rabbits were full of mixie when i came home i skinned the grazers and thay were full of white spots on there liver thay didnt have a touch of mixie u can normaly tell if it starts u can see there eyes or get piles on there ass but these didnt in 2 of them there liver was nearly fully white i wouldent fancy eating them any one no what this is

valerossi

Na unless the liver and kidneys are pristine dump them but away from other rabbits. Could be tape worms and iv heard of something else which i can't remember but its contagious to humans so disinfect all round you that's why I always field dress them just real quick skin and gut so i can discard any infected bunnys plus less mess at home and a bit of sport off the birds coming in to feed, quick tip dump entrails in the same place every time you shoot and after a while doing that you'll have an easy shot on a Charlie when you want it.

thekevin4540

it is my best rabbit spot full of rabbits i could have shot 30 or 40 rabbits if i wanted to but i was going to leave it off until the small tadeens got a bit bigger and have a few good days down there its all hilly ground with small clumps of cover walking in rabbits i hunted it all last few years and never seen this in them

valerossi

thekevin4540 wrote: »

it is my best rabbit spot full of rabbits i could have shot 30 or 40 rabbits if i wanted to but i was going to leave it off until the small tadeens got a bit bigger and have a few good days down there its all hilly ground with small clumps of cover walking in rabbits i hunted it all last few years and never seen this in them

that could be your issue right their to many rabbits, they'll do far better with a bit of thinning out especially if your foxen to.

juice1304

I could have been liver fluke.

thekevin4540

juice1304 wrote: »

I could have been liver fluke.

ii

could u still eat the rabbits if thay have this it would be a wast shooting um if u cant id say the place will be whiped out in a few weeks anyway over the mixie i seen it happen to a very good spot 2 years ago and thare ouny starting to come back now and the place is full of foxes id shoot um when i see them when im rabbit shooting but i dont shoot foxes on the lamp and i couldent ran a dog there on the lamp there its only all little clumps and hills and theres a few sheep around too so u cant lamp it

valerossi

Fluke is a parasite so i would just avoid eating them unless kidneys and liver are clear i don't no much about worms and parasites in rabbits but i do no you can safely eat them with tape worm but i don't, their more then plentiful so i wouldn't worry about looping your favourite bunny spot especially this time of year and considering the mild winter id say their numbers are up this year.

One shot on kill

Jesus if ther mixie shoot away and try rid the place of it. Obviously trying to shoot the rabbits with it. No harm I would say. Especially if the numbers are high try get the ones with mixie

wexfordman2

valerossi wrote: »

Fluke is a parasite so i would just avoid eating them unless kidneys and liver are clear i don't no much about worms and parasites in rabbits but i do no you can safely eat them with tape worm but i don't, their more then plentiful so i wouldn't worry about looping your favourite bunny spot especially this time of year and considering the mild winter id say their numbers are up this year.

You can eat meat from deer with fluke, just not the liver, so if it is fluke, in assume the same would apply, but as above poster said, rabbit is more plentiful, so your options are better I suppose.

dodderangler

It's not mixxy
It's liver fluke and is not recommended to even give to the dogs ( words from the local vet )

wexfordman2

dodderangler wrote: »

It's not mixxy
It's liver fluke and is not recommended to even give to the dogs ( words from the local vet )

I assume that's the liver itself your talking about?

dodderangler

wexfordman2 wrote: »

I assume that's the liver itself your talking about?

No no
The vet said to me when I asked about it that she wouldn't recommend giving the meat itself to the dogs
Could make them sick he said

thekevin4540

dodderangler wrote: »

It's not mixxy
It's liver fluke and is not recommended to even give to the dogs ( words from the local vet )

i gave them to my ferrets thay were cleaned out an skinned i got rabbit before that had this but only in the odd one or 2 but not in every rabbit thay did no harm to my ferrets before so thay shouldent now

wexfordman2

dodderangler wrote: »

No no
The vet said to me when I asked about it that she wouldn't recommend giving the meat itself to the dogs
Could make them sick he said

That's interesting, I have eaten meat from venison which had liver fluke, just discarded the organs etc. I also know from speaking to butcher friends that lamb sometimes come in with fluke and the carcass is still regarded as fit for human consumption!!

dodderangler

thekevin4540 wrote: »

i gave them to my ferrets thay were cleaned out an skinned i got rabbit before that had this but only in the odd one or 2 but not in every rabbit thay did no harm to my ferrets before so thay shouldent now

I was going to give them to the ferrets
Il be headin out later on about 5 to shoot some troublesome crows eating cow feed so if I come across a rabbit il take it and if there's fluke il give to ferrets

redhob

hi. white liver spots is more likley coccidiossis common in chickens and rabbits,

thekevin4540

redhob wrote: »

hi. white liver spots is more likley coccidiossis common in chickens and rabbits,

could u still eat them if this is the case i will go down there for a shot tomorrow
if the rain holds off and il put up a pic of one or two it might give ye some idea of what it is id love one or two nice grazers for the pot but i wouldent trust them with the whit livers its not a good sign

belcampprisoner

Mad Bunny Disease

dodderangler

Wonder do hares get it?

thekevin4540

dodderangler wrote: »

Wonder do hares get it?

i never seen a hare with it and i eat a good few hares and there one my most favorite game i eat

redhob

meat will be ok,coccidiossis is a parasite found in damp conditions,it coulden miss in this country

valerossi

Jesus thekevin4540 looks like this has thrown up more questions then answers ya id say post a pic and even ask your vet or butcher, would be nice to no if their edible once infected.

thekevin4540

valerossi wrote: »

Jesus thekevin4540 looks like this has thrown up more questions then answers ya id say post a pic and even ask your vet or butcher, would be nice to no if their edible once infected.

every rabbit i got had it i wouldent trust eating them now just in case anyway but its a bit of sport and food for my ferrets so thay wount go to wast but the bad thing is i dont have a spot with this amount of rabbits if u wanted to you could get 30 rabbits at your ease down here and the farmer is sound so its a balls there gone like this

valerossi

Yeah its is a shame to loose a favourite spot but maybe do some damage control and take out as many as you can but saying that its strange for every single rabbit to have fluke or what ever it is. What's your general area maybe some one else here can say if their having the same problem.

redhob

in my area not so much this year, more in young rabbits,every bag of chicken meal has a coccidiostant added to it.throw away liver eat rabbit

dodderangler

If the doe has it does it pass on to the kits
Asking this as it may just be the older ones who have it

thekevin4540

i only shot all grazers half grown ones and thay all had it the 2 old ones i shot had mixie so i didnt skin them so i dont no really id say thay all have it i have another permission only over the road from it i might give that a shot and see what way thay are thare

redhob

a bit more research,there are nine coccidian parasites that affect sheep, cattle, chickens. rabbites.the one that effects rabbits livers is called E Stiedae it is spread in the rabbits faeces, it is more common in young from 1-4 mounths, it can stunt the rabbits growth, and weight but mortality is not high.it is also non-zoonotic which means it cannot be transmitted to humans. it is also species-specific

Cavan duck buster

I asked my ag. Science teacher and we agreed it would be livcer fluke, but that would not matter for eating unless you intend to eat the liver

thekevin4540

i was out today in a different spot i go 13 nice grazers and one big rabbit and he also had mixie all the other rabbits were clean there seems to be mixie everywhere now and did any one ever see a blond rabbit i got 3 foxy ones and a few black ones dis year but i never seen one this color i dont have permision there yet but the farmer is ok so id say i will get it so he is safe for now haha

flanum

its almost certainly coccidiosis, i put this same question (with pics) up here a few years ago. i happened to shoot them on a vets own land and he informed me of this. heres the link with pics... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=66257127

thekevin4540

flanum wrote: »

its almost certainly coccidiosis, i put this same question (with pics) up here a few years ago. i happened to shoot them on a vets own land and he informed me of this. heres the link with pics... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=66257127

ya that is it the very exact same thing as in the pictures you have and it was in all small rabbits so thay are safe to eat nice one for that i finely no what it is

flanum

yeah i noticed it was only in the young wans! i ate them all anyways, had no problems.