help, she ate a wild rabbit

Do a thorough flea-check too as wild rabbits are usually loaded.

Tena

 ewwwwww lol I hope everything turns out alright Lucky once killed a squirrel didn't eat it but ran to the door so proud and left if on the porch nasty  lol Lucky has a thing with squirrels she watches them when she's outside, she'll sit there looking at the tree and stay there until they leave sometimes I can't get her in because she's to busy watching and I guess waiting for her chance lol  good luck

4HAND

Do a thorough flea-check too as wild rabbits are usually loaded.

Tena

oh, thankfully everyone's up to date on flea preventative. I took them all outside and checked thoroughly after seeing this.

As a side note, my foster had the most incredible burst of energy this morning after breakfast. She ran and played for hours. At least the extra protein and her stomach got along nicely. She has a sensitive stomach since the parvo.

 Rabbit is excellent food for dogs. It is lean protein, and highly digestible. If I had my way, my dogs would live on whole, fresh rabbits. I can't really farm rabbits, for them, and they aren't *that* good at hunting, LOL. They have to settle for Bravo rabbit in their rotation, and whatever they catch,

I don't worry about it. Emma is a parvo survivor and a generic "nasty tummy" girl. She's never been diagnosed, but when her tummy gets nasty, it's ugly. Rabbit is one of the few things that's never bothered her. I just keep an eye out for tapeworms, and feed DE occasionally just because.

  I agree with Jenny; she should be fine. Jessie kills and eats wild rabbits occasionally, including the fur, and my vet said it's nothing to worry about. She may pick up tapeworms, but if she does you'll see them in her stool; Jessie has never had them.

This a great site for info on pets:  http://www.peteducation.com/

Tapeworms - http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1622&articleid=769 

The most common tapeworms that infect dogs and cats are:

• Dipylidium caninum
• Taenia species
• Echinococcus granulosus and E. multiocularis
• Diphyllobothrium latum
• Spirometra mansonoides

Rabbits are the intermediate hosts for T. pisiformis and for T. serialis.  Panacur (same as SafeGuard) will kill Taenia tapeworms.

The flea tapeworm is Dipylidium caninum.  "The most common treatment is praziquantel which is found in Droncit and Tradewinds Tapeworm Tabs."

To say this another way - There are three types of tapeworms that your dog may have picked up from the rabbit.  Panacur will get two of them, but if you also have flea tapeworms, you will need a second med.

3girls

I've cleaned her up but am not sure what else to do.