Desert Rose Rabbits
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I'm going to have to cull my two herd bucks. The pasteurella that Red brought in is kicking his butt, and about a week ago we saw Buck has white pussy goop coming out of his tear ducts and now he's full out Devil Bunny complete with lunging and attacking. Only thing that saved my arm from a good bite/gash was my thick sweatshirt. This is completely abnormal behavior for him (one of the most paranoid, but sweetest rabbits).
I was wondering, though, if it's safe to keep the pelts? Both of them have great color, and I'd hate to waste 'em. The heads'll get tossed as well as all the organs, and no raw meat for the dog (she'll be sad
, but she'll manage). Just want to make sure that if I keep the pelts it won't be a problem. I'll be able to salt them almost immediately, but should I hit them with hot soapy water first, or simply salt them and let the 'P' dissipate on it's own? My understanding is that it can only live for 24 hours outside of the host.
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EDITED 10/4/13 5:08PST
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Just finished processing one of my two herd bucks. This is the one that was downright vicious. Happened over a 24 hour period. Anyways, got into him and I have some pictures. Soon as I can find the cable for my phone I'll upload pics. I can tell you that his lungs looked horrible. No pustules, dots, or abscesses, but inside the chest cavity they were white. Literally, white with no pink. The only other abnormal things I saw were some bubbles/gas in the intestine and his kidneys were COVERED in fat. I seriously have never seen so much fat on a rabbit in my life! Oh, also, I did note that his stomach was very, very full. I didn't feed him this morning when I fed everyone (that't when we discovered he'd gone attack rabbit). Anyways, full stomach but nothing in the small intestine, and a few bunny poops in the large intestine/colon.
Again, soon as I get my cable, I'll post some organs. I want to verify what some organs are, and you guys are full of info!
I was wondering, though, if it's safe to keep the pelts? Both of them have great color, and I'd hate to waste 'em. The heads'll get tossed as well as all the organs, and no raw meat for the dog (she'll be sad
, but she'll manage). Just want to make sure that if I keep the pelts it won't be a problem. I'll be able to salt them almost immediately, but should I hit them with hot soapy water first, or simply salt them and let the 'P' dissipate on it's own? My understanding is that it can only live for 24 hours outside of the host.-----------------------------
EDITED 10/4/13 5:08PST
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Just finished processing one of my two herd bucks. This is the one that was downright vicious. Happened over a 24 hour period. Anyways, got into him and I have some pictures. Soon as I can find the cable for my phone I'll upload pics. I can tell you that his lungs looked horrible. No pustules, dots, or abscesses, but inside the chest cavity they were white. Literally, white with no pink. The only other abnormal things I saw were some bubbles/gas in the intestine and his kidneys were COVERED in fat. I seriously have never seen so much fat on a rabbit in my life! Oh, also, I did note that his stomach was very, very full. I didn't feed him this morning when I fed everyone (that't when we discovered he'd gone attack rabbit). Anyways, full stomach but nothing in the small intestine, and a few bunny poops in the large intestine/colon.
Again, soon as I get my cable, I'll post some organs. I want to verify what some organs are, and you guys are full of info!
