I Wish I Had Seen This!
I wish I had been home to see this. I would have laughed myself silly. I relate this as Dawnie told it to me:
She let the dogs out to potty. Where they came from is a mystery, but there was a nest of baby rabbits maybe 20 feet off the back porch. It didn't take the dogs long to find them.
Ruth snatched up one and ate it. Three chomps at it was gone. Ben had one in his mouth, just holding it, and it was shrieking as only a frightened rabbit can. Ruth went over to Ben, snatched his rabbit from his mouth, and ate it. Three more chomps, and bye bye bunny.
There were two others that managed to escape in the confusion and they got away.
Jake had the last one, holding it between his forepaws. Dawnie went to take it from him, and he lowered his head to guard it from her. She used an old ruse to divert his attention: "Jake, who's here?" Immediately, Jake's head came up on alert to check out the intruder/visitor, and Dawnie was able to take the rabbit from him. She kept it long enough to make sure it was healthy, and turned it loose near our brush pile.
Where the rabbits were was a tiny hole in the ground, about 2 inches across. It did not appear to be deep, but it could have led to a den, and the rabbits, small but weaned, came out into the world. At least 3 of the 5 survived.
Next day or so, Ben caught another baby rabbit. He wasn't trying to eat it, only love on it. That's the kind of dog he is. Dawn took it from him and turned it loose. Had she not, Ruth would have noticed it and made it another bunny snack. Ruth is ruthless when dealing with critters. She has killed adult rabbits, but we have taken them from her before she could eat them. These babies were almost bite-sized.
She let the dogs out to potty. Where they came from is a mystery, but there was a nest of baby rabbits maybe 20 feet off the back porch. It didn't take the dogs long to find them.
Ruth snatched up one and ate it. Three chomps at it was gone. Ben had one in his mouth, just holding it, and it was shrieking as only a frightened rabbit can. Ruth went over to Ben, snatched his rabbit from his mouth, and ate it. Three more chomps, and bye bye bunny.
There were two others that managed to escape in the confusion and they got away.
Jake had the last one, holding it between his forepaws. Dawnie went to take it from him, and he lowered his head to guard it from her. She used an old ruse to divert his attention: "Jake, who's here?" Immediately, Jake's head came up on alert to check out the intruder/visitor, and Dawnie was able to take the rabbit from him. She kept it long enough to make sure it was healthy, and turned it loose near our brush pile.
Where the rabbits were was a tiny hole in the ground, about 2 inches across. It did not appear to be deep, but it could have led to a den, and the rabbits, small but weaned, came out into the world. At least 3 of the 5 survived.
Next day or so, Ben caught another baby rabbit. He wasn't trying to eat it, only love on it. That's the kind of dog he is. Dawn took it from him and turned it loose. Had she not, Ruth would have noticed it and made it another bunny snack. Ruth is ruthless when dealing with critters. She has killed adult rabbits, but we have taken them from her before she could eat them. These babies were almost bite-sized.
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Watch out for Ruth. Animal hair doesn?t pass through a dog?s ?pipes ? very well. Cost me $1500 in vet bill to learn that.
I had an Aussie that gulped down a rabbit like that. Few minutes later, she puked up the rabbit but without its fur.
Deer hair is worse. It will ball up in the intestines and get lodged. Vet said castor oil sometimes works to help them pass it.
If Ruth starts walking around humped up in the back and can?t go, she?s got a problem.0 -
I never heard that about fur. Coyotes and wolves eat the whole critter, don't they? Feathers, fur, bones, guts?
My old collie-mix Nick ate a LOT of rabbit heads, guts, feet, and skin while we cleaned them, and he never got sick.
Ruth is a pretty robust dog, about 135 pounds worth, and she never has trouble pooping. The only trouble she has is when she eats something that isn't dog food, such as a cookie or a piece of steak. One tiny bite, and she'll have a loose stool the next day, sometimes in the house.
Interestingly though, the rabbits she ate didn't have the same effect. We figured she would have a runny movement, but she did not.0 -
A call to the vet wouldn?t hurt. 0 -
Rabbits, "Runny Movement?"
Nah,.............................................................................................................................................................0 -
Consume bunnies at your own risk - you might get the hops...
Akin to the turkey trots or Mexican two step or Hershey squirts.
Happened in the silver screen version of of mice and men - great scene but it got edited from the final print - Steinbeck made the experience come alive on paper - a narrative best perused on the porcelain throne.
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Ruth deserves one of those large peep rabbits for Easter. 0 -
Sounds like a Cottentail nest. Mother rabbit just digs deep enough to hide babies when they are small and problems start as they grow.
I've hit a couple mowing my lawn with push mower at max height so you can see the problem.0 -
My old shepard mix found a nest of baby rabbits, had one in his mouth. I'm standing there yelling at him to let it go, he gave me a warning look, and then chomp chomp, gulp.
I called the vet. She recommended making him puke, so per her instruction poured hydrogen peroxide down his throat. Rabbit came right back up. I never could get a bottle of hydrogen peroxide near his mouth again.0
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