Birky Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Need some advise, my lad went out ferreting with his pal today and brought home a couple of bunnies just as he was about too put one in with the fezzas I notices a rotten eye and promptly stopped him. I'm no expert on mixi all I know is, that it was a man made disease to cull the bunny population and if I'm wright you spot it by rotten eyes and blind bunnies. What I need to know is how safe is it if you come into contact with it, is it safe to continue to ferret that area for the ferrets. Any info please Regards Birky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Need some advise, my lad went out ferreting with his pal today and brought home a couple of bunnies just as he was about too put one in with the fezzas I notices a rotten eye and promptly stopped him. I'm no expert on mixi all I know is, that it was a man made disease to cull the bunny population and if I'm wright you spot it by rotten eyes and blind bunnies. What I need to know is how safe is it if you come into contact with it, is it safe to continue to ferret that area for the ferrets. Any info please Regards Birky it wont hurt you or the ferrets but you might be in for alot of digging as when they are suffering in the burrows they will be easy caught by the ferrets i dont eat them and wont give them to ferret if they are showing signs of myxi but i dont think it will do any harm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 the disease is only transferable to other rabbits you may spread it to other warrens if the fleas attach to the ferret humans cant catch it and you can still eat the rabbits but the kidneys have white spots that may put you off but okay for dogs and ferrets ATb Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birky Posted November 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 We've just gutted the the bunny and I'm sure it's Infected just checked the kidneys they seam clean enough. Thanks very much for the quick responses. The fezzas will be suited bugs is over for dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Don't eat diseased meat, don't feed it to dogs or ferrets. The disease only affects rabbits. It's not mane made although at times man has released it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Don't eat diseased meat, don't feed it to dogs or ferrets. The disease only affects rabbits. It's not mane made although at times man has released it. Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Why not? Because you have no idea what it contains! Run down animals have compromised immune systems and more than just the myxi could be involved. Bacteria are killed by cooking but many of their toxins aren't. Bunnies are plentiful - just eat the healthy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Because you have no idea what it contains! Run down animals have compromised immune systems and more than just the myxi could be involved. Bacteria are killed by cooking but many of their toxins aren't. Bunnies are plentiful - just eat the healthy ones. Quite correct, if in doupt chuck it out, I am sure if your butcher said to you it was off a sick steer or sheep but it was half price you would tell him to ~~~~ off..... Just be sensable and keep the clean ones, you will get many more this season and not get sick... The Sally Army will feed you if you are that hungry TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Because you have no idea what it contains! Run down animals have compromised immune systems and more than just the myxi could be involved. Bacteria are killed by cooking but many of their toxins aren't. Bunnies are plentiful - just eat the healthy ones. Mixxy does not show until a day or two in, anyone who eats bunnies has already eaten at least one mixxy bunny I would strongly suggest, foxes and badgers and carion eat then all day and your ferrets will love them! There is little or no time for anything except mixxy to do its worst, they are dead 7-12 days after they get it whatever happens. Mizzy does NOT pass to ANY other species and as far as I am aware people who must have eated then, and ferrets, etc, do not fall down with all sorts of other complains either. I am not for one moment suggesting you SHOULD eat mixxy bunnies, but fundamentally I see no reason why you shouldn't either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Mixxy does not show until a day or two in, anyone who eats bunnies has already eaten at least one mixxy bunny I would strongly suggest, foxes and badgers and carion eat then all day and your ferrets will love them! There is little or no time for anything except mixxy to do its worst, they are dead 7-12 days after they get it whatever happens. Mizzy does NOT pass to ANY other species and as far as I am aware people who must have eated then, and ferrets, etc, do not fall down with all sorts of other complains either. I am not for one moment suggesting you SHOULD eat mixxy bunnies, but fundamentally I see no reason why you shouldn't either! Dekers, Have a chat to all the old folks around your area and see what they say, I have bumped in to loads of older people over the years who are out walking when we are on are way back from ferreting, most of them stop and have a chat and comment on what a nice hall we have, I all ways offer if they would like one, their reply is offen, "i havent eaten rabbit since myxomatosis came in after the war my dear". I have a few people who i joint up rabbits for, who are quite ok with eating rabbit as am I, fundamentally you can eat anything! But would you want to or need to? Regards TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Mixi wont do you or your ferrets any harm,even if eaten,but I never bother with them as they don't look too appetising!If you've ever shot a healthy rabbit ,but on closer inspection you can see scars and slightly bald patches on its head and face,then it's had mixi,and survived it.Mixi affects the mucus membranes,resulting in severe swelling of all these parts..eyes,nose and throat,resulting in either starvation as the throat is too swollen to swallow,or possibly eventual suffocation through swollen airways.If the rabbit can still eat and swallow,it will probably survive. We shoot and ferret a lot of rabbits,and find many with scars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshotkiller Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Mixxy does not show until a day or two in, anyone who eats bunnies has already eaten at least one mixxy bunny I would strongly suggest, foxes and badgers and carion eat then all day and your ferrets will love them! There is little or no time for anything except mixxy to do its worst, they are dead 7-12 days after they get it whatever happens. Mizzy does NOT pass to ANY other species and as far as I am aware people who must have eated then, and ferrets, etc, do not fall down with all sorts of other complains either. I am not for one moment suggesting you SHOULD eat mixxy bunnies, but fundamentally I see no reason why you shouldn't either! Not saying this is usual behaviour but i have seen foxes ignore a mixi rabbit , not just not see it , i mean totally ignore it , if charlie won't eat it thats good enough reason for me not too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer rabbit (r1000) Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 personally, i've seen some very poor excuses for rabbits (they were so badly infected, they were literally dragging their rotten behinds around!) - these were obviously not very appetising, but i'm sure i've eaten one-or-two infected bunnies before now, & i'm still here myxi is a fungal infection which doesn't affect anything but bunnies (it's geneticly targeted - like sickle-cell in humans), you & your pets would not be affected by eating them. the only reason things like foxes won't eat some of them is, like us, they're simply put off by sight or smell... ...& as for rabbit fleas - don't worry about these, they dont seem interested in anything else (although they may be a main form of transport for myxi), you may want to keep an eye out for ticks though - they don't seem too fussy about what they latch on to & may carry other things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 myxi is a fungal infection which doesn't affect anything but bunnies (it's geneticly targeted - like sickle-cell in humans), you & your pets would not be affected by eating them. the only reason things like foxes won't eat some of them is, like us, they're simply put off by sight or smell... It's a virus, mate. You got and eat diseased meat to your hearts content. When you are ill from the E coli that have spread from the rabbits compromised bowel leading to septicaemia [blood poisoning]. If you have respect for yourselves, your dogs and ferrets then eat healthy meat. If you are so hungry you have to eat Myxi bunnies, then you have my sympathy. This recession is worse than I thought....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) It's a virus, mate. You got and eat diseased meat to your hearts content. When you are ill from the E coli that have spread from the rabbits compromised bowel leading to septicaemia [blood poisoning]. If you have respect for yourselves, your dogs and ferrets then eat healthy meat. If you are so hungry you have to eat Myxi bunnies, then you have my sympathy. This recession is worse than I thought....... Apache, neither I now anyone else I see here is suggesting you do eat it. Personally I have absolutely no desire to eat it, even though suggestions are it is more tender and tastier, but scare mongering is pointless, where are all the e coli etc cases shown to be from Mixxy rabbits?? Edited November 10, 2010 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Hiya, Up till recently, I kept Ferrets for almost 30 years, and come across Myxi rabbits all the time...I for one certainly wouldnt eat them, just the look of them puts me off...but after detaching the head, my ferrets ate them no problem, with no ill effects ........Dr Brian Plummer who wrote a couple of books... The Jack Russell Terrier(1976). Rogues & Running Dogs (1976). Modern Ferreting (1978). Tales of a Rat Hunting Man (1978). The Working Terrier (1978). The Complete Lurcher (1979). Adventures of an Artisan Hunter (1979). Nathan - A Pit Fighting Dog (1980). The Complete Jack Russel Terrier (1980). Lepus (1981). Diary of a Hunter (1981). The Hunters Yearbook (1981). The Hunters Yearbook (1982) Merle - The Start of a Dynasty (1982). The Fell Terrier (1983). Omega (1984). Practical Lurcher Breeding (1985). Hunters All (1986). North & North Again (1987). Off the Beaten Track (1987). Trog (1988). The Cottage at the Edge of the World (1990). In Pursuit of Coney (1991). The Complete Book of Sight-Hounds (1991). Secrets of Dog Training (1992) The Sporting Terrier (1992). Ferrets (1993). Lurcher & Longdog Training (1993). Plummers Yearbook (Various 1994/95). The Development of the Dog (1995). The New Complete Lurcher (1998) Polly: A White German Shepherd (1999) Practical Dog Breeding (2000). lived for months on Myxi Rabbits, so....if he could do it...so can anyone...Not me tho... At one time ( over 25 years ago ) I sold fresh Rabbits to the Co-Op in Aviemore, for 50p each, they insisted on them skinned with the heads still on, letting the customers see they didnt have Myxi... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Oh guys, you're missing the point. Of course you physically CAN eat diseased meat and you PROBABLY would be ok is it worth the risk? If I was so poor that I had nothing else to eat then I would eat one. Are any of us so desperate that we can't run to another bullet/cartridge for another healthy bunny? If they are all diseased open a tin of tuna and buy some ferret food. Animals undergo meat inspection to ensure they are healthy and fit for human consumption. Eat them all you like, when you are ill don't come crying to me. Just have more respect for yourself and the animals in your charge. I'm bored of this now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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