paul6806 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Whils skinning and jointing last nights rabbits, I came across this in 2 of them. The 1st was a fluid filled sac on the knee of the rear leg. I cut it off and it was filled with what I can only describe as 'very small frogspawn'. The second rabbit I found this on was not visible until I was removing the loin. Whilst cutting down the spine i saw a clear fluid, I looked, and I must have gone though a similar sac, either in the loin meat or between the meat and the spine. I have no photo's - sorry. Needless to say, both bunnies were binned. Edited February 17, 2012 by paul6806 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Tapeworm cysts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 What he said ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul6806 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Just Google'd your reply. I feel rather nauseous now , and there were pictures - spot on you . 'larval stage of Multiceps serialis. These fluid-filled cysts differ from those of T. pisiformis in that they are larger, elongate and each contains many white floating objects (tapeworm heads). They are located under the skin or between muscle layers rather than inside the body cavity' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 thereyou go quite common... can we still eat the rabbit??? cyst.bmp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfolio Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Apparently, eating the cooked rabbit is fine, as you'd kill the parasite in the process. That said, apparently those nasties don't grow in humans anyway, just in dogs/foxes. Still, I think I'd do as the OP did and, bin the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Aye there seem's to be more tape worm cysts this year than any i can remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 interesting gutting a rabbit today i found a "bag about the size of a small tomato filled with a yellowish clear fluid I just thought it was a full bladder and ignored it was this what i found ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 interesting gutting a rabbit today i found a "bag about the size of a small tomato filled with a yellowish clear fluid I just thought it was a full bladder and ignored it was this what i found ? You should have 'peed it before unzipping its belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Prob a tapeworm cyst I have had a few recently apparently you can discard that area/limb and eat the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 interesting gutting a rabbit today i found a "bag about the size of a small tomato filled with a yellowish clear fluid I just thought it was a full bladder and ignored it was this what i found ? If it was in the groin area it was probably the bladder. As soon as you shoot a rabbit make sure you pee it out by running your thumbs hard down towards the groin alongside the groin/belly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Thanks for that did not know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hiya, Is this them?? just stripped a rabbit tonight, and on the knee joint of one back leg, a big watery blister,I could feel it under the pelt.... burst it, yellowish fluid ran out, then these?? I was gonny do a post about it, and saw this one.. If it is, can i feed the rabbit to my ferrets?? I've never seen this before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0145wirbelwind Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Hiya, Is this them?? just stripped a rabbit tonight, and on the knee joint of one back leg, a big watery blister,I could feel it under the pelt.... burst it, yellowish fluid ran out, then these?? I was gonny do a post about it, and saw this one.. If it is, can i feed the rabbit to my ferrets?? I've never seen this before... If you dont want to eat it, then bin it your ferrets will love you later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 first time ever i had one of these, nearly threw up, all came pouring out. i just dug a deep hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) I only came across worms in rabbits once when shooting & ferreting in the Chilterns , horrid things & I binned em ! & would not risk feeding them to the ferrets in case I passed any thing on to them ! , if in dout bin em & anything that looks suspect ! . I remember in the shooting times many moons ago reading about worms in rabbits & I think the great Fred J Taylor said they seem to turn up in rabbits that are near fields of sheep ? . No body in their right mind would want to risk getting infected with these ghastly things ! , lets hope some one with qaulified medical knowledge on PW can guide us on this ?. One last word a chap I knew years ago was living & fighting with the guerillas in the mountains of El Salvador ate in properly cooked pork & when he came back to the UK he was not alone !& it took more than one trip to the tropical deseases hospital in London to evict his squatter !!! Enjoy your rabbit ! FOOD FOR THOUGHT !!!!! Edited March 10, 2012 by Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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