Mr Majyk Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hello all, me and my shooting partner are fairly new to vermin control (3-ish months weve been at it now, and loving it ) and a couple of times weve opened up bunnies to find what can only be described as "growths" in the bunnies and weve buried the carcass as we thought it wouldnt be suitable for human consumption. just wondering if anyone else has experience with this, ive taken a few pictures but im having trouble loading them up (theyre to big apparently and i have no idea how to resize them!) i cut one "growth" open and found what can only be described as "eggs" inside so im guessing this is from some type of fly larvae? growth was positioned mainly on the back of the animal and was located between layers of muscle. second growth was BIG! in a male and ran half the length of his body just between the spine and organs, not very firm, quite spongy actually, and an odd yellow-ish colour. either way it didnt look right so we ditched them in a hole with the rest of the guts from the other rabbits. on second thought its probably good i cant put the pictures on, if an anti saw them theyd probably go nuts! anyone got any idea what these could be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) We have had rabbits with tape worm in them.makes you feel sick looking at them Edited November 30, 2012 by B725 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bolt94 Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) These growths you mention could be a sign of fairly well progressed Myxomatosis which often leads to subcut edema, skin tumours etc (this is info from the link). You can read more about it here: http://www.merckmanu...omatosis&alt=sh Edited December 1, 2012 by T-Bolt94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Majyk Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 These growths you mention could be a sign of fairly well progressed Myxomatosis which often leads to subcut edema, skin tumours etc. You can read more about it here: http://www.merckmanu...omatosis&alt=sh (vet student) i did think about mixy but there was no visible swelling around the eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi, if you found sacs with clear fluid and little white eggs in, in the muscle tissue, then in my experience they are tapeworm larvae. The other growth you describe, I've never heard of, so can't help with that. Myxi usually shows externally in some form or another, so I don't think it's myxi. HTH Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 More than likely tapeworm cysts clear growth with white egg worm looking things in Nice with pasta n sauce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bolt94 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) I suppose Myxo does normally show external signs, I am quite interested so I will do a little bit more research and see if I can throw anything up for you! Edited December 1, 2012 by T-Bolt94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altnipper Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) Hi mate I'm a vet surgeon, agree prob is tapeworm cysts google search for pics: http://home.earthlin...k_&_Poultry.htm near bottom of page, did it look like that? Also would be cautious about eating, more likely to pick this type up from dogs though I think: http://www.provet.co...apesrodents.htm Parasites although usually gross are quite an interesting bunch of organisms - there's one which infects an ants brain and makes it climb to the top of a blade of grass so it's eaten by a sheep so the parasite can infect it. Pretty cool. Edited December 1, 2012 by altnipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Majyk Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 the egg filled sacs i guessed after a bit of research would be worm cysts? i'll try to upload the picture of the yellow lumpy thing, maybe someone will know what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibspoon Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Got one a few days ago with a large clear fluid filled cyst. Nearly wretched when i burst it to see what it was! Edited December 12, 2012 by gibspoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Occassionally get rabbits with white spots on the liver. Understand it is a parasite called Coccidiosis which infects the liver and tissues. I've generally found it in younger rabbits. The liver is quite swollen, depending on the infection. I have had one where the liver is nearly half the gut cavity. Not surprisingly they go in the hedge for the foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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