OK, New to the sport here, but have some GREAT pups! I've dealt with guns all of my life but never actually hunted, so I'm taking a hunter safety course to get my hunting license. (The pups say I have to have it so we can go play with the big dogs this fall!)
The instructors warned us tonight about "Tularemia" but didn't go into it, so I tried to look it up. Apparently a bacterial disease transmitted by handling or eating infected meat?
Anyone have any advice on whether or not my DOGS can get this, how to protect them and us, stories, advice etc? They made it sound fairly serious and I'm not finding a lot of information about it.
Thanks for the help! Barbara
tularemia? Any Experiences?
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Barbara,
We studied this in school. It can be a nasty infection and has been studied for many years as a possible biological weapon. Also know as "Rabbit Fever", it usually requires an insect vector to be transmitted to rabbits, etc. It is not very prevalent, but the bacteria is a very virulent (strong). I pulled up the information in the Merck Veterinary Manual for your reference. Hope this is helpful.
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index ... =tularemia
Renee'
We studied this in school. It can be a nasty infection and has been studied for many years as a possible biological weapon. Also know as "Rabbit Fever", it usually requires an insect vector to be transmitted to rabbits, etc. It is not very prevalent, but the bacteria is a very virulent (strong). I pulled up the information in the Merck Veterinary Manual for your reference. Hope this is helpful.
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index ... =tularemia
Renee'
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I have found a rabbit ocasionally infected. Seems more prevalant in area's with high number of rabbits. You can tell by the liver, it will be discolored with white to yellow spots or streaks. I throw the whole carcuss away but I believe it could be ate if cooked well. Why take a chance? I like to gut in the field and carry surgical gloves for this purpose. I find it nice to keep hands clean and in the off chance I run into an infected rabbit I have better protection. As far as the dogs go, I have never known of a dog having got it and I have seen sick ones caught.