My 11 month old male bijon frise was playing in the backyard and then suddenly had something in its' mouth out of no where which turned out to be a wild baby rabbit. I tried to take the baby rabbit out of the mouth but my dog kept running away. So i tricked my dog by acting like i was gonna give him a treat and quickly removed the rabbit out of my dog's sight. The wild baby rabbit was dead and bleeding so i put it in a box and buried it. I quickly washed my dog's mouth and face but i think he licked the blood already. So i was wondering:

1.Does a wild baby rabbit have rabies??

2.Should i get my dog checked out ASAP by a vet. incase it got rabies or any other infections?

Please help me! I have no idea what to do.

THANK YOU!

Hi,

I doubt if the baby rabbit had anything but fleas. Make sure your dog is properly protected from fleas or if she/he is too young, watch for scratching and inspect belly area and inner thighs to see if you see anything crawling. Did you see any visible bites on your dog? Probably front legs, chest or face.

The other part of fleas is if a dog ingests any, they can get worms. I can't remember which type it is, but they will look like rice emerging from their stool, or seeing something around their bottom that looks like cucumber seeds, then lastly, that I know of is seeing the worm itself on their back end. They are kind of long, whitish, kind of looks like cooked flat elbow macaroni. I know, nice description!

This has happened to my lab two times. The first time I bought meds at the vets office. The second time I went to our local pet store and they recommended a more natural product. I'm sorry I can't remember the name of it. But this natural product worked wonderfully and my dog tolerated it very well. Something in the product cuts up the worms so they die, but it doesn't hurt the dog. Always check what is right for the size of your dog! Don't want to over medicate.

Good luck!
Maggie

PS-If you think the rabbit looked ill or your dog is not up on her shots, then I would advise talking to your vet for precautionary sake.

This can happen anytime a dog puts a wild animal in their mouth. Even a mouse!

If you don't want to treat right away, just watch for the signs.

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BTW. 'IF' MY DOG DOES HAVE BUMPS OR ANYTHING ON ITS SKIN AND I TOUCH IT, WOULD I GET IT TOO??

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I think it really depends on what is causing it as to whether you would get it. I'm thinking pretty slim. If it is an allergic reaction, I can't imagine getting it. If it is ringworm, there is a possibility. If it is fleas, probably not. If there are fleas in a home, they will generally stay on the dog. Yes, a few could fall off, but not enough to make a real difference at first.

My vet was telling me about a customer of his. The dog had fleas really bad and the owner wanted to put the dog down. My vet told him, whatever you do don't put the dog down. You will be miserable with a ton of fleas in your house. He didn't think much of it and decided to put the dog down. After the dog was gone the customer called back the vet and said he was getting attacked and bitten by those fleas. My vet said, I told you not to get rid of the dog. Once you get them controlled on the dog it is not a problem. By getting rid of the dog, the fleas needed to find a new host, it was him. He was wishing he had listened and still had his dog. He could have dipped the dog and treated his carpet and furniture. Stray fleas would have then jumped on the dog again instead of on him.

The other thing is wasp or bee stings. If they don't heal soon, you should probably have your dog looked at. If they are hive bumps I would think they would start to go down soon.

Good luck~
Maggie

Great advice Maggiemay!

To the OP, it's very unlikely that the baby rabbit had anything contageous that would effect your dog. If you see her vomiting, or she gets diarrhea or starts acting lethargic or gets any other odd symptoms, then deffinitly see the vet. But if those don't appear, then there's probably nothing to worry about.

About the little bumps that she won't allow you to touch, It's probably nothing that would endanger you. It could be allergies, or flea/mosquito bites. The only reason you'd have to worry is if it were ringworm. Ringworm is actually a fungus, not a parasite. It'll appear in the shape of a little ring, about the diameter of a dime or nickle and red. It's basically an outline of a circle on your dogs skin. If it's anything similar to that, see a vet ASAP because it's extremely contageous to any other animal that touches or gets into contact with the affected area. It's completely treatable though, so don't worry.

You are very welcome! I hope your little fellow is doing well! Sorry I called him a her. I should have gone back and re-read your post.

Good advice from Sugarbird on the ringworm. It can be very contagious to other pets and yourself.

Maggie

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