My dog eats 3 or 4 squirrels a week; this anything I should be concerned about?


My dog eats 3 or 4 squirrels a week; this anything I should be concerned about or anything I should watch for?  He's a little over a year, 65 - 75 lbs. pure bred, UTD on everything. Takes Trifexis [sp]. He runs free on 2 acres.

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Oct 27, 2011. 1:29 PMlemonie says:

I think he should eat more squirrels - less money spent on dog-food.

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Oct 27, 2011. 11:21 PMlemonie says:

Dogs will eat "anything" sometimes - I didn't realise that you meant rotten-squirrels. What is causing them to die?

L
Oct 28, 2011. 2:15 PMlemonie says:

Ah right, it's a natural thing where good food is hoarded. Dig them up chop them up and in the food bowl.
I am impressed that you dog catches them, I seen cats fail repeatedly...

L
Oct 31, 2011. 1:28 PMlemonie says:

I've seen cats turn their furry-noses up at many things, but dogs eat pretty much anything, and I guess they are hardened to it. Else the species would have died-out due to food-poisoning.

L
Oct 28, 2011. 11:21 AMCatTrampoline says:
If he is finding dead squirrels and they have been poisoned, he will also be poisoned by ingesting the carcass. If they died of natural causes that is bad too.
Oct 28, 2011. 11:19 AMCatTrampoline says:
Squirrels have a lot of little bones in them. They might cause a problem being the same size as chicken bones. I know every vet I've ever know has said not to give chicken bones to dogs.

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