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Dig caught and ate a partridge.

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IVFNewbie · 03/10/2021 14:08

Little blighter had a successful hunting trip although he should know he's not allowed. He's killed and eating a partridge. Should I be concerned?

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Kanaloa · 03/10/2021 14:09

Well how much of it did he manage to eat? Surely you called him away before he’d devoured the entire thing?

I would imagine you’ll need to keep a good eye and get to the vet if he displays any stomach troubles/vomiting/loose bowels.

Soubriquet · 03/10/2021 14:14

No. He should be fine unless the bird was poisoned which isn’t likely.

Sometimes, dogs can be quick clever little things. Sometimes other animals can be a bit dumb

My nans dog once caught a rabbit. It literally legged it out of the brush and straight into the dogs mouth

It was fine. We made the dog let it go

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IVFNewbie · 03/10/2021 14:15

Can't get near him to take it away. Resource guarding to the max.

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ThatLibraryMiss · 03/10/2021 14:15

Mine caught and ate a rabbit. It did her no harm whatsoever, but I did add whole rabbit to her raw feeding menu.

Make sure he's up to date with his worming treatment.

Soubriquet · 03/10/2021 14:16

Is there anything he would want more than the dead partridge?

Offer him that. Otherwise I would save yourself the hassle and leave him to it.

Nap1983 · 03/10/2021 14:19

My nearly a year old lab ate a full pigeon a few weeks ago (was injured, he’d never manage to get A healthy one) he was off lead and couldn’t get it off him. We kept a close eye but he had no ill effects fortunately.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 03/10/2021 14:43

I can't work out if it's a Dog or a Pig or some strange cross that caught the partridge.

Floralnomad · 03/10/2021 15:04

I think the fact that you can’t get things off him needs addressing really quickly before he eats something dangerous .

Quickchangeartiste · 03/10/2021 15:09

My labs have eaten a number of things they shouldn’t over the years , but only once fresh catch and that was a mouse.
Worms and fleas are what would worry me, so they general get extra wormers - within 24 hours and then 2 weeks after that.

Powertothepetal · 03/10/2021 15:59

I think the fact that you can’t get things off him needs addressing really quickly before he eats something dangerous
This.
I would say re partridge though, it’s very unlikely to do him any harm.
Lots of people routinely feed dogs raw partridges, rabbits, pigeons etc deliberately after all.

catsrus · 03/10/2021 16:59

Not a problem - just make sure worming etc is up to date.

More worrying if it had been a discarded KFC with cooked bones. So yes, work on taking high value things away from him.

SweetBabyCheeses99 · 03/10/2021 17:32

How on earth is a dog supposed to know that it’s not allowed to do that?!

Brollywasntneededafterall · 03/10/2021 17:35

Ddog had a dead squirrel once. Had to give her a good shove with a broom to get it off her!!
Grim.
Imo let your ddog enjoy it's free meal!!

YanTanTetheraPetheraPimp · 03/10/2021 17:39

Plenty of protein, fresh and roughage, no problem. Infinitely better than rotted rabbit or cow shit!

MrsLargeEmbodied · 04/10/2021 08:29

my jr caught a fledgling sparrow, swallowed whole
no ill effects.

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IVFNewbie · 04/10/2021 08:53

Thanks all. Doggo is fine today. He's still looking like the cat that got the cream.

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Medievalist · 04/10/2021 09:51

he should know he's not allowed.

How? Did you explain it to him in simple terms? He's a dog fgs!

I have a young lab with usually excellent recall. On the rare occasions he doesn't come back I can always find him hiding behind a hedge chomping through a dead pheasant, rabbit etc. Doesn't seem to do him any harm.

Brollywasntneededafterall · 04/10/2021 09:54

We should assume op has given ddog a jolly good talking to and it won't happen again!!

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IVFNewbie · 04/10/2021 09:58

We did have a chat about it again today and although he agreed to not do it again, I am not sure if I believe him.

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mayblossominapril · 04/10/2021 10:05

He'll be fine after eating the partridge, after they are shot humans eat them.
Do try and get him to drop things rather than eat it incase its poisoned especially if he's finding death things rather than catching them!

AwkwardPaws27 · 04/10/2021 10:08

We did have a chat about it again today and although he agreed to not do it again, I am not sure if I believe him.

Brollywasntneededafterall · 04/10/2021 10:23

Was he smirking op? My dc bicker and insist if 1 is smirking it's because they are lying!! And are therefore guilty of the accused 'crime'!!

icedcoffees · 04/10/2021 16:12

He'll be fine!

Mine caught and ate a rabbit once - he looked SO smug (though slightly less smug when I didn't give him any breakfast afterwards)

Twospaniels · 05/10/2021 16:25

@IVFNewbie

Little blighter had a successful hunting trip although he should know he's not allowed. He's killed and eating a partridge. Should I be concerned?

You should be concerned if the gamekeeper catches him pegging the birds! They’re not wild birds. Local shoots / landowners will have paid somewhere around £2-3 per bird which they will also have paid to feed and raise to adulthood ready for the shooting season.

I doubt your dog will be ill, a lot of dogs are fed a raw diet and raw bird bones shouldn’t harm him. It’s when they are cooked that the bones are dangerous as they are brittle.

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