While it isn't common for dogs to hunt, kill, and eat mice, they will often eat dead rodents. This can be very dangerous, as you never know what caused these mice and rats to die. Dogs can get poisoned from eating mice who died from rat poison. Also, dogs can contract several parasites that mice spread.
What happens if a puppy eats a mouse?
Whilst catching a mouse or a rat may be a natural activity for cats and in some cases, dogs, eating rodents can have undesirable consequences on our pets. Dangers include infection from intestinal worms and/or toxoplasmosis as well as the possibility of suffering from secondary rat bait poisoning.
Why would a dog eat a mouse?
Dogs with a strong predatory instinct and are known hunting breeds may be interested in eating up a mouse one time or another. Especially if you live in an area where rats and mice are frequently found roaming in the backyard, some dogs can't just help but chase, catch and eat these tiny rodents.
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