Starsky had a maggot in him! Gross! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

TeddyBear · 08-12-2006, 10:08 AM

Starsky had this bug bite on him which I thought was a mosquito bite that was getting infected. I watched it for a week because it had a head on it and I thought it was going to heal. Well it was getting worse and since I had to work today, I had my husband take him to the vet. The vet took the head off of the bump and squeezed some stuff out. She said the hole wasn't big enough to get the wormy thing out. So she took Starsky in the back and gave him a local and cut it out. She came back and asked my husband if he wanted to see it and he said yes. It was a white maggot with a black head. GROSS! I was glad he took him and not me. I guess the vet said they usually see this about 2 times a year and this year they have seen it 6 or 7 times. Flies can lay eggs on our little guys, so watch it.

Has anyone else ever heard of this happening?

Starsky is okay now. Just have to put neosporin on it.

Peters · 08-12-2006, 10:33 AM

i have seen it on tv where it happens to people pretty gross but at least he is ok now! the fleas seem really bad this year also!

YorkieGuru · 08-12-2006, 10:50 AM

I have never heard of such a thing....But this is why I'm glad I'm part of YT, cause this is how we find out things..from other members. I think I would have reacted the same way you did. Glad your hubby took him, they have a stronger tummy than us...lol

chachi · 08-12-2006, 11:04 AM

That same thing has happened to a couple of dogs on here. I would be so grossed out if that happened to my dogs. Good thing your Husband was there.

red98vett · 08-12-2006, 11:04 AM

Wow....this is the 3rd yorkie with this in a month ? I've seen it on Animal planet and I guess this can happen very easily...and judging by what the vet said - this must be really happening more often - I wonder why ?

good thing you took him into the vet - can you imagine doing that yourself ? oooowwweeee !!! I'd freak

but then again - We'd do anything for our yorkies wouldn't we ?

I hope he heals up quick - did the vet tell you how to prevent this ?

Connie · 08-12-2006, 11:57 AM

Oh my gosh Leigh! Maddie had that! I did a post on here about a month ago! I was freaked out. Then Parker had one a couple weeks ago and now Starsky! Wow! Okay...that's 3 YT dogs and now this maggot thing is hopefully over and done with!!!

GurleyGirl · 08-12-2006, 08:06 PM

It must have something to do with the warm weather we've all been having... (more bugs around??) I've read quite a few maggot stories here on YT....

Glad everything "came out" OK!!

Maddie-Rudy-Mom · 08-12-2006, 08:26 PM

Glad to hear Starsky is on the road to recovery. Thanks for sharing I am going to watch mine group, will all the mosquito' we have been havings.

seh0422 · 08-12-2006, 09:15 PM

The poor baby, I hope it heals up good and I would just die if that happend to one of mine. I dont think my tummy could handle that.. oooooowwww

ladyt · 08-12-2006, 09:18 PM

I am glad to hear your baby is doing better. That would gross me out also.

Connie · 08-12-2006, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by red98vett

I hope he heals up quick - did the vet tell you how to prevent this ?

I think the way to prevent it would be to check your dog for any open sores because that is what the fly lays the egg in. With Maddie, I think it was the site where she had the tick and it left an open sore. If they do have any open sores, treat them by cleaning with hydrogine peroxide and then neosporin so they heal up quickly. Also, keep them away from flies if they do happen to have a sore on them. It all starts out with a sore from a bug bite or something else, so if they have no sores on them, they shouldn't be affected!

baby03 · 08-12-2006, 10:44 PM

Yuk !! Gross!!! The nerve of those flies laying eggs on our babies!!! Thanks for the heads up. I'll be more careful. Glad Starsky is doing better!

carleirulesme · 08-13-2006, 06:17 AM

awww pooor starsky!!!
Hope he gets better quickly!!
Our poor pups and these dumb bugs!!

BabyFidgette · 08-13-2006, 06:50 AM

Wow, I just heard about Maddie and now Starsky? It HAS to be the warm/wet weather this year. (sigh) Hope he feels better soon!!!

TeddyBear · 08-13-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Connie

I think the way to prevent it would be to check your dog for any open sores because that is what the fly lays the egg in. With Maddie, I think it was the site where she had the tick and it left an open sore. If they do have any open sores, treat them by cleaning with hydrogine peroxide and then neosporin so they heal up quickly. Also, keep them away from flies if they do happen to have a sore on them. It all starts out with a sore from a bug bite or something else, so if they have no sores on them, they shouldn't be affected!

Connie, I don't think Starsky had any sores on his body. The vet said that the larva can burrough its way into the skin without a sore. We were at a yorkie playdate and there were a ton of flies. I didn't think much of them except they were a nuisance when we were eating. I am thinking that is when one of them laid and egg on Starsky. I don't have hardly any flies at my house and they were everywhere up north! It is hot and humid here for Colorado. Ususally don't get this much humidity but lately we've had some rain storms. Oh I itch just talking about this. Starsky is fine, still has a little bump there but I am watching it. (infection probably needs to drain still) Thanks guys for all your concerns and keep checking your babies for bumps! Until the cold air arrives!

08-12-2006, 10:08 AM	#1
TeddyBear Hey Cutie! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,648	Starsky had a maggot in him! Gross! Starsky had this bug bite on him which I thought was a mosquito bite that was getting infected. I watched it for a week because it had a head on it and I thought it was going to heal. Well it was getting worse and since I had to work today, I had my husband take him to the vet. The vet took the head off of the bump and squeezed some stuff out. She said the hole wasn't big enough to get the wormy thing out. So she took Starsky in the back and gave him a local and cut it out. She came back and asked my husband if he wanted to see it and he said yes. It was a white maggot with a black head. GROSS! I was glad he took him and not me. I guess the vet said they usually see this about 2 times a year and this year they have seen it 6 or 7 times. Flies can lay eggs on our little guys, so watch it. Has anyone else ever heard of this happening? Starsky is okay now. Just have to put neosporin on it. __________________ Love, Leigh, Starsky and Shylah: You can never get enough Yorkie kisses!!! Proud member of the CrAzYcLuB http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/DenverYorkies/

08-12-2006, 10:50 AM	#3
YorkieGuru Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 655	I have never heard of such a thing....But this is why I'm glad I'm part of YT, cause this is how we find out things..from other members. I think I would have reacted the same way you did. Glad your hubby took him, they have a stronger tummy than us...lol __________________ KIM Proud mom of LOUIE and ELLE and ABBIE

08-12-2006, 11:04 AM	#4
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 23,307	That same thing has happened to a couple of dogs on here. I would be so grossed out if that happened to my dogs. Good thing your Husband was there. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

08-12-2006, 11:04 AM	#5
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 30,469	Wow....this is the 3rd yorkie with this in a month ? I've seen it on Animal planet and I guess this can happen very easily...and judging by what the vet said - this must be really happening more often - I wonder why ? good thing you took him into the vet - can you imagine doing that yourself ? oooowwweeee !!! I'd freak but then again - We'd do anything for our yorkies wouldn't we ? I hope he heals up quick - did the vet tell you how to prevent this ? __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri.. AKA Spy-Girls (photos here) Click for LABELS Click for CARDS * SAY NO to PET STORES ! www.designsbyvillette.com USING YOUR PHOTOS !

08-12-2006, 11:57 AM	#6
Connie Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7,077	Oh my gosh Leigh! Maddie had that! I did a post on here about a month ago! I was freaked out. Then Parker had one a couple weeks ago and now Starsky! Wow! Okay...that's 3 YT dogs and now this maggot thing is hopefully over and done with!!! __________________ Custom doggie dresses and vests Memory is a country where I can go to see your face - but where do I go when I miss your embrace?

08-12-2006, 10:33 AM	#2
Peters YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,043	i have seen it on tv where it happens to people pretty gross but at least he is ok now! the fleas seem really bad this year also!

08-12-2006, 08:06 PM	#7
GurleyGirl YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott City, Missouri Posts: 1,421	It must have something to do with the warm weather we've all been having... (more bugs around??) I've read quite a few maggot stories here on YT.... Glad everything "came out" OK!! __________________ Joanne and Mickey, Rocky, Wilma, Pebbles, Winnie, Jasmine, Sammie, Peanut, Emma, Rambo

08-12-2006, 08:26 PM	#8
Maddie-Rudy-Mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 1,880	Glad to hear Starsky is on the road to recovery. Thanks for sharing I am going to watch mine group, will all the mosquito' we have been havings. __________________ Cindy, Maddie, Rudy, Polly, Sprout, Angie, and Tucker Rest in peace Lucky 1989-2007

08-12-2006, 09:15 PM	#9
seh0422 YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 480	Oh gross The poor baby, I hope it heals up good and I would just die if that happend to one of mine. I dont think my tummy could handle that.. oooooowwww __________________ Sarah mommy to Princess , Brownie , Koda and the new little four pack

08-12-2006, 09:18 PM	#10
ladyt YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 837	I am glad to hear your baby is doing better. That would gross me out also. __________________ Ladyt (Tammy) & Kiki There has to be a God, because he made Yorkies!

08-12-2006, 10:44 PM	#12
baby03 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: us Posts: 2,253	Yuk !! Gross!!! The nerve of those flies laying eggs on our babies!!! Thanks for the heads up. I'll be more careful. Glad Starsky is doing better!

08-13-2006, 06:17 AM	#13
carleirulesme YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 545	awww pooor starsky!!! Hope he gets better quickly!! Our poor pups and these dumb bugs!! __________________ o0Tashia, Jonathan, Carlei, and Sophie0o CaSh

08-13-2006, 06:50 AM	#14
BabyFidgette Learn Yorkie CPR! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Joisey Posts: 6,132	Wow, I just heard about Maddie and now Starsky? It HAS to be the warm/wet weather this year. (sigh) Hope he feels better soon!!! __________________ Nicole ~ Teacher , EMT Yorkie CPR , & Baby's Mommy "Be my Pawfect Pal on Dogster, view my Videos, Photos, Age, Website, and Mommy's MySpace!"