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Originally Posted by 107barney  Did Peek A Boo have diarrhea or an infection when he had the maggots? I've been reading about fly strike since you posted this and it seems that flies of any kind are only attracted to dogs that are unkempt (e.g. matted) or who have some sort of ailment. What is Fly Strike, also known as Myiasis? |
Well if that is the case then my schnauzer must have been an anomaly. I know for a fact my family didn't have a dirty matted unkempt dog!
and he was never covered in flies. His symptoms appeared after staying with the neighbor and her 3 dogs while we were on vacation.
My vet said it was the first case she had seen in a dog...(she had seen it in cats I believe).but maybe I'm remembering it wrong. It was 25+ years ago