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Originally Posted by kjc  Prayers for Deuce for tomorrow...
I hate that vets have to make a suggestion that the dog is not well cared for... these flies target rabbits and lay their eggs near the rabbit runs or on anything close to a rabbit in size or color. Rabbits used to shelter under our shed. One year there was a million of them all over the place. Flies too. That's when my Peek got this. Maybe they see it more in dogs left outside for longer periods of time, but it only takes a second for a dog to come down with a cuterebra.
I had left Peek and my GSD outside while I was doing yardwork, they laid down together behind the shed in the shade. When I walked past, I looked and thought Peek was dead.... he was covered with large black flies. I ran over to him and shooed the flies off him.... he was sound asleep. I thought the flies would be biting him, but not, they laid their eggs on him. Gave him a bath immediately but I must have left an egg on him. The dogs were laying only 3 feet apart... odd not one fly was on the GSD. Two weeks later he had the same type wound on him like Deuce has.
I got the larvae out (wrong thing to do!) and took it and Peek to the vet. The vet IDed it as a cuterebra and sent us home, no ABs or anything. the wound healed up completely in 3 days.
Edit to add: People can get these also. |
I am "familiar" with bot flies...they lay eggs on cattle, around their horns when they have been cut, etc. My rancher friend told me about these bot flies....and OMG!!! If I got one of these worms all curled up and chewing under my skin, I would have a heart attack and fall over stone cold dead!
Thank goodness I dont have issues with those flies here, but, I do not think a pup with this thing buried in it's skin, can be blamed on uncared for pets....I know those flies can be common around barns, stock yards, etc.....I am glad you got it diagnosed and it will be taken care of! Poor little Deuce!