Originally Posted by Jessika
Sounds like a cuterebra, aka rodent bot fly. My parasitology book says:
"Importance: Infest dogs and cats. Larvae infest rodents, companion animals, and occasionally, humans. Act as an irritant; migration may be fatal. Only larvae infest animals. Eggs, pupae, and adult flies are in the environment. Rodents are the usual host. Larvae are in the host for 1 - 2 months.
Diagnosis: Cutaneous lump with a breathing hole , large light to dark-red larvae with dark spines.
Treatment: Careful extraction of larvae, antimicrobial treatment of wound."
Yeah my teacher described them like "whack-a-mole" in the clinic because they pop their heads out and suck 'em right back in, lol. They are nasty and soooo gross looking
More info:
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/in...m/bc/71500.htm
hahaha whack-a-mole...
I think I would freak or faint if one of those nasty things ever got inside my dog. My weakness are parasites. I can eat lunch during a disection, poke dead things, play with bugs, kiss fish, but my god don't put me near any form of parasite! dog worms, maggots, & now those bot flies are on my freak list..
I can't even kill a maggot, cause I'm trying not to passout as I slowly stumble away... No idea why they bother me so much... kinda weird
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