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mikesgirl Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 3:42:37 PM
My little dauschund pup started getting a lump on her side and my dh pulled her fur back and looked at it and there was a little, perfectly round hole - it looked like she'd been shot with a BB or something. Well, we washed it and I've been putting Bag Balm on it a couple of times a day, but it wasn't getting any better. I thought - well, if it's not better by Wed., I'll take her to the vet. I picked her up this morning and felt it and it really seemed a lot bigger, but also, I could feel something under the skin, sort of under the lump. I gently pushed, sorta squeezed on that part under the lump and I thought I saw some pus come out of the little hole, so I thought - oh it's infected. I had decided I would get ready and take her to the vet, so I put her down, and went to get cleaned up. I came back and looked at it again, kinda pushed on it and I couldn't believe my eyes. There was this worm, larvae, thing, coming out of the little hole! I ran and got my tweezers and pulled it out and it's this big fat, living creature! I couldn't believe it. I put it in a jar to show dh and put some more Bag Balm on her, and the lump is totally gone. What in the world??????
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sweetthunder214 Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 1:34:16 PM
glad your sweet pup is doing better. awsome picture too!
nut4fabric Posted - Aug 11 2007 : 7:24:31 PM
We used to live in Southern CA in a rural area and had rattlesnakes aplenty. The fire dept. would come out when you found one so that the head would be disposed of in a sealed container. A head that is just left or buried is still poisoness and is just as bad as a bite if you should step on it or handle it. Two of our dogs were bitten during the time we lived there. Not fun!!
Hugs, Kathy
mikesgirl Posted - Aug 11 2007 : 2:19:00 PM
Lucy's doing great now. I'm really surprised about the bot flies being here! I guess I've just been lucky before - goes to show you can always learn something new! Did any of you see the news about the man over by Yakima that killed a rattle snake in his field by chopping it's head off? He chopped it in two then went on about feeding his horses and when he picked the head up to throw it in his pickup to leave, the head bit him. He had to go to the hospital. Really strange - I guess it's the same phenomenon as chickens running around after you cut their head off.
nut4fabric Posted - Aug 11 2007 : 07:13:51 AM
Sherri You do have them in Western Washington. I was telling a friend in Redmond about this and her pet rabbit had them. Gives me the creeps just thinking about it. How's Lucy doing?
Hugs, Kathy
Alee Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 6:22:01 PM
Sherri-

I am from Wyoming and I never had a pet get those. I will have to call my vet in Wyoming and ask if he knows if there is something that he knows about that she could have picked up.

Alee
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mikesgirl Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 10:05:16 AM
I've had pets all my life and never heard of this before. I don't think we have them in Western WA, I bet Lucy picked hers up when we were on vacation in Montana or wyoming.
MsCwick Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 08:25:46 AM
My cat just had one of these on his neck. My vet called it a warble(not sure of spelling). He said a certain type of fly will lay eggs on the entry to rodent holes so that whatever animal comes and sticks his head into this mole hole will "pick up" the larvae usually on the neck and act as a host while it grows inside them. The hole you talked about is actually it's breathing hole, along with some necrosis(dying flesh). Sam the cat got soooo sick and his was less than half the size of a lady bug. Vet said this is the time of year for them, and he removed two that same week. That was a month ago, and the hole is just now starting to close up and stop oozing. It sounds just like a bot fly though.

Check out the website. It's thoroughly disgusting!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warble_fly
smoothiejuice Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 1:14:42 PM
oh sherri...the ex girlfriend herself...on her big booty!!! isn't that hilarious, but not so hilarious atthe same time!!!????

take care of your pup...jess
mikesgirl Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 07:11:02 AM
That video could have been of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maryjane Lee Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 11:03:00 PM
Oh My Goodness! I Googled "bot fly"! There are some video's on My Space of people taking these "worms" out of animals and humans!!!! The worms are huge and are in a little hole in the skin! Unreal! Sounds like Jill is correct with mikesgirl's little dog having "bot flies"!!!!

Maryjane Lee

P.S. They have teeth to and live off us! Sorry!
MulberryMama Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 3:05:48 PM
Girls, What we have here is a bot fly. The cattle that were pastured for the summer would get then on their backs and we (my sister and i) would use the mouth of an old champagne bottle to extract the larve from the lump. There are lots of gross things on the farm. It's just part of being there. However, a bot fly must have made a huge lump on such a small dog. Hope she's feeling better.

I wasn't born in a barn, but I was raised in one.
Maryjane Lee Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 2:41:40 PM
Sherri, please give us an update on your puppy. Did the vet find out what kind of worm it is? Poor puppy!

Hugs,
Maryjane Lee

The Beehive Cottage~
est. 1971
Carol Sue Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 6:42:40 PM
Hey Sherri,
How did Lucy's visit to the vet go or have you gone yet?
Just wondering

Enjoying life.
Kathie Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 1:30:30 PM
What a pretty puppy Sherri!!
Hope she starts feeling better & gets rid of all her ish..!
That just can't be any fun!! & for a puppy.. she shouldn't have to be dealing with this.. should she.. poor baby..

Ari's cute little rump looks like it needs a nice scratch.. Give him one for me.. & snuggle up the baby for me.. !!

In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself..
paradiseplantation Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 11:20:44 AM
Sherri, I feel sorry for my dogs! After reading this, I'm going home and checking them over from nose tip to tail tip! Eeewwwww. Lucy is so cute. My first dog was a dachsund, and now my heart has a soft spot for all of them! Hope she feels better, soon!
Alee Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 6:59:12 PM
Very cute little puppy! :)

Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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Shirley Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 10:03:09 AM
What a cutie she is.
Hopefully those 2 were the only ones, but it would be interesting to know what they are.
Good luck
shirley
nut4fabric Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 09:00:15 AM
Poor baby I sure hope the vet can give her something to stop this.
Hugs, Kathy
junkjunkie Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 06:35:50 AM
Oh my goodness....how adorable! Those eyes! I know it's because of the photo, but what a picture! I hope everything is ok, but she looks good. Nice butt on the other one...lol! Very cute!

"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main
Carol Sue Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 12:03:52 AM
Sherri, she looks so sweet, poor Ari and her buns shot!!!!
Carol Sue

Enjoying life.
mikesgirl Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 9:16:39 PM
With all this discussion and well-wishing for poor little Lucy, thought you might like to see her picture -

the other big butt in the picture belongs to Ari - our 15 year old.
Sorry this picture is so big - I don't know how to make it smaller.
mikesgirl Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 9:10:30 PM
Jessica - do you mean the ex-girlfriend herself got a maggot, or her dog did?
Alee Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 9:03:34 PM
gross! Icky ick ick! I hope poor little Lucy starts feeling better soon!

Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/
smoothiejuice Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 8:42:40 PM
oh gosh i hope your dog is okay.

something like this happened to my husbands ex girlfriend, after he dumped her and started seeing me, but she was such a pain, and kept coming around looking for something...and all i could think was good god, this sad disgusting story is never gonna win him back, take your maggotty self and go away!!!

good luck at the vet...and for sure...new gloves and tweezers for you!!!
jpbluesky Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 1:30:50 PM
I think a visit to the vet is a good idea too.

The squirrels here have them all over their bodies. When I see them on the ground at our bird feeder, they are all lumpy. I thought they were tumors, but I read where they are parasites.

Hope the vet can give her something to get rid of them, but she will be okay! Poor little thing! I think the rubber gloves need to definitely be sent to you! :)

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