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Barnyard Buddies:  This is really disgusting! UPDATE & Picture Added  |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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 Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 07:20:43 AM
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| Well, cancel my trip to the tropics! |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rebecca
OK
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 07:42:05 AM
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Now I'm going to really rethink that vacation get-away! LOL!!!
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·. http://boinglink.blogspot.com/ |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 07:52:51 AM
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This happens a lot in Brazil too. My husband lived there for 2 years on a mission and he had mission companions who had boils on their backs infested with fly larvae who had broken the skin to get out from under the skin. very gross indeed.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my bloghttp://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
Edited by - sunshine on Aug 01 2007 11:17:34 AM |
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AmyEllen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
McPherson
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 09:21:01 AM
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I never ever ever plan on traveling in any country where this might be possible, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I have heard of this before of course, and was always very careful to use fly spray on my horses and dogs during the most likey time for bot flies. Again Yuck Glad the puppy is feeling better.
Amy
http://lifenkansas.blogspot.com/ |
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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Kelly
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 10:24:14 AM
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So glad your puppy is getting better & her visitor is gone!. But EEWWWW! That would have really made me sick to see. The visual is bad enough. If I read this before every meal, I think I could lose some weight! 
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 4:45:08 PM
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I think this topic wins hands down for the all-time grossest topic we have ever had! Yuck! Ew! Just glad your puppy is better! :)
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 5:15:38 PM
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| I won all time grossest, huh? Shall we have a contest to see what I won?!? |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 5:16:42 PM
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| I just thought of a great prize for winning this dubious honor - a new pair of tweezers, since I had to throw mine away! |
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
885 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 5:31:43 PM
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| New Tweezers and rubber gloves in case it ever happens again!! |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 6:11:44 PM
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Its very interesting what you can find if you google Bot fly,
Wow , they just squeeze them out, in Costa Rico, and Belize. Glad my daughter didnt come home with those when she was in Belize.
they say the bot fly lays eggs on misqutoes(sp) and then the misqueto bites ya and leaves the egg and it burrows into your skin.
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 7:50:57 PM
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Yes, yes, rubber gloves for sure!
I just checked her a few minutes ago and the swelling is all gone - if it weren't for the big greasy spot on her side where I put the Bag Balm, you'd never know it had happened. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22944 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 8:56:01 PM
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I am glad she is doing so much beter!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora! |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 8:58:49 PM
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can this type of thing absese not sure of the spelling but it happens when an animal gets a puncture wound that gets infected I was just wondering if you should watch for that
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my bloghttp://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
Edited by - sunshine on Aug 02 2007 06:19:51 AM |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 10:29:07 PM
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| Yes, that's one of the things the vet said to watch for. |
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countrygirl
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Brenda
Western Mountains
Maine
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2007 : 10:49:24 PM
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Originally posted by mikesgirl
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??????
Just wondering do you think it was a tick? countrygirl
We live a simple slow life in the country. Take time to smell the flowers and enjoy the fresh air.
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brighteyesk9
Farmgirl in Training
35 Posts
Alta
Florida
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 06:00:16 AM
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It sounds like a screw worm to me too. I remember my parents and grandparents talking about screw worms. I think cattle get them too. I would certainly do more research.
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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therealshari
True Blue Farmgirl
235 Posts
Shari
Beryl
UT
USA
235 Posts |
Posted - Aug 02 2007 : 10:46:06 AM
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I had the identical thing happen to a cat about 40 years ago. Unfortunately, my story didn't end so well.
The cat was terrified of vet offices, and jumped from my arms as I was carrying her to the car AFTER she had been treated. I was out both the cat and the money for the vet bill.
Shari Thomas
farmer, web copywriter, blogger
Shari's Gone Country
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sweetthunder214
Farmgirl in Training
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theresa
smithville
tx
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 05:21:17 AM
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| Ok.. that truely was a gross one. I know how big regular maggots are and can only imagine how big a horse fly maggot is! Holy moly. Im glad the pup is doing better. |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 12:37:38 PM
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| Well, I spoke too soon. We spent the day out of town yesterday and when we got back, there was another lump on Lucy's side. Well, today, out popped another maggot/worm. It was much smaller, but I think I need to take her in to the vet tomorrow - to see if he can give her a vaccine or something to kill anymore eggs she may have inside. |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 12:50:00 PM
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It does sound like a screw worm. My sister has a friend that had a cat with one. Right on the soft underside of her neck. Blecch. It is a total gross-out, but that's nature for ya. Hope there are not anymore to be found. Poor thing!!
Karin
Wherever you go, there you are.
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 1:30:50 PM
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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! :)
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 8:42:40 PM
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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!!! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22944 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 9:03:34 PM
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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!
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2007 : 9:10:30 PM
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| Jessica - do you mean the ex-girlfriend herself got a maggot, or her dog did? |
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Barnyard Buddies: This is really disgusting! UPDATE & Picture Added |
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This is really disgusting! UPDATE & Picture Added
