Fly Worm Extraction from a Defenseless Dog – Rescue Operation | Part 0022

[00:00:00]Hello, I'm Dr. Anna again, and we're going to react to this video of this professional with exceptional ability in caring for animal health.

[00:00:07]>> There's so many things. Bugs are a major concern along with the centaur.

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[00:00:19]We have had a rough year of intake of kittens with cuterebra or botfly. This is one of the worst. And the fly came in a few weeks ago with the biggest botfly in his neck. He also had one that already came out of his chin.

[00:00:37]>> The time has come, honey.

[00:00:42]Oh my god.

[00:00:50]Oh my god.

[00:00:53]>> [laughter] >> Lay that on the counter.

[00:01:00]>> This baby was brought to me with three botfly larvae all over its little head.

[00:01:06]It took me some time to pull them all out. Because of the high parasite load, recovery can be a fickle process. I have him under a heat lamp at the moment.

[00:01:51]This is actually a bunny, and that's a botfly larva being pulled out of its face. So, when you keep your pet outside and don't use tropical antiparasitic like Revolution, they get bit by a botfly.

[00:02:05]>> Please don't.

[00:02:06]>> We discovered a cuterebra in a squirrel.

[00:02:08]A cuterebra fly is a large, fat botfly.

[00:02:12]The female lays her eggs near rodents or rabbit burrows. Cats can get them when they rub up against the rodent's burrow.

[00:02:22]Behold the cuterebra. Contrary to its name, it ain't cute. The cuterebra, aka botfly larvae host, is usually a rabbit or rodent, but they are not picky. Being opportunistic, they'll also attach into a dog or cat. Videoed here is a cuterebra after it was extracted from a wound on a bunny's chest. Just another aspect of the job. Feel free to like and subscribe for more content like this.

[00:03:22]>> Good job, doc.

[00:03:24]>> Look what we pulled out of a kitten's head this morning. Ever seen a warble?

[00:03:27]It is a fly maggot or larvae from a cuterebra parasite, which is a type of botfly. Adult cuterebra flies lay their eggs around wild animal burrows. The eggs stick to the fur of your dog or cat when they stick their nose or head into the hole. Imagine having one of these guys living under your skin. Cuterebra larvae are pretty gross-looking, but once removed, animal usually does fine.

[00:03:50]Dog I removed these from is up and running around. So cuterebra season is a relatively common condition that results from the migration of fly larvae through the bodies of small mammals. A cuterebra This is a great reminder to get these lumps and bumps checked by your veterinarian. These little guys use animals as a host and leave a little breathing hole that can sometimes look like a puncture wound. This little bunny is now feeling much better. Feel free to like and subscribe for more content like this.

[00:04:27]Not every day you get to see what dreams are made of in veterinary medicine, but today my dreams came true. The nice things about removing a pup fly larvae like this is that once it is removed and properly sterilized and treated, the animals heal quickly and go back to normal very, very soon, which is always our number one goal. Thank God for this astute owner for catching this quickly.

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[00:05:43]Be on the lookout, it's cuterebra season. A cuterebra is a type of fly larvae that is ingested as an egg and make its way [crying] to the surface of an animal's skin as it matures.

[00:05:55]>> There we go.

[00:05:57]>> Need something to get you past the midweek and midday hump? Check out this creepy crawly botflies we removed from the neck and chest of a stray kitten yesterday. The larvae finds an opening in an animal like the eye, nose, mouth, or even a small cut in the skin and enters the body that way. They'll keep migrating through and actually make a hole to breathe through.

[00:06:20]If you think your pet has a Cuterebra, please do not try to remove it yourself.

[00:06:24]These parasites need to be removed in one full piece, otherwise there's a very big chance for an infection or reaction in your pet if a piece of it is left behind. Call your veterinarian for an appointment right away. Feel free to like and subscribe for more content like this.

[00:06:54]If you think your day is hard, try being this squirrel. This Eastern squirrel has a case of myiasis caused by a Cuterebra.

[00:07:02]These particular botflies belong to a group called the Cuterebrinae, which live by burrowing under the skin of their host where they develop before emerging as adults to mate then die.

[00:07:14]Interestingly, adult botflies have no functional mouth parts and so do all of their feeding as larvae.

[00:07:30]An interesting extraction today from a small cutie. A botfly larvae was pulled out of its head at White Bear Animal Hospital.

[00:07:39]This young Eastern cottontail presented with three giant cuterebra underneath his chin. Cuterebra are the larval form of butterfly and need a host body to grow in. So, bunnies are a common local host, but cats and humans are sometimes host these parasites.

[00:07:58]Removing this big cuterebra from Seymour's nostril. Seymour is a cute cat who goes frequently outside and finally got a big bump on his nose.