:( i dunno what happened to him

[ohiogoatgirl]

i knew that sometime while i was away for a week one of the kits had something happen and there was a scar on its head. well it was all healed but today i noticed there is a bump on her head and one of her toes is... i dont know what it is but its not right...

she is eating and drinking fine. seems totally normal. acting fine.
i dont know what happened. does it look like its healing or anyone see anything might not be quite right?
it looks like it is healing to me :/ i just want to see what yall think though. in case i might not have thought of something. thanks.

 

[MKirst]

Do you have botfly's where you live ?

I found a kitten once with a bump and tiny hole on it's head years ago in the woods and that's what it was. I didn't realize what it was till the bump got bigger and it moved.

I dunno about the feet sores though.

 

[Tegan]

Oh man...that does kinda look like a botfly hole....icky.

 

[MKirst]

If it is a botfly ... It's easy to kill and remove. Just put vaseline on the hole so it can't breath, wait a day or two then pull it out with a tweezer. It will die near the surface trying to get air. The sore will heal up quick. The botfly I pulled out of that kitten was the length of a nickle and twice as fat as the hole.

All that for that tiny kitten and I believe a hawk or owl got it a few days later.

 

[ohiogoatgirl]

aww poor kitty

i have never heard of botfly but i will try the vaseline just in case.<br /><br />__________ Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:19 am __________<br /><br />EEEEWWWWW note to self.... NEVER LOOK UP BOTFLY PICS EVER EVER EVER AGAIN **GAG**

the rabbits sore had a scab on it so i'm wondering because thats not quite the same looking but i will try the vaseline. i dont want any nasty bugs in my rabbits!

 

[3mina]

EEEEWWWWW note to self.... NEVER LOOK UP BOTFLY PICS EVER EVER EVER AGAIN **GAG**

I don't think more than once will be necessary, do you? I couldn't get them off the screen fast enough :x

 

[6riversfarms]

EEEEWWWWW note to self.... NEVER LOOK UP BOTFLY PICS EVER EVER EVER AGAIN **GAG**

I don't think more than once will be necessary, do you? I couldn't get them off the screen fast enough :x

Yup it is nasty. This is the first time I have seen it or heard of it in domestics. I hop your bunny heals up nice.<br /><br />__________ Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:09 pm __________<br /><br />

 

[Kyle@theWintertime]

As a groomer, can't even begin to tell you how often I've seen botfly holes in dogs and cats. People usually have no idea so they just ignore it and then it gets naaaasty.

Most fun thing ever: showing the new people a botfly, lol.

Poor bun does look like it's got a botfly larva in there...best of luck. Easy to fix!!! My vet friend says she loves fixing botfly-critters, since it's easy, instant gratification...yank out fly, squirt some antiseptic in there, and bam, all better!!!