Re: Bots


"Kathleen" <khhfmdeletethis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message:

His teenaged owner had snuck up there during the
night and left him tied up in front of the stable owner's trailer with a
note saying, "Gone to Florida, be back in 18 days".

Rat ***! He better not be expecting to be able to claim "his" puppy
back when he returns.

He was scared to death, wouldn't eat or drink and his nose, ears
and belly were bloody with fly bites.

Poor, poor puppy!

She also
discovered that he had bot eggs/larvae on him. I called the vet and she
said we could try a flea comb but she would recommend shaving him.

I've never heard of botflies affecting dogs. Since they commonly affect
horses, maybe you should call around to places that cater to horses to see
what they do? Hopefully, horse-safe stuff is also dog safe.

I'm going over him with a #1 guard on the clipper but it's slow
going. And I'm horrified at the thought of missing even a single egg.
Is there anything else I can do to ensure that they're all gone or
killed? Some sort of dip or shampoo?

A quick google search turned up that people can get it too, if they're not
careful. Hope y'all are wearing Tyvek suits (or at least gloves). One of
the things I found mentioned is Ivermectin gels/paste for topical
application, and there was some mention of stuff that can be given
internally to get rid of stage 2 bot larvae (in horses, not dogs, of
course).

Suja


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