P.A.W.S.S

Its a problem for animals that soil themselves and have seen cases in rabbits and in a cat many years ago. Has anyone had any cases or know about Flystrike?

The rabbit that I got called to had to be PTS as the larva had gone into the testicle and would have been painfull for the rabbit. And the cat was a long haired cat in a cattery, I noticed a smell, and when I went to groom it, found a wound on its back, that was horrid...I won't go into details; it survived after lots of surgery.

it sound horrible, glad i not seen a case, is it not really easy to prevent by making sure the cage/hutch is clean and grooming or animals?

To prevent flystrike the best thing to do is make sure that toilet corners are cleaned out daily and also the rabbits bum must be checked daily as well (especially in the summer), as flystrike tends to occur when the rabbit has diarrhoea which sticks to the fur.

As for cats (and dogs) a daily body check and regular grooming should suffice, I do a daily check on the dogs after walks, checking for wounds, lumps and ticks.

These things take only minutes to do on a daily basis, it's sad that not everyone takes that into consideration. 

LRansom at 04:55AM on Sep 03, 2009

To prevent flystrike the best thing to do is make sure that toilet corners are cleaned out daily and also the rabbits bum must be checked daily as well (especially in the summer), as flystrike tends to occur when the rabbit has diarrhoea which sticks to the fur.

 

As for cats (and dogs) a daily body check and regular grooming should suffice, I do a daily check on the dogs after walks, checking for wounds, lumps and ticks.

 

These things take only minutes to do on a daily basis, it's sad that not everyone takes that into consideration. 

that what i thought, your pet does not even need to know that your even checking them, you can just do it when your giving them cuddles and that

Fly strike is a problem for animals who soil themselves so I think its not much a problem for dogs . Yes, as far as cats are concerned proper grooming with inspection of body regarding wounds is necessary.  I think its just a common thing which every one does , if not should be done.

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