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Flystrike-GRAPHIC But Interesting...
- Thread starter Jack's-Jane
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raven_guest
Mama Doe
fionalouise
Warren Scout
its a horrible horrible thing to have to see in one of your pets and it is a condition which can happen very rapidly even when you use all the best husbandary techniques. i checked lil's bum, she was litter trained and that was cleaned every day. the vet said it was likely to be due to an underlying cause such as soft pellets.
its not an easy thing to get over, and im still dreaming about it and worrying about Winston. Hope everyone can read that artical and see jus how serious it is and be extra vigilant when checking and cleaning buns.
Fiona x
HS
Wise Old Thumper
So sorry you had to go through this with Lilly.Again, my bunnies are cleaned out regularly and checked regularly, but Nougat was overweight and I think this contributed to it.
I make sure all the bunnies are clean, and that there are no changes in their diet that would lead them to produce excess caecals.
sparklefairy
Wise Old Thumper
Bilbo was also spotlessly clean and a house bun, although he was old, a bit over weight and had a tumor which kept growing in his bottom. Some how flies are attracted to bunnies with some kind of illness, even if they are clean The vet only kept Bilbo in over night, they had opened him up to removed the maggots
he had stitches and was shaved like in the picture. my poor boy went into shock and didn't eat. he was rushed into the vets but it was a combination of shock, pain and statis which killed him It's so easy to blame yourself, I still do and last night I had a horrible dream that maggots were eating my buns alive
so it still affects me too bunnymadhouse
Wise Old Thumper
Hope had flystrike when she was dumped on my doorstep last november .
i still cant believe she made it
