Can You Save Your Dog When Fly Larva Start Feeding On It?My Dog Had To Be Put To Sleep Because of this and I Was Wondering If I Could Have Saved Her From That.
2007-06-30 09:08:19 · 19 answers · asked by beastyboysrule 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
My Dog Was 15 and could barely get up.
(outside dog)
2007-06-30 09:18:27 · update #1
She Was Washed every day untill we saw a open wound
2007-06-30 09:29:57 · update #2
sorry to hear about your dog,if you had caught it in the first stages then yes you could of saved her,
fly larvae turn into maggots and at first you cant see anything,very often its not until you can actually see the maggots that you know you have a problem,as a veterinary nurse e see this all the time in rabbits its called fly strike,the larvae is so small,and owners don't see it,its only when the rabbit is brought in because its being eaten alive by maggots ,that its to late,
maggots form within hours and bury i into the animal i don't think unless you had seen it that your dog could of been saved as they are so small and its not until,the maggots can actually be seen eating away at the flesh that its to late.
I'm sure you did the best for your dog don't blame yourself its one of those things that happens
ive read some of the answers you must not blame yourself this happens all the time as i said in rabbits you cant see the larve from the flys,its yellow ,and if you have a white dog or a coloured dog until you have the maggots you dont know this is there
2007-06-30 09:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm really sorry. I've been reading the answers, and I will say that I agree with the person that has a brother that works as a vet. I myself work half time as a vet.
It's really difficult to see the larvae until they turn into maggots. By then it's too late . Even other people with whom I work with that have a bit more experience than I do will have lot's of trouble sometimes identifying the larvae.
You can't actually see it until you see a wound and the maggots feeding on your pet.
It has nothing to do with your dog being outside, even though sometimes a dog should be left inside, as long as she had shelter and someone from your family took her for walks and played with her, it has nothing to do with you neglecting her.
Don't stay worring on this, it will only bring you remorse when you could have done nothing.
I will give you a page with a very nice poem called "The Rainbow Bridge". It'll help you get over that and also will give you something to look forward to;
http://www.indigo.org/rainbowbridge_ver2.html
No matter what you did for her after you saw the wound, its really difficult to save the dogs. Even if you cared for her properly, sometimes dogs will get maggots. Don't punish your self. There was NOTHING you could've done after you saw the maggots, and for us vets, it's sometimes really difficult to know if dogs have larvae.
Good luck, I hope you like the poem, and sorry again to hear 'bout your dog.
2007-06-30 16:45:58 · answer #2 · answered by brbnryn 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When a dog has maggots that's an extreme case.
Whether the dog could have been saved only your vet can say.
But if you keep your dog as a house pet it is less likely to ever get an open wound that isn't treated and then gets maggots. Did this dog live on a chain???? Why wasn't the wound treated earlier?
I've seen a couple of maggot infested dogs, both were saved, but the owners got a lecture. Maggots only infest neglected dogs that are left outside usually.
Keep your dog clean and healthy and always get any wounds cared for by a vet and don't leave it outside with an open wound and you'll never have to worry about maggots on your dogs.
Another case I saw was an old dog living in filth with a bunch of poop stuck on her rear. Once she was shaved and bathed we got the maggots off of her and she got better.
No neglect, no maggots
2007-06-30 16:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by Whippet keeper 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
You can there is a spray that is used on Horses that will seal the wond and keep flys out. But 15 is over 80 in dog years so that is an ond pup and this may have been the large factor also that lack of energy.
2007-06-30 16:47:26 · answer #4 · answered by Marvelgirl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah!
You could have kept her healthy and PREVENTED the flys in the first place.
Properly cared for dogs don't have larva eating them!
If you don't want to care for it properly, don't get a dog!
2007-06-30 16:16:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Yeah you could have. The flies could never have eaten her if she was kept in the house. Because she was kept outside, she was maggot food.
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org
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2007-06-30 22:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maggots only eat rotten flesh , so closer observation of the dogs health would have helped.
2007-06-30 16:17:08 · answer #7 · answered by paisleyblackcat 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You probuly could of if you would of bathed about twice a week and kept it inside and if that was not possible take it to the groomers once every two weeks
2007-06-30 16:22:54 · answer #8 · answered by dogchica07 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Sorry about your dog, and I dont think you could of provented it, I dont know, Poor puppy!
2007-06-30 16:43:34 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the severity of the case.
Im sorry to hear about your dog.
2007-06-30 16:11:55 · answer #10 · answered by bigbird_gem 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋