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Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
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6 comments:
Botfly!
The poor feline has been infected by myasis. For lack of more definite identification clues, we can only say botfly larva, perhaps Cochliomyia hominivorax? Yes, it may be a “Man Eater”.
Probably a botfly larva of Cuterebra genus, infriquent in humans, more frequent in rodents and rabbits.
Would ask someone, but my guess would be botly larvae.
/Patrik
In humans, who may comment on a sense of movement, occlude the larva's air supply with petroleum jelly or similar, then express after it migrates towards surface.
To tell the truth, there is no Butt to identify the causative maggot in this case. Normally we would need some more details like the posterior spiracles, the details concerning the peritremes, the respiratory slits and also the anterior portion of the body. All we got is a big wiggly black larva, till we are told otherwise the larva remains But a big Enigma.
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