Haley
Well-Known Member
Oh wow, Im so glad you caught it. Those can be very nasty.
I was reading in our health section just to refresh my memory and I found this:
"Unlike other fly maggots that are small and white, cuterebra look like something out of a science fiction movie. They start out white but grow to reticulated black shells covering a slug type body tapered at both ends. They grow in size much larger than the adult bot fly and can be up to one inch long and H inch wide. A larva this size does considerable damage and where one is found, several others may also be present. Because they burrow under the skin as newly hatched larvae, the entrance hole, called a warble, is small and not easily seen. Since the skin is traumatized, the area around the entrance is slightly raised like a bump with inflamed edges. The edges of the hole, if visible, may be blackish. The small hole remains open for emerging when the larval stage of growth is complete. As the cuterebra grow, the area where they have burrowed resembles a tumorous growth and is called a warble tumor. All you may see or feel is the lump"
from http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12921&forum_id=10
So that makes sense why you thought it was cancer. So was the vet able to remove all the larva? Its hard to tell from the pics what Im actually looking (although I can see its very nasty
)
Im so relieved its not cancer. What kinds of meds did they put him on?
I was reading in our health section just to refresh my memory and I found this:
"Unlike other fly maggots that are small and white, cuterebra look like something out of a science fiction movie. They start out white but grow to reticulated black shells covering a slug type body tapered at both ends. They grow in size much larger than the adult bot fly and can be up to one inch long and H inch wide. A larva this size does considerable damage and where one is found, several others may also be present. Because they burrow under the skin as newly hatched larvae, the entrance hole, called a warble, is small and not easily seen. Since the skin is traumatized, the area around the entrance is slightly raised like a bump with inflamed edges. The edges of the hole, if visible, may be blackish. The small hole remains open for emerging when the larval stage of growth is complete. As the cuterebra grow, the area where they have burrowed resembles a tumorous growth and is called a warble tumor. All you may see or feel is the lump"
from http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12921&forum_id=10
So that makes sense why you thought it was cancer. So was the vet able to remove all the larva? Its hard to tell from the pics what Im actually looking (although I can see its very nasty
)Im so relieved its not cancer. What kinds of meds did they put him on?
