Hi there, one of my girls has flystrike
I noticed she was rather quiet yesterday then today when we came home she didn't run out to see us like she usually does. I noticed she had a very dirty bum considering she was given a bath only last Saturday, then I noticed some blood. I immediately got her in the kitchen sink and we managed to wash the maggots away, there is a bleeding sore patch below her vent where the maggots were eating her away but none in her vent. We dried her and put some cornflour on the sore bit and we've put her in a box in the kitchen overnight. I'm hoping she'll be ok and we caught it in time.
I'm going to give the vets a ring in the morning and see what they advise but just wondered if anyone else has any experience with this?
They were wormed about 3 months ago so I'm going to start them on a course of Flubenvet tomorrow just to be sure.
I'll give her another check over in the morning to make sure there are no more maggots buried inside but if all clear should I keep her indoors again tomorrow or let her free range with the others? I'm worried they will peck her but she doesn't like being in here on her own, she got scared at her reflection in the washing machine and oven door so I've covered them with a teatowel, bless her I sat with her until she went to sleep.
Thanks xxx