MAGGOTS??

Re: MAGGOTS??

Simon Neuhoff — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:03:03 GMT

In my first year of practice we used Ivermectin in severe flystrike cases (in addition to debridement etc, rferring here to extensive, invasive wounds where the maggots were frequently impossible to find) and the results were disappointing - they seemed to survive.

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Kirsten Simpson — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:36:57 GMT

I've heard best thing is to apply heat to the area, eg a hairdryer (if the cat will stand it) as the dry heat drives them out. Also heard about capstar being used and somehwere someone mentioned crushing up capstar in water and using it this way? Have no idea though, never used it and tend to sedate + hand (boak) remove.

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Michael Woodhouse — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:25:02 GMT

I've used Crovect on dogs and rabbits with no adverse effects.........

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:21:31 GMT

[quote user="Bob Russell"]

Shall we have a count of practices that still have Negasunt hiding away in the cupboard?

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Alas, mine is all gone. But surely every self-respecting practice has an unmarked cupboard round the back..............

Ooops. I feel I am about to find out if the VMD goons are snooping on this site tonight.

Good job we're not in China.

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Ian Mostyn — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:42:59 GMT

It is still listed on the Bayer India website but then it took them 25 years to do anything about the explosion at the Union Carbide factory so I guess H&S goes slowly in India.

Ian

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Ian Ross — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:44:14 GMT

[quote user="Vikki Halliday"]Won't help, but whatever happened to Negasunt?[/quote]

We saw a lot of maggot wounds when in india - and we also used a lot of negasunt!!! But then they are happy using stuff which is carcinogenic!

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Bob Russell — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:23:55 GMT

Shall we have a count of practices that still have Negasunt hiding away in the cupboard?

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Vikki Halliday LLB — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:56:55 GMT

Thinking about this today as we have a maggotty rabbit in, would Xeno Spray, (ivermectin) not kill them? Off licence of course!

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Laurence Webb — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:51:55 GMT

We've got a sample of "F10 Germicidal Wound Spray with Insecticide" for use in small furries. Not sure about it's use in cats as its got cypermethrin in and I'm yet to trry it out on a small furry either!

http://www.f10biocare.co.uk/ws.html

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Utlendigur — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:54:46 GMT

[quote user="Vikki Halliday"]

Won't help, but whatever happened to Negasunt?

It was fab for killing them!

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We've still got a pot of it - it's solidified into a lump now, but nobody seems keen to throw it out (maybe we should hide it before the PSS inspectors come round)

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Ian Mostyn — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:11:23 GMT

I think it was carcinogenic or teratogenic and was withdrawn from sale years ago.

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Vikki Halliday LLB — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:43:08 GMT

Won't help, but whatever happened to Negasunt?

It was fab for killing them!

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salome2001 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:54:27 GMT

found a recommendation on the net for using capstar- any comments? (no idea if we have any, just off to check the dispensary. Of course, owner has no money.

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Ian Mostyn — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:52:05 GMT

1. You shouldn't need to kill them in a cat. When the wound is clean they should stop eating.

2. Just pick them out by hand

I would have thought cats would be very sensitive to Rearguard but you could probably ring the manufacturers about Stronghold or Advocate

Ian

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Bob Russell — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:51:25 GMT

Thorough cleaning/debride under g/a if necessary and physically remove any maggots would be a good place to start. I am not sure I would want dead maggots within a wound any more than live ones!

Not at all sure what activity either product would have on flies. Fipronil whilst not working well for us as flea control has been an agricultural pesticide for many years so may be a safe place to start particularly if the cat is debilitated as can be the case with fly strike.

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karen jones — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:50:58 GMT

Neat pevidine and have used injection of ivermectin which makes them jump off but is off license but works alot quicker than stronghold or advocate