The Old Folks Home

[ShrekDawg]

I haven’t fully caught up or read divas post, just bits and pieces of the conversation, but I’ve heard on here of something called I think a bot fly?? Digs a big hole in the victim? Is that it? Or is that something else?

 

[ShrekDawg]

I’ve heard of like bot fly infestations and stuff

 

[ronott1]

I haven’t fully caught up or read divas post, just bits and pieces of the conversation, but I’ve heard on here of something called I think a bot fly?? Digs a big hole in the victim? Is that it? Or is that something else?

I think bot fly is one. There is a thread on here about a flock that was lost to a black fly they called a black nat too.

This is not too pleasant to read, but house fly larvae can also hurt animals:

Spoiler: Fly Larvae quote

“After about 1-3 days, the eggs hatch. At first, the maggots will feed on dead skin or debris. But when that food source runs out, they release an enzyme in their saliva that starts digesting healthy skin,” explained Kentucky veterinarian Donald Gibson. “The enzyme can cause small holes in the skin, and then the maggots can actually burrow underneath the skin. They can also tunnel into the rectum or vagina of a pet. With time, the maggots can start releasing toxins that can make your pet sick very quickly, leading to fever, lethargy and shock.”

 

[ShrekDawg]

I think bot fly is one. There is a thread on here about a flock that was lost to a black fly they called a black nat too.

This is not too pleasant to read, but house fly larvae can also hurt animals:

Spoiler: Fly Larvae quote

“After about 1-3 days, the eggs hatch. At first, the maggots will feed on dead skin or debris. But when that food source runs out, they release an enzyme in their saliva that starts digesting healthy skin,” explained Kentucky veterinarian Donald Gibson. “The enzyme can cause small holes in the skin, and then the maggots can actually burrow underneath the skin. They can also tunnel into the rectum or vagina of a pet. With time, the maggots can start releasing toxins that can make your pet sick very quickly, leading to fever, lethargy and shock.”

Eww that is nasty! But also very interesting haha never realized he dangerous house flies could be! Thanks Ron!!

But also... lovely thing to read right before bed...

 

[ronott1]

Eww that is nasty! But also very interesting haha never realized he dangerous house flies could be! Thanks Ron!!

But also... lovely thing to read right before bed...

I put it into a spoiler!

Sleep well....

 

[getaclue]

When my girls were little, I went to buy a chow from a breeder. She showed me the pups. Normally, if a pup is to be yours, it will show you. In this case, 2 pups out of the litter responded almost equally to us. It was a hard decision, but I picked one. They weren't quite old enough yet, but we were allowed to go once a week for an hour to visit. When we'd go, she'd have all the pups in the play area. Every time we visited, the same 2 pups responded equally to us.

After we brought the pup home, the breeder and I were on good terms, and she had come by a couple times to see how the pup was doing. One of the things I mentioned was that the pup hated a bath. From the time she got wet, to the time I began drying her with the towel, she would scream. I double checked the water temperature, made sure there was no soap anywhere near her eyes, I tried treats, but nothing helped.

Our pup was about 6 months old, when she asked me to bring the pup over to her place. It seems that when she'd leave my place with the smell of my dog, she had a couple other dogs that reacted to the smell. A few days later, I carried my dog over there. This lady had professionally built kennels, and about 12 dogs at the time. My pup visited her mother, her grandmother, her dad, and the rest of the dogs there. When it was time to leave, we started to the truck, and the breeder stopped me. She asked me if I wanted another dog. ???????????? Um, er, ok. The other pup that I had not chosen, was the one she gave me. When people would come to get dogs from her, that one would not respond to anyone, and even growled at one person. She did not get picked. When the breeder came to do the follow up visit, and our smell, and the smell of her sister was on her, the dog would get depressed. She knew that dog was to go to me, so she finally gave in, and gave her to me.

The first dog was the family dog, especially for the kids. The second dog was all mine.

Ok, back to bath time. I put dog 1 in to give her a bath. She did her typical screaming. Of course the bathroom door was shut, so the dog would not escape. Dog 2 heard the screaming, and began trying to tear through the door to rescue dog 1. I was not sure what the reaction was going to be, but I reached over, and opened the door. I continued bathing dog 1, and dog 1 continued to scream. Dog 2 came in ready for a fight, looked around, saw dog 1 was acting that way about getting a bath, turned around, and walked out. I dried off dog 1, put dog 2 in the tub. She LOVED bath time.

Chows have long hair, and to help keep them cool in the summer, I'd fill a couple small kiddie pools with water each day for them. Dog 1, if she got too hot, would walk over, dip 1 paw in the pool. That's it. Dog 2 would run across the yard, land spread eagle in the pool, and lay there, happy as a clam.

 

[getaclue]

Ron, when they use the lab grown ones in the hospital, they don't leave them. They check the progress, and remove them within an hour or two.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are very sensitive to odors and soaps also fabric softener we use the wool balls I came across but bedtime here goodnight all

 

[getaclue]

My internet was out. Most of Florida's FIOS was out. It didn't take them too long to fix it though.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Bruce

Yellow is the guitar, blue are latestarter

This was tiny pieces to do! It also wasn't cut right... Should be long enough to have more fret area, not stubby like it is now. I contacted the shop they claim they will mail me out a new one, we'll see.