MAGGOTS?!?!

[Fdltcwgrl]

Have a calf that had a cut on his back just down through the skin it's about the size of a dollar bill and went out tonight and it's crawling with maggots! What should I do?

 

[M-5]

Spray them with fly spray , wash with water dry it off and spray with blue coat or antiseptic

 

[jerry27150]

screw worm aerosol

 

[Ky hills]

screw worm aerosol

I agree that's good stuff. If it were mine I would also give it some LA 200.

 

[Nesikep]

I used Absorbine Ultrashield ($25 for a quart spray can, look in the "horse" section) when I had a cow who broke her horn off and it was crawling with maggots too.. ONE heavy dose of that and she was healed.
I'd use it at full strength for this kind of treatment (it lasts up to 3 weeks), but it can be diluted down to 25% and still be very effective for ordinary fly control.

I'd hold off on the LA200 for a bit.. Keep it handy, but some iodine may not hurt.
Maggots actually help remove the dead tissue.. for a time they can be beneficial by doing the cleaning without damaging healthy tissue, but not forever (IMHO)...

Spray them, wait a half a day, clean wound with peroxide then iodine, spray Ultrashield over it once more to prevent more flies.. it should heal up quickly.

I had a heifer just have a cesarian, it's fly season, once a week I sprayed her down, flies haven't touched the cut.

 

[cowgirl8]

I just went though this with a calf...just irrigate daily..I know its horrific looking, but its nothing to worry about..

 

[talltimber]

Get on it as soon as you can. I went through this back in the early fall. Calf is fine, as has been all along, but in just a couple days the maggots took out the hair follicles I guess and he is still not completely healed, nor ever will be haired over. The raw spots go off on his side in the flank area where he bends a lot. I still keep him sprayed for flies. It's been a miserable time for him.