Fly largae In poo ?

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- 08/28/2009 at 10:22 AM
  jakep
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  Hi there, so I just got home from a weeks vacation and when a I went I left baxter with My grandma. And she took good care of him and he was very happy and all but she said she only cleaned his litter box once when I was gone so I thought that was ok and it was because it wasn’t even full or even smelt
  Bad really but when I went to dump it n our compost there was little fly larvae in it can this be a thret to Baxter at all? Or could have it been from a fly that just layed eggs in his poo ? I don’t realy know anything about this so your help would be great
  
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  Jake
- 08/28/2009 at 10:40 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  That’s kind of scary. They can get ‘flystrike’ and it’s generally outdoor bunnies who have a risk for that. Flys basically lay larvae in their skin (they can do this on sores, wet bums etc.) and it’s pretty dangerous.
  http://www.rabbithaven.org/Q&A/flystrike.htm
  
  To be honest, better safe then sorry, and I’d go to the vet for an exam just in case!
- 08/28/2009 at 10:41 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I just read that link-fatal damage by flystrike can occur in 72 hours. I’m not saying for sure your bun has it, but I’d just have an exam to be safe.
- 08/28/2009 at 10:43 AM
  Sarita
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  Oh goodness. Well, if this were me, I would check him thoroughly and then have the vet double check him to be safe. Fly strike can be a problem. Their larvae could work their way in their anal area and it could be life threatening – I’m not saying that it will be a problem with your rabbit, but you don’t want to take a chance.
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