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Post by mustelidmusk on Jun 18, 2009 8:52:57 GMT -5
I hate to be a party-pooper, but one of my ferrets picked up a potentially dealy parasite while on a walk. It's important to be aware of this risk and examine your ferrets daily for parasites if you take them outside. Of course, you should be checking your ferrets for lumps., bumps, etc. whether or not you take them outdoors. In any event, please read about cuterebra fies in the medical section. Hopefully, you won't ever require the info, but it certainly doesn't huret to be aware of the risk.
-jennifer
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Post by mustelidmusk on Nov 9, 2009 13:30:15 GMT -5
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Post by rarnold18 on Jul 22, 2010 23:54:43 GMT -5
*bump*
I just came across this while looking for ideas to get Sophie and Velma playing.... The weather is nicer and most of us and our animals are outside more so I was thinking it was a good idea to re-visit this and when our fuzz are outside to make sure we give them a good going over when they come back in...not just for these nasties but for ticks and fleas too!
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Post by mustelidmusk on Jul 23, 2010 9:31:55 GMT -5
Checking for bugs after going outside is a critical part of avoiding a lot of nasty issues. I've calmed down about the cuterebra larva burrowing into my baby's tummy, but my husband will always suffer from the chronic lyme disease we've been managing for over 15 years now. It's very ugly and something nobody wants to deal with. So...protect your brats and yourself! If you're out in a grassy area that may be prone to ticks - be sure to check for those nasty little buggers that can ruin your health. Check your clothing and shoes in detail. The tick that got my husband came home with him on the airplane and latched onto his shin the day after he had returned from Minnesota. We figure it was hiding in a crevice on his running shoe ad decided it was hungry the next day. This unfortunate incident has dramatically changed our lives forever  -jennifer |
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Post by mustelidmusk on Aug 30, 2010 22:40:51 GMT -5
Well, here's an update on the cuterebra fly larva that decided to burrow into my little Tomichi's belly skin...
Tomichi is now 5.5 years old. Initially, the location where the larva burrowed into her skin healed perfectly. Years later, Tomichi has a scabby irritation at the site where the larva entered her skin. I had been giving Tomichi the reishi mushroom up until about the first of the year. I stopped the mushroom to evaluate her adrenal condition. anyway, the reishi has an antihistamine effect. when the reishi is not given, the allergic reaction that 's associated with the cuteretra larva flares up. So, even though the larva was removed at a very early stage, enough of the larva protein was left behind in Tomichi's skin to leave a residual allergic affect, which was quiesced by the reishi.
-jennifer
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Post by sherrylynne on Aug 30, 2010 22:45:59 GMT -5
That's really frightening to know that there can be residual effects for such a long time afterwards! Will she always have a problem with this now, do you know?
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Post by stigmata on Dec 17, 2010 20:47:21 GMT -5
Hmm, well I live in Vegas so fleas and ticks just can't stand to live here so is there any other parasites that live in ALL areas of America including a dry desert that I need to be aware of?
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Post by sunnyberra on Dec 17, 2010 22:25:52 GMT -5
oooo, one of our dogs, Bandit (akita and shepherd mix) had this as a puppy when someone dropped him off at our door. We had to "suffocate" the maggot (advice from our vet) by dipping a rag in boiling water infused with alcohol and then later witch hazel and holding it to the cyst. We had to do it until the cyst dried up.
It was a miserable, miserable time for that poor guy (sadly gone now, congestive heart failure) and for us, but it worked, luckily.
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Post by WTFerret on Dec 17, 2010 22:55:48 GMT -5
The bot flys are bad here during the summer it's a major pain to keep the horses clean but when they get them we just smear a thick grease like p jelly over the opening and they will back out so they don't suffocate.
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 18, 2010 0:20:02 GMT -5
Definitely something to keep in mind! Thanks WTFerret!
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Post by mustelidmusk on Dec 18, 2010 11:50:32 GMT -5
Cool idea.....the only problem with ferts is keeping them from eating the vaseline. The vaseline will work if you can keep the ferret from licking long enough to get the larva to back out on its own.
How long does it take (on average ) to get one of these nase thingsto leave its nest?
Thanks!
-jennifer
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Post by 1 on Dec 21, 2010 13:30:47 GMT -5
Can ferrets get tap worms
or that thing thats like tape worms but it eats you
or what ever that one worm that lives in the eyes and brain is called?
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Post by mustelidmusk on Dec 21, 2010 17:00:00 GMT -5
I would imagine they can get quite a few nasty parasites just like dogs, cats, and people. I know they can get heart worms, tape worms, round worms, and a bunch of other icky things - even brain worms.
Yuck!!!
-jennifer
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Post by w1ldc4rd on Jan 22, 2011 11:37:38 GMT -5
Are there bot flies in the states? I got one of those in Latin America backpacking. Those come straight out of horror films.
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Post by WTFerret on Jan 22, 2011 11:56:07 GMT -5
We have them in ca anyhow. They come up for air within a day. Your best bet is to just check you guys for eggs after their play time as the fly lays an egg on the strands of hair.
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