MAGGOTS: Maggots often infest animal wounds, especially when the wound is infected, because the smell of the infection attracts flies. Flies lay eggs that hatch into maggots and burrow into the wound. The maggots may go deep into the flesh and cause the skin to lift off. Screw worm disease is the infestation of a wound with a particularly damaging type of maggot. Screw worms are most common in tropical, humid climates. In many countries, suspected infections should be reported to the veterinary authorities. What screw worm disease looks like • Screw worms burrow more deeply than the maggots of other flies. • A foul-smelling brown fluid pours from the wound and this attracts more flies. • Maggots can soon eat large areas of tissue. How to prevent maggots from infesting wounds • Keep wounds clean. • Use a fly repellent (see the section How to care for a fresh wound above) around the wound. • Burn or bury dead bodies where flies breed. How to treat wounds with maggots • Clip the hair away from the wound and any tracks where the maggots are burrowing. • Soak cotton wool in a chemical that kills the maggots. Hold it on the wound for a few minutes. Chemicals and mixtures to kill maggots • Most chemicals used to control ticks (see the section Ticks) are effective against maggots. Usually these chemicals must be mixed with water before use. Carefully follow instructions on the label • Mix kerosene or turpentine with boric acid powder and spread it on the fly-blown wound. • Chloroform, but be careful not to breathe in the fumes of this chemical. • A few drops of ivermectin for injection (sold for cattle) can be squirted directly on to the wound. This kills the maggots rapidly. • Pick the maggots out of the wound. • Wash the wound. • Dry the wound with clean cloth or cotton wool. • Apply antiseptic ointment, such as zinc oxide. • Repeat these steps every day until the wound is free of maggots and infection. • If the wound was a puncture wound, and maggots have made tracks under the skin, it may be necessary to cut off the skin over these maggot tracks. Thanks my friend Rammohan Jayaraman.I treated as u said and cleaned upto 30 maggots out from the wound .
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:38:38 +0000
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