High severity Rabbits · Pest

Fly strike

Affects: Rabbit Sheep

Symptoms

Maggots in soiled or wounded skin, often around the rear; animal lethargic and in pain. A fast emergency in summer heat.

Hot, humid weather when flies are thick - peak summer.

Jun Jul Aug

Clip and clean the area, remove every maggot, treat the wound, and call a vet for severe cases.

Keep rear ends clean and dry, manage diarrhea fast, and screen or trap flies near hutches.

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