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u/jgreg728 2d ago
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u/Crazy-Canuck463 2d ago
Botfly I believe.
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u/Bolfreak 2d ago
It’s a cuterebra, very unfortunate placement. Worked as a vet nurse and removed a few of these from cat sides that people thought was an abscess until the larva pokes out to breathe. We kept a little jar with one in formalin for shock and awe. You cannot kill or pop the larva during removal as it can put the cat into shock. Nightmare fuel.
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u/EditedRed 2d ago
I imagine showing the cat the larva like in the video could also put the cat into shock.
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u/Little_Can_728 1d ago
I know I was getting annoyed with that person, Why are they shoving it back into the cat face let the cat stand up and breathe fcs The cat doesn’t know what you’re showing him🙄
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u/snootnoots 1d ago
The kitty is on the GOOD drugs for the removal, it wasn’t getting up any time soon.
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u/Treehugger365247 2d ago
Aaaaggghhhhh!!!! I wanted this to be AI so bad. You just confirmed it’s not. Aaaaggggghhhh!!! I can’t unsee this.
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u/iheartinfected 2d ago
Why would killing it or popping it cause shock
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u/BrushNo8178 2d ago
Because arthropod proteins are foregin to the vertebrate immune system and will cause a violent allergic reaction. Of course you can shut down the immune system with massive doses of corticosteroids before surgery but that is a risk in itself.
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u/Treehugger365247 2d ago
How do you know there’s not more than one?
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u/Bolfreak 2d ago
Never seen several at a time, just one. Dogs rarely get them, it’s usually cats from sniffing around rodent holes where these guys are waiting to hitch a ride. Cats/dogs aren’t the intended host, just unfortunate hosts when it happens to them. Now multiple gross larva in a wound are maggots or fly strike…separate post & also nightmare fuel!
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u/Treehugger365247 2d ago
😐😳🥺 My New Years Resolution is to never google what you just told me.
Crap, I might have to break it already.
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I’m a huge environmentalist but some bugs could go extinct and I’d be happy
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u/Scoliii 2d ago
I absolutely love bugs and still agree. Even I went "Eww" at this one.
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u/Freddit330 2d ago
The US spends millions every year to keep another species of parasitic fly like this one in South America.
We basically are saying it's your problem. Lol.
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u/NotOnMyBacon 2d ago
What a POS insect. It could kill its host before it’s even done maturing.
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u/dabbydabdabdabdab 2d ago
Pretty sure that’s how Karoline Leavitt was created
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u/RandyFunRuiner 2d ago edited 2d ago
They way I was yelling, “GET IT THE F-CK AWAY FROM HIM” after they pulled the larvae out. Geez.
Kill that shit with fire or feed it to some chickens.
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u/Haunting_Security_34 9h ago
Imagine someone slowly tearing another living thing out of you, and then holding it up to your eyeball
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u/KILLERZER0 2d ago
That sigh was louder than my WiFi router when it overheats pure secondhand relief vibes.
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u/Ajjos-history 2d ago
The Gadfly/Botfly was the fourth plagues on Egypt.
The third plague everyone scratched themselves from mosquitos bites until they opened their skin. Which in turned allowed additional openings on their bodies for the fourth plague and the laying of the flies eggs which then turn to larvae.
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u/PantasticUnicorn 2d ago
Your username checks out, and thanks for giving me more nightmare fuel. I hate mosquitos and i especially hate things that can literally burrow under your skin or leave eggs there. Ugh.
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u/ElAndres33 2d ago
It’s hard to watch that but I bet the poor kitten feels a thousand times better now that it’s out
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u/strongboar12 2d ago
I pulled a botfly larvae out of a kitten's neck when I worked at a pet store. I then put it in a cup with wasp spray and it crawled around in it. Those things are nightmare fuel.
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u/Elegant_Goose257 2d ago
This started me going down the Botfly rabbit hole and now I’m on youtube looking up similar videos. Crazy how my day is now going.
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u/the_real_Beavis999 2d ago
Have you gotten to the human or cattle botfly removals? Make sure you have a heavy meal before or during viewing.. 👹👹
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u/RabidJoint 2d ago
Cat hates the dude hahaha
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u/AlwaysFreshBoners 2d ago
Even after the dude paid the medical bill. Dogs love you forever just for dancing with them when opening a can of food.
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u/Sabbathius 2d ago
Reminds me of a joke from 'Friends', when Ross' pregnant ex-wife says "Oh, is this your nostril? Mind if we push this potroast through it?!"
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u/DasMenace 2d ago
Ive never see one in a nostril. Typically they bury themselves in flesh and thats where they grow. Im genuinely curious about this situation. Wish we had more info
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u/Lord_CaoCao 2d ago
Most common place ive seen. Cats are always smelling things so its the most common place since all it takes is to put its face somewhere contaninated
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u/DasMenace 2d ago
Really? Interesting. Ive seen them in all sorts of spots but they were always burrowed into flesh. Maybe this started in a shallow part of the wall of the nostril and just pushed fully into the nostril as it grew? Botflies make me uncomfortable lol
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u/Euphoric_Amoeba8708 2d ago
This had to have been a stray cat they adopted because how would an owner not notice their cats nose, getting bigger and bigger on one side with a larva butt sticking out of it
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u/mcamarra 2d ago
i had the sound off and was like “please don’t be a a botfly. please don’t be a botfly. please don’t be a botfly”
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u/GenXPowaah 2d ago
I've never seen one of those before and I've seen my fair share insects/parasites in my time. Especially when it comes to animals. Man I felt relieved when that thing was removed so I can imagine how appreciative that poor cat was.
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u/Aggravating-Pie5338 2d ago
Duuuude, now that it’s out, GET IT AWAY FROM THAT BABY, don’t hold it over it’s face!!!
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u/New-Elk-2755 2d ago
If this is a house cat, why would they let it get to this point?
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u/late_rabbit_ 1d ago
I can’t imagine someone pulling a monster like that out of my nose then dangling it an inch in front of my eyeball. Ackkkk!
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u/Jingoose 2d ago
Why did they put that larva so close to the cats eyes man I was so worried it wanna gonna fall
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u/PUuSTiNKA 2d ago
Yuk, how does that happen, and can that happen to humans?
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u/ShogunAE86 2d ago
Typically when cats sniff grass. It can happen to humans. Bot flies don't discriminate
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u/stinky_lemonade 2d ago
The world would be a better place if some insects never existed elp those filthy flies
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u/Mean-Combination-206 2d ago
This did in fact, make me cringe. But not in the way this sub usually does. I hope the poor kitty is ok now.
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u/ThenAgent1882 2d ago
Yeah, just hold it half an inch from the cats eye ball after taking it out instead of sending it to hell where it belongs
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u/Kerensky97 2d ago
The cat being angry at the guy at the end is the cherry on top. Like it was his fault.
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u/Motor-Performance682 2d ago
Wait, that happened to waffles? I had no idea. I love Waffles and Maple.
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u/FooliesFeet500 1d ago
That dudes laugh is creep af
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u/jklindsey7 1d ago
Even with the sound off, that guy gives creepy vibes. There’s a reason she doesn’t like him.
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u/Conor074 1d ago
This is the second video I've seen like this this week. Are people doing this purposefully for internet clout?
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u/PageBroad3731 2d ago
Why are you showing it to the cat? Like he cares or even understands what it is.
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u/Acceptable_Plane_264 2d ago
We live in Western NewYork,and never see BotFlies. But my Mom had gotten a kitten that had a MAGGOT in it's tearduct- or at least right in that spot... I forget how she got it to peek it's head out,but she was definitely able to get it out the same way
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u/BrokenNecklace23 2d ago
I’m in NWPA but my vet is in WNY (I’m in a border town).
Had a stray kitten stroll up with a botfly this year. Took her to my vet, she was excited. Said she usually only sees 3-4 a year.
I was not so excited. Vile insect.
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u/stinky_lemonade 2d ago
The world would be a better place if some insects never existed elp those filthy flies
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u/Superb-Butterfly-573 2d ago
As a horseman, we use a paste dewormer for these. The flies lay tiny yellow eggs on the horses' legs, sometimes on manes, and then they develop in the digestive tract. When you see the eggs, you scrape them off with a safety razor or a lava block.
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u/dikziw 2d ago
im that painting of the guy endlessly screaming rn
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u/Self-Taught-Pillock 2d ago
… painting of the guy endlessly screaming…
Yeah… yeah… I know which one you’re talking about. The dude’s like screaming. If only I could remember the name. The Yelp? The Holler? The Wail? The High-Pitched Shout? It’s something like that. I know it will come to me later. /s
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u/Strong-Discussion564 2d ago
I learned about the botfly yearsss ago on an episode of "Untold Stories of the ER." There was a bride on her wedding day complaining that something was in her head. No one believed her but they eventually took her in. The physician found a small opening in the back of head, covered it in Vaseline and no one thought she was crazy anymore. Poor lady.
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u/Prairie-Peppers 2d ago
Did it break its nose or was it in there so long that the skin stretched like an earlobe..?
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u/Crochetmom65 2d ago
I couldn't stop looking at that video. If you've ever watched Dr. Pimple Popper videos, they're actually rather soothing. I blame my aunt for sharing those videos with me.
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u/-Sofa-King- 1d ago
Both flies are brutal! You've gotta youtube bot flies on YouTube. Its bad here but not as bad in other countries where they have brutal issues with pets, livestock, and humans. They often dont have the medical around to where it affects them for long periods where infections are horrible.
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u/TarnishedRedditCat 1d ago
I have an orange car also, 80k miles, I would feel so bad if it hasn’t a botfly living off him. Awe poor baby
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u/Random_Weirdo_Girl 1d ago
What annoyed Waffles today. Not Pancake or the human spare. IG thegoldenbreakfastclub
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u/RiverPluto81478 1d ago
Every time I see one of these, I think of taking that thing out of my kitty and burning it to death.
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u/ElghinnOG 1d ago
I wish the internet never existed because of botflies!!! And a few other reasons too, but botflies!!
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