
Botfly removal 101
#1- Gag and almost barf when you realize the 'scab' you just picked on your dog has something living in it.
#2- Watch your boyfriend gag and almost barf.
#3- Be happy that at least you know what the f that thing is since you are obsessed with gross things like worms, maggots and botflies.
#4- Spray tons of antiseptic and anisthetic on the f-er
#5- Hold the hole open and grab it as it comes up for air.
#6- Pull slowly, you want the whole thing.
#7- Hold it in your hand as it wiggles, gag and almost barf.
#8- Clean the wound obsessivley for 7 days until it closes. The pics show the botfly 24 hrs after removal when it had shriveled and dried. The hole is shown day of, after cleaning.






Too bad Eric couldn't get
Too bad Eric couldn't get video of it poking it's head out of the hole. That would have
been cool!
Eeewww and Cool at the same
Eeewww and Cool at the same time.
(You must confess that it must be our basic primate nature to be fascinated by these things despite the other gut response of
ickiness, no doubt from more recent so-called "civilized" veneer.)
Where did it come from?
I didn't gag and nearly
I didn't gag and nearly barf. I thought it was interesting and acted very calmly. Unlike other people.
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Thanx for making a comment!
Thanx for making a comment! Glad to know you guys read my blog even if you find out about crazy stuff like my ticket. If you ever get a botfly call me, I'll remove it.
GAG and BARF...this is GROSS
GAG and BARF...this is GROSS !!!!!!