mimi5 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Oh so sorry for you reading this I had a similarly upsetting flystrike experience years ago when my children were little and we kept guinea pigs. I had a longhaired girl (she was the only longhaired baby we kept, we had bred her and she was georgous!!) she must have had a bit of a runny bum and the children had checked/fed her & companion the day before.....she looked off colour so I checked her over...... Horrid moggots!!! Argh did just the same as you, washing and then the vet but she too had to be PTS, very distressing for all of us!! The vet was lovely about it, said it can be very fast indeed to take hold I guess we get caught out by the unexpected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So sorry to be reading this. try to take comfort from the fact that had you not ben so vigilant things could have been much worse. You acted promptly and couldnt have done more. Hugs to you. Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoachedPlease Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 My light sussex is seriously sulking this morning. I shocked her yesterday as I gave her knickers a very thorough wash following this sad thread. The feathers were all pooey as per normal, my son went beyond the call of chicken duty trying to keep her still as she pecked her escape. Have told her to take lessons from my beautifully clean maran who never has a feather out of place! Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 That's just awful, you poor things. Big squish. I know how much you loves your little flock and I suffer from a bit of envy when I see pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
