The presence of maggots or larvae on your pet’s skin is the hallmark sign of myiasis or flystrike. These larvae will invade the skin and eat necrotic or infected tissues around it, causing inflammation, pain, and predisposing the skin to secondary bacterial and fungal infections. Matted hairs of dogs and cats can also be an egg-laying site for these flies.Įggs laid on these contaminated matted hair regions will hatch into larvae or maggots which will rapidly move to an open or infected wound to penetrate the skin.
Newborn puppies with newly cut umbilical cords are also commonly affected. These flies require an intermediate host to lay their eggs into for larval nourishment and growth.įlystrike occurs when the fly lays their eggs in the infected skin wounds of an animal. House flies, botflies, flesh flies, and blowflies are the most common fly species associated with myiasis in dogs and cats. What causes flystrike dermatitis in dogs and cats?įlystrike in dogs and cats are caused by different groups of flies, all of which require an intermediate host to complete their life cycles. Cats and dogs that have a concurrent illness and are not able to groom or clean themselves properly are also at an increased risk of being affected by flystrike dermatitis. Bite wounds from other animals or other external parasites are also a common site of flystrike dermatitis in pets. It usually affects pets with open wounds or ongoing skin infections. Flystrike is usually seen during the warmer months of the year. This is often associated with guinea pigs and rabbits, but the flies responsible for the skin condition also affect cats and dogs. Advice should be sought from the prescriber prior to use.Medically termed as myiasis, flystrike dermatitis is a painful skin condition characterized by the presence or invasion of maggots under the skin of your pet. **Spreads to areas covered by fleece, other areas may not be protected, including the feetĬLiK™ EXTRA, CLiK™, CLiKZiN™, Crovect™, FleeceBind™, Elanco™ and the diagonal bar™ logo are trademarks of Elanco or its affiliates. Information regarding the side effects, precautions, warnings and contra-indications can be found in product packaging and leaflets further information can also be found in the Summary of Product Characteristics. Also for the prevention and treatment of blowfly strike in sheep. For the treatment and control of headflies, tick infestation with a persistent efficacy of 10 weeks (the majority of ticks killed within 3 hours) and treatment of biting lice in sheep. It is important to use the Crovect™ applicator and the correct nozzle for the ectoparasite you are treating, as shown here.ĬLiK™ EXTRA 65 mg/ml Pour-On Suspension for sheep contains dicyclanil and is indicated for the prevention of blowfly strike on sheep caused by Lucilia sericata or Wohlfahrtia magnifica.ĬLiK™ Pour-On for sheep contains 5% (w/v) dicyclanil and is indicated for the prevention of blowfly strike due to Lucilia sericata or Wohlfahrtia magnifica on sheepĬLiKZiN™ Pour-On Suspension for Sheep contains the active ingredient dicyclanil and is indicated for the prevention of blowfly strike on sheep due to Lucilia sericata.Ĭrovect™ Pour-On for sheep contains 1.25% (w/v) cypermethrin (cis:trans/80:20). Crovect™ offers treatment and control options for blowfly as well as ticks, biting lice and headflies. Treatment: insecticidal products kill adult blowflies and larvae so are best for treating struck animals.IGRs such as the CLiK™ portfolio of products should be applied to clean sheep, using the 4-stroke application method as shown here.
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These are the only products to benefit from FleeceBind™, a technology that allows the product to spread and bind to give full fleece protection**, minimising the risk of fly strike. Individual farm needs will vary, so advice should be sought from the prescriber. Suggested product choice is for guidance only. *Risk period is highly variable and will continue into October and November in some years. The Elanco CLiK™ portfolio, made up of CLiK™ Extra, CLiK™ and CLiKZin™ are IGRs: Prevention: as Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) are not insecticidal, and instead work on preventing the harmless first stage blowfly larvae developing into the damaging second and third stage maggots that are responsible for flystrike, these are best for preventing strike occurring.It's best to prevent blowfly strike as early as possible, to prevent the first wave of blowflies from breeding and thereby reducing the blowfly population and strike risk:
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