07/10/2026
This poor little one came in at 129g covered in flystrike and maggots and very cold.
Rushing Luca quickly off the heat mat we assess on, the first thing I did was weigh to give her pain relief and some under the skin fluids. Work could then start on removing all the visible fly eggs and maggots from her head, spines and underbelly as gently as possible. A spray of F10 then made more maggots emerge from her ears and a**s which were also removed. By now she was coming to life a bit, it’s amazing what heat and fluids can achieve and I had been working on her for over an hour. A few hours in the incubator now needed with frequent checks incase I missed anything