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Nasal myiasis in a cat caused by larvae of the nasal bot fly, Oestrus ovis
Author(s) -
Webb SM,
Grillo VL
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00626.x
Subject(s) - ivermectin , oestrus ovis , myiasis , medicine , nasal discharge , respiratory distress , nasal passages , veterinary medicine , biology , nose , larva , anatomy , anesthesia , surgery , ecology
An 8‐year‐old desexed male Burmese cat, which lived on a sheep‐grazing property in central New South Wales, Australia, was presented following the sudden onset of dyspnoea, moist coughing and violent sneezing. The respiratory distress started several hours after the cat had made an outdoor excursion. Anterior rhinoscopy demonstrated small, white objects moving across oedematous and moderately inflamed nasal mucosa. These were retrieved via a series of vigorous nasal flushes and subsequently identified as larvae of the nasal bot fly, Oestrus ovis . The cat was treated with ivermectin followed by selamectin 7 days later. It went on to make a complete recovery over 2–3 weeks.