05-18-2023, 05:50 PM
We arrived home to a very excited Maeve, excited as she gets these days. But as the synapses fired and she remembered us she became more happy asking us to pet her.
We noticed there was a build of poo on her butt, which is a common occurrence these days and something our house sitter wasn't quite skilled enough to deal with. He did try and clean her off, though.
The first thing the Queen thought to do was clean off the accumulation of muck. I was busy hauling in the bags while The Queen attended to Maeve. But I could hear Maeve vocalizing her displeasure at this new treatment. When I made my way to the front door, I could see piles of poop covered hair as well as.... the maggots. They were everywhere on her back side once you started removing the hair. There was also a giant swollen lump around her tail stub. Something was terribly wrong with the baby. She howled because she didn't want that area touched. I grabbed the scissors to remove hair. I found more maggots as well. From tiny numbs to inch long horrors. I think I finally cut them all off. I rinsed her back with more warm soapy water and freed her for the day.
First thing tomorrow, Maeve and I go to the vet to see what the problem is.
Not the best welcome home. So many maggots.
We noticed there was a build of poo on her butt, which is a common occurrence these days and something our house sitter wasn't quite skilled enough to deal with. He did try and clean her off, though.
The first thing the Queen thought to do was clean off the accumulation of muck. I was busy hauling in the bags while The Queen attended to Maeve. But I could hear Maeve vocalizing her displeasure at this new treatment. When I made my way to the front door, I could see piles of poop covered hair as well as.... the maggots. They were everywhere on her back side once you started removing the hair. There was also a giant swollen lump around her tail stub. Something was terribly wrong with the baby. She howled because she didn't want that area touched. I grabbed the scissors to remove hair. I found more maggots as well. From tiny numbs to inch long horrors. I think I finally cut them all off. I rinsed her back with more warm soapy water and freed her for the day.
First thing tomorrow, Maeve and I go to the vet to see what the problem is.
Not the best welcome home. So many maggots.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm