To cut a long story short,Luna was adopted with hind limb paralysis,I've had her for just over 18 months and has just gone 2 years old.
She's already been hospitalised a few times with dehydration and water infections, then her tail was amputated due to urine scald not clearing up, then she had Assn emergency spay as she had pyometra (neither the vet nor myself thought to spay her when she had the amputation) & 3 weeks ago this coming Monday,Luna was hospitalised when she suddenly went off her food and was severely dehydrated. She was discharged the next day with antibiotics for 10 days. Luna is regularly treated for internal and external parasites. She is a happy little girl and such a fighter.
I have been on holiday abroad for the last week and a relative has been looking after my cats.
They panicked a bit over whether Luna's bladder was emptying enough when expressing her bladder so they took her to the vet. The vet said her bladder was fine but she had a bit of diarrhoea. They said to bring her back if any concerns. I was told Luna was bright and eating very well which indicated to me that she was fine.
This morning,I received a message to call urgently & speak to the vet. My relative was washing Luna and noticed a gaping hole in her flank underneath and then a load of maggots fell out
They rushed her to the vets who said it was fly strike and that he was unsure if anything could be done as the maggots may have eaten their way into Luna's abdomen
Luna is a fighter and up until today was eating great so there is no way I was going to agree to euthanise and begged the vet to do what he could.I have just landed back in the UK and told Luna is,back at home waiting for me
She is apparently very groggy and we have to be very careful to keep her warm enough. I haven't spoken to the vet yet,no doubt will do tomorrow when I take Luna for a check up. I gather they have cleaned as many of the maggots out as they can along with any infected tissue.The reason I have put this under emergency as I need to know everything that I must do to get Luna well again. If the maggots have penetrated her bladder or bowel,surely there must be something they can have to kill the maggots from inside?
I bought a diaper cover and a drag sack which arrived before I went on holiday but hadn't tried them yet.
Should I ask for a referral to a skin specialist given that Luna's urine scald has never healed properly despite the use of various creams etc? We have never got on top of it and it is always a source for infection. I think my vet is ready to throw in the towel if this doesn't work as they don't want to put Luna through anything else.
Please,all advice welcome. Should I be bathing Luna more frequently? Diapers or not? What should I use to heal her skin?
Thank you. Xxx
