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Summary
Three cats presented with painful, putrid smelling ulcers on their thighs and around their tails. Examination of the fly larvae found in the ulcers revealed that the cats suffered cutaneous blowfly myiasis caused by Calliphora erythrocephala larvae. Obesity was one of the predisposing factors for the development of this parasitic condition. After therapy with ivermectin, the larvae disappeared within two days.
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Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatologia III, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Private practice, Sarria 6, 28029 Madrid, Spain.