As we mentioned in our last post, India is currently experiencing its monsoon (rainy season) and the Braj Animal Care team is seeing an increase in internal and external parasite cases.
Recently, we treated a cow in Mathura whose horn was infested with maggots. Maggots cause gruesome wounds and if left untreated can cause extreme deep tissue damage. In this particular case, when the doctor grabbed the cow’s horn to try and restrain her, the horn came off completely and we discovered that it was entirely rotten and worm-infested inside.
We were able to remove the remaining maggots from the cow’s head, which allowed the wound to heal nicely. Thankfully, our patient will be absolutely fine and most maggot cases can be treated with great success as long as we intervene early.