For the last several days, we have been traveling to the village of Radhakund for a very special case. We've had to make the long trip by motorcycle, as our van recently went for a deep cleaning and the seats are still drying out. It's a cold but necessary journey, as our patient's condition is dire.
The sweet dog we have been treating has maggot wounds all over his body. The most obvious is a huge gaping wound on his face, but the nasty parasites have also burrowed deep into his urethra, making the task of extracting them extremely challenging.
Any time maggots penetrate a head wound, the situation should be considered serious. This is because the maggots may enter the eyes, causing blindness, or the brain, which almost always causes death. We will continue treating this dear soul through all the difficulties, in hopes that he can make a full recovery.