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flies/maggots

Posted: 24 Jun 2021, 08:59
by tlwright21
this is a weird kind of side effect of having a dog with EPI. first of all Jasper is doing great now. Almost has regained all of his weight but ever since he started on his enzymes, I noticed an unusual number of flies that gather on his poop pile immediately after he goes. nothing like this before he got sick. I clean up the yard each day by shoveling his poop into a small garbage pail lined with a plastic bag. each week I remove the plastic bag and put in the garbage can for the garbage man to pick up. In the plastic bag, now, but never before, there are large numbers of maggots just teaming in the poop. I know disgusting. Anyone else have this experience? I'm curious if it is because of the enzyme powder now added to his food or because of something to do with the EPI conditions.

Re: flies/maggots

Posted: 24 Jun 2021, 09:25
by jilbert57
Have you seen any undigested food in the poop?
Has your pup been tested lately for internal parasites?

Jill

Re: flies/maggots

Posted: 24 Jun 2021, 13:23
by tlwright21
no undigested food and yes a full blown poop test in the last few weeks, makes me think the enzymes are the attractant.

Re: flies/maggots

Posted: 24 Jun 2021, 14:51
by Jean
remind me which enzymes, and is irt all in the bin

Re: flies/maggots

Posted: 24 Jun 2021, 17:00
by Tuckaboo Pam
Not sure about what causes flies to love poop, but maybe there are just more flies now because of the temperatures?

BUT, I would suggest, unless you are opposed to using bug spray, to spray in that bin every day or so, hopefully it will kill anything trying to live in it. Or maybe pour some bleach in there?

I know they can be really hard to get rid of, but the new bag each week should give a 'fresh' start!

Maggots are the worst, so best luck to you. ---Pam

Re: flies/maggots

Posted: 25 Jun 2021, 08:12
by Olesia711
i would like to suggest to have your dog tested for internal parasites.... and also....... if the food is not being thoroughly digested .... for example..... if you are not using the right kind of enzymes, or if you are not using the right amount of enzymes with each meal, everything is not being properly absorbed.

the other thing that may be going on is that your dog has uncontrolled SID that needs to be addressed. All dogs with EPI have SID (small intestinal dysbiosis) ...our objective as EPI caretakers is to keep SID under good control as best we can. This is achieved via:
1. giving prebiotics
2. if that doesn't work, giving pre+probiotics
3. if that doesn't work, start a course of Tylan antibiotic. DO NOT give metronidazole(Flagyl) for SID.

We have had cases that the owner was able to tell when SID was getting out of control because birds would start zooming in on the dog's poo........

Sometimes it is the food that is being fed, although it might be a good food, just isn't optimal for that particular EPI dog and in turn, you are doing everything right, but the food, while not optimally agreeing, is encouraging SID to be out of control.