About five days ago, we noticed a lump under Sadie's skin along her rib cage.  It appeared to be a tick, but then got bigger and bigger, about the size of a half marble.  My wife noticed it was a hole and cleaned it several times, but it never got better.  Took Sadie in to the vet (needed updated shots too) and found it was Cuterebra.  Apparently, there is a fly out there that likes to bite and then lay eggs in the wound.  Lo and behold, after some minor surgery, I got to see the little fella, which looked like a maggot.  They had to put Sadie out for the surgery, but all is well and recovery is going well.  Never heard of this fly/worm, but it sure was gross.  You could see the hole and actually see the worms poke its head out once in a while, but couldn't grab it.  Not on my dog!

That is awful.  I check Binni and Niko every night when they come in.  That fly sounds just like a bot fly.  Thank goodness all is well now. 

That does sound pretty disgusting.  Had a friend come back from Costa Rica and had one in his neck that had to be removed . . . so yes they will get on people too.  Can't say I have heard of anyone getting something like that locally.  Glad Sadie came through the anesthesia okay and that it was successfully removed.

Roz