They look exactly like wolves, or wols...that are on squirels during the summer....the 2 dogs that I have hunted thru the summer have 3 on them...raised up welps, about the size of a dime with fluid draining out...just wondering if any other hunters have seen these on their dogs before..
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They are warbles of the Bot or Warble Flies,they cane be on anything ,dogs ,cats deer ,cattle ,horses even humanes . They leave an ugly hole when the larva comes out .
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Not tryin' too be funny but put honey on 'em & rap so dog can't lick it off,I use honey on just about everything,or bag balm. Honey is a natural healer.
never seen them on dogs before.killed a rabbit when i was a boy that had one in it,i heated up a niddle and put it on that wol and it back out of that rabbit.nearly lost my breakfast.
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Cover open hole with Vaseline, warbles will not be able to breathe and stick its head out, be ready with tweezers to grab body. Be careful to get a good hold of it and pull gently, you don't want to rip the body in half. It may take 5-10 minutes for the warble to stick his head out.
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