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The guideline
Companion Animal Parasite Council, Cuterebriasis, at https://capcvet.org/guidelines/cuterebriasis/. Retrieved 2026-09-16. Each heading below is the guideline’s own, and the quotation under it is how that section begins. The full section, and the species tabs where the guideline gives them, are on the linked page.
Synopsis
CAPC Recommends Be aware of potential infestations in dogs and cats. In many geographic locations, especially in warmer climates, adult flies can emerge from soil and lay eggs throughout the year.
Disease
Clinical signs are usually not apparent in the normal rodent or lagomorph host. In cats and dogs, the presence of clinical signs depends largely on where the larvae have migrated (e.g. nares, upper respiratory tract, skin, eye, brain).
Prevalence
The prevalence of infection in rodent and rabbit populations may be as high as 30% to 70% in some areas but is much lower in dogs and cats in the same area.
Diagnosis
A Cuterebra bot in a subcutaneous cyst is generally distinctive and diagnostic as these are highly host- and site-specific parasites. Larvae causing neurologic or respiratory signs represent more of a diagnostic challenge.
Treatment
Subcutaneous bots Surgical extraction of the bot(s) Mature bots within a cyst can be removed by expanding the cyst opening and carefully extracting with forceps; care should be taken to avoid crushing the bot during removal. Smaller, less developed larvae within the skin require removal by careful dissection.
Control and Prevention
Cats and dogs with access to outdoor areas where infected rodents and rabbits are present are at risk. No products are labeled for control of Cuterebra spp.
Public Health Considerations
The larvae in the cat or dog does not pose a health risk to humans. There have been reports of the recovery of larvae of Cuterebra from humans Humans, like cats and dogs, are infected by larvae entering an orifice and notvia skin penetration as occurs with Dermotobia hominis and Hypoderma species.
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Sources
- capc-cuterebriasisCAPC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“CAPC Recommends Be aware of potential infestations in dogs and cats. In many geographic locations, especially in warmer climates, adult flies can emerge from soil” (Synopsis)
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