When flies lay their eggs on open sores or lesions that are oozing pus, it is also known as myiasis.

After being
laid, the eggs require 24 to 48 hours to develop before they may begin digging extensive tunnels beneath the
afflicted areas. When an animal has this illness, it should be treated as an emergency as quickly as possible
because if it is not, poisons and proteolytic enzymes might be released into the body, worsening the situation
and decreasing the odds of recovery and survival. In our instance, a Persian cat that had a maggot wound in her
chest was brought in.