This was the horrifying moment a huge Cuterebra botfly larva was extracted from the tiny nostril of an eight-week-old kitten in North Carolina.
The kitten was suffering from chronic nasal discharge when it arrived at Animal Care East veterinary hospital in Winterville.
The filmer told Newsflare: "When the eight-week-old kitten presented to the clinic, it had a chronic history of sneezing and oculonasal discharge and had a grossly distended right nostrum.
"I decided to sedate the kitten and I would have never guessed there would be a gigantic botfly in there!
"Usually they are only roughly a centimeter or so in length and found burrowed into the skin - this was the largest one I have ever seen ... and it was in the nose!
"The kitten is back to better now with no concerns reported by the owner; no more discharge, no more sneezing.
"This was such an awesome outcome for a great kitten and a great pet owner."
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