Owners are being urged to check their pets for 'flesh-eating bugs' as temperatures soar this summer.
The RSPCA has been reminding pet owners about the dangers of flystrike, a potentially life-threatening disease that can be incredibly painful for pets.
An RSPCA spokeswoman told The Mirror: "Flystrike is a painful condition caused by flies laying their eggs on another animal. When the eggs hatch into maggots they eat the flesh of the animal.
