Shelter ringworm

[Sunflower]

We are learning a hard lesson. We have a ringworm problem out of control at
our shelter. Instead of being proactive and euthanizing the 4 that
originally had it, we are now having to euthanize 20 per our municipality's
orders "because of public safety". We have had some Program donated to help
manage things, and are planning to treat the remaining 14 that are
asymptomatic under Woods lamp exposure (but which probably still have it
anyway). This is a hearbreaking and expensive lesson for any shelter to
learn, so please please if you do not have a *real* isolation area or a
foster parent willing to take ringworm infected animals into their home for
a complete cure (not just abatement of the obvious symptoms) then do your
shelter a favor and euthanize immediately. You may still end up with
problems, but not like this.

I just wanted to, well, I don't know what. I'm sad that we have to kill
this many animals. I'm mad that people's good hearts ruled their heads and
now we have to kill a lot more than we would have. And, I'm even madder
that I'm viewed as the bad person in this because euthanasia is what I
initially recommended, and now that my predictions of an epidemic have come
true, all of the people who "just couldn't bear it" if we killed those cats
won't step forward and put a cage of them in a spare bathroom at their home
and treat them themself, but once again view me as the bad person because
I'm the only one willing to deal with taking them in to the vet for
euthanasia. And yes, I have a cage of fosters in my garage undergoing
treatment right now. I can't do it all though. And I'm almost bone tired
of trying.

Sunflower.

[The Puppy Wizard]

CuriHOWES ain't it, HOWE COME noWON answered your post?

"Sunflower" > wrote in message
...
> We are learning a hard lesson. We have a ringworm problem out
of control at
> our shelter. Instead of being proactive and euthanizing the 4
that
> originally had it, we are now having to euthanize 20 per our
municipality's
> orders "because of public safety". We have had some Program
donated to help
> manage things, and are planning to treat the remaining 14 that
are
> asymptomatic under Woods lamp exposure (but which probably still
have it
> anyway). This is a hearbreaking and expensive lesson for any
shelter to
> learn, so please please if you do not have a *real* isolation
area or a
> foster parent willing to take ringworm infected animals into
their home for
> a complete cure (not just abatement of the obvious symptoms)
then do your
> shelter a favor and euthanize immediately. You may still end up
with
> problems, but not like this.
>
> I just wanted to, well, I don't know what. I'm sad that we have
to kill
> this many animals. I'm mad that people's good hearts ruled
their heads and
> now we have to kill a lot more than we would have. And, I'm
even madder
> that I'm viewed as the bad person in this because euthanasia is
what I
> initially recommended, and now that my predictions of an
epidemic have come
> true, all of the people who "just couldn't bear it" if we killed
those cats
> won't step forward and put a cage of them in a spare bathroom at
their home
> and treat them themself, but once again view me as the bad
person because
> I'm the only one willing to deal with taking them in to the vet
for
> euthanasia. And yes, I have a cage of fosters in my garage
undergoing
> treatment right now. I can't do it all though. And I'm almost
bone tired
> of trying.
>
> Sunflower.
>
>

[Debra Berry]

Hi Sunflower,

I'm not a vet, but I foster kittens for a local rescue group.
I've had 3 litters of kittens with ringworm in the past
2 years. We have not euthanized any of them. Ringworm
is a fungus and does not cause illness (beyond the rash) or
death. It is contagious, but treatment isn't too difficult
with the newer systemic drugs. Sporanox is the drug that we
used. It is given once daily. It is available in capsules
and in a liquid (which is much easier to give). It has not
been officially approved for animals, but does have very good
results. Many vets are prescribing it. The cat would need to
take the Sporanox for 6-8 weeks. Sporanox is recommended as
having the least side effects, but there are also griseofulvin
and ketoconazole. Sporanox is expensive, but has worked best
for us.

We have used Program also. It seems to work much of the
time, but takes longer. In the meantime, ringworm
can spread. We have given a double dose of Program every
2 weeks until there are no signs of the ringworm.

There are several types of ringworm fungus. Only one
will show up under the woods lamp.

I can send you some URLs with more information, if you are
interested. I don't have them with me right now.

Debbie Berry



Sunflower wrote:
>
> We are learning a hard lesson. We have a ringworm problem out of control at
> our shelter. Instead of being proactive and euthanizing the 4 that
> originally had it, we are now having to euthanize 20 per our municipality's
> orders "because of public safety". We have had some Program donated to help
> manage things, and are planning to treat the remaining 14 that are
> asymptomatic under Woods lamp exposure (but which probably still have it
> anyway). This is a hearbreaking and expensive lesson for any shelter to
> learn, so please please if you do not have a *real* isolation area or a
> foster parent willing to take ringworm infected animals into their home for
> a complete cure (not just abatement of the obvious symptoms) then do your
> shelter a favor and euthanize immediately. You may still end up with
> problems, but not like this.
>
> I just wanted to, well, I don't know what. I'm sad that we have to kill
> this many animals. I'm mad that people's good hearts ruled their heads and
> now we have to kill a lot more than we would have. And, I'm even madder
> that I'm viewed as the bad person in this because euthanasia is what I
> initially recommended, and now that my predictions of an epidemic have come
> true, all of the people who "just couldn't bear it" if we killed those cats
> won't step forward and put a cage of them in a spare bathroom at their home
> and treat them themself, but once again view me as the bad person because
> I'm the only one willing to deal with taking them in to the vet for
> euthanasia. And yes, I have a cage of fosters in my garage undergoing
> treatment right now. I can't do it all though. And I'm almost bone tired
> of trying.
>
> Sunflower.

[The Puppy Wizard]

HOWEDY Debra,

Thanks for the info. Seems HOWER vets don't got
the balls to tell the OP that she was DEAD WRONG
and she should GET THE HEEL HOWETA the shelter
business.

The Puppy Wizard. <} ; ~ ) >

"Debra Berry" > wrote in message
...
>
> Hi Sunflower,
>
> I'm not a vet, but I foster kittens for a local rescue group.
> I've had 3 litters of kittens with ringworm in the past
> 2 years. We have not euthanized any of them. Ringworm
> is a fungus and does not cause illness (beyond the rash) or
> death. It is contagious, but treatment isn't too difficult
> with the newer systemic drugs. Sporanox is the drug that we
> used. It is given once daily. It is available in capsules
> and in a liquid (which is much easier to give). It has not
> been officially approved for animals, but does have very good
> results. Many vets are prescribing it. The cat would need to
> take the Sporanox for 6-8 weeks. Sporanox is recommended as
> having the least side effects, but there are also griseofulvin
> and ketoconazole. Sporanox is expensive, but has worked best
> for us.
>
> We have used Program also. It seems to work much of the
> time, but takes longer. In the meantime, ringworm
> can spread. We have given a double dose of Program every
> 2 weeks until there are no signs of the ringworm.
>
> There are several types of ringworm fungus. Only one
> will show up under the woods lamp.
>
> I can send you some URLs with more information, if you are
> interested. I don't have them with me right now.
>
> Debbie Berry
>
>
>
> Sunflower wrote:
> >
> > We are learning a hard lesson. We have a ringworm problem out
of control at
> > our shelter. Instead of being proactive and euthanizing the 4
that
> > originally had it, we are now having to euthanize 20 per our
municipality's
> > orders "because of public safety". We have had some Program
donated to help
> > manage things, and are planning to treat the remaining 14 that
are
> > asymptomatic under Woods lamp exposure (but which probably
still have it
> > anyway). This is a hearbreaking and expensive lesson for any
shelter to
> > learn, so please please if you do not have a *real* isolation
area or a
> > foster parent willing to take ringworm infected animals into
their home for
> > a complete cure (not just abatement of the obvious symptoms)
then do your
> > shelter a favor and euthanize immediately. You may still end
up with
> > problems, but not like this.
> >
> > I just wanted to, well, I don't know what. I'm sad that we
have to kill
> > this many animals. I'm mad that people's good hearts ruled
their heads and
> > now we have to kill a lot more than we would have. And, I'm
even madder
> > that I'm viewed as the bad person in this because euthanasia
is what I
> > initially recommended, and now that my predictions of an
epidemic have come
> > true, all of the people who "just couldn't bear it" if we
killed those cats
> > won't step forward and put a cage of them in a spare bathroom
at their home
> > and treat them themself, but once again view me as the bad
person because
> > I'm the only one willing to deal with taking them in to the
vet for
> > euthanasia. And yes, I have a cage of fosters in my garage
undergoing
> > treatment right now. I can't do it all though. And I'm
almost bone tired
> > of trying.
> >
> > Sunflower.