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ringworm, help please
any advice is appreciated. Monte, a 4 month old Persian kitten, is our first
family kitten. Unfortunately, when we took him to his first vet's visit we learned he had ringworm. It was in two places & the vet shrugged it off as no big deal. He gave us a topical medicine for him. I expressed concern about it spreading to my children & he literally shrugged his shoulders & said that if it did happen then we just get the OTC meds for it. So- flash forward 3 weeks later. Monte has 2 new ringworm spots that have flared up & so do I (one of them has just appeared today on my neck). The children don't have it on them.. they were pretty good at washing their hands every time they touched him. It grossed them out that he had ringworm. Me, I didn't pay much attention to it & didn't scrub myself everytime I touched him. It just occured to me today that I should've disinfected his brush. DUH. But no one told me & I didn't even realize how easy it is to spread. What should I do at this point to keep this from spreading any further and to get rid of it entirely? ~Tonya |
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My cat had it too as a kitten. The vet gave me a topical cream to put on the
spots 2 times a day for 2 to 3 weeks, or until it was gone, and it did go away but you have to be vigilant about putting the medicine on. I got a spot too, and no big deal - I bought a fungicide at the drugstore for ringworm (ask the pharmacist) and it went away after a long time, but it did no harm. Just be sure you use the medicine as directed. |
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My cat had it too as a kitten. The vet gave me a topical cream to put on the
spots 2 times a day for 2 to 3 weeks, or until it was gone, and it did go away but you have to be vigilant about putting the medicine on. I got a spot too, and no big deal - I bought a fungicide at the drugstore for ringworm (ask the pharmacist) and it went away after a long time, but it did no harm. Just be sure you use the medicine as directed. |
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"TNTsmile" wrote in message ... any advice is appreciated. Monte, a 4 month old Persian kitten, is our first family kitten. Unfortunately, when we took him to his first vet's visit we learned he had ringworm. It was in two places & the vet shrugged it off as no big deal. He gave us a topical medicine for him. I expressed concern about it spreading to my children & he literally shrugged his shoulders & said that if it did happen then we just get the OTC meds for it. So- flash forward 3 weeks later. Monte has 2 new ringworm spots that have flared up & so do I (one of them has just appeared today on my neck). The children don't have it on them.. they were pretty good at washing their hands every time they touched him. It grossed them out that he had ringworm. Me, I didn't pay much attention to it & didn't scrub myself everytime I touched him. It just occured to me today that I should've disinfected his brush. DUH. But no one told me & I didn't even realize how easy it is to spread. What should I do at this point to keep this from spreading any further and to get rid of it entirely? ~Tonya Ringworm is pretty contagious. It's certainly a big deal, because it's one of the few conditions that can be communicated to humans quite easily, as you've discovered. There are various oral anti fungal medications out there that you should discuss with your vet, especially since it doesn't seem to be getting better with the topical treatment. One of the oral medications combined with topical treatment and sanitizing the environment with bleach should help. I'm concerned that you are allowing the cat to have full access to your home and thereby spreading the spores throughout it for possible reinfection later. Confining the cat to a easily disinfected room like a bathroom or laundry room for the duration of the treatment is a good idea. The following link has good basic information about how to deal with ringworm, albeit in a shelter environment which isn't quite the home situation, but the basics of treatment and santization still apply. http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CCAH/P...s/ringworm.pdf Sunflower |
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"TNTsmile" wrote in message ... any advice is appreciated. Monte, a 4 month old Persian kitten, is our first family kitten. Unfortunately, when we took him to his first vet's visit we learned he had ringworm. It was in two places & the vet shrugged it off as no big deal. He gave us a topical medicine for him. I expressed concern about it spreading to my children & he literally shrugged his shoulders & said that if it did happen then we just get the OTC meds for it. So- flash forward 3 weeks later. Monte has 2 new ringworm spots that have flared up & so do I (one of them has just appeared today on my neck). The children don't have it on them.. they were pretty good at washing their hands every time they touched him. It grossed them out that he had ringworm. Me, I didn't pay much attention to it & didn't scrub myself everytime I touched him. It just occured to me today that I should've disinfected his brush. DUH. But no one told me & I didn't even realize how easy it is to spread. What should I do at this point to keep this from spreading any further and to get rid of it entirely? ~Tonya Ringworm is pretty contagious. It's certainly a big deal, because it's one of the few conditions that can be communicated to humans quite easily, as you've discovered. There are various oral anti fungal medications out there that you should discuss with your vet, especially since it doesn't seem to be getting better with the topical treatment. One of the oral medications combined with topical treatment and sanitizing the environment with bleach should help. I'm concerned that you are allowing the cat to have full access to your home and thereby spreading the spores throughout it for possible reinfection later. Confining the cat to a easily disinfected room like a bathroom or laundry room for the duration of the treatment is a good idea. The following link has good basic information about how to deal with ringworm, albeit in a shelter environment which isn't quite the home situation, but the basics of treatment and santization still apply. http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CCAH/P...s/ringworm.pdf Sunflower |
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