Ringworm - cats and dogs

RachyD_3

Could be a flea allergy if just one cat is affected. Bald, scaly patches on multiple cats......I'd be seriously worried about ringworm! It's not a serious infection but I really wouldn't want to catch it.

madmittens

:TDon't panic.

If nothing showed up under the light I wonder why the vet is suggesting ringworm?

It's not the end of the world. I rescued two ferals a couple of years ago, the younger one (less than 6 months old at the time) had a serious ear infection, and presented ringworm about two weeks after bringing her home. Yes, ringworm treatment from the vet wasn't cheap - I think the medication was about £60 a bottle. I forget what it was called but certainly wasn't Advocate, but was internal drops to be given for 7 days for alternate weeks, for 6 weeks - x2 as she developed a patch (which glowed under the light) just days before end of first treatment :mad:). She lived isolated in a crate in my dining room for the treatment period - 12 weeks in total - just coming out for cuddles and treatment (or when she escaped whilst putting food in). Certainly helped to tame her, and is now the most loving and lovable cat ever.

Despite this, neither the other feral, my existing housecat, myself or my horses caught ringworm. As ringworm is apparently highly contagious, guess that proves my personal/house hygiene is ok :T

DebiT

Glowgirl:

My vet also told me my cat had ringworm, he was mistaken and I discovered the problem was demodectic mites, which I requested Advocate for, and which cleared the problem.
Advocate is an excellent all rounder & I wouldnt use anything else. Its not cheap, especially since you either need to buy it from your vets @ around £24 a pop, or pay them for a prescription, which will cancel out any saving you might make online.

pigeonpie

no advice on products, sorry, but agree it's best to ask the vet. I caught ringworm from kissing one of my cats once. When I went to the vet with my cat, he had me in under his UV light too to have a look at my chin. I gave him a miaow for good measure ;-)
don't panic if you do get it -it goes quickly with cream (human cream) as it's fungal. Not good to use human anti fungal cream on a cat though as it could be dangerous.

glowgirl_2

Thanks for the advice everyone - I'm still confused but on the up side all cats are much better, I'm going to have a chat with my vet so that would suggest it wasnt ringworm if the advocate has worked:)

faded_flowers

Ringworm is a fungal infection, usual treatment is Intrafungal orally and sometimes an external treatment to soothe it like Surulan. It's also very infectious!