Quote Originally Posted by Lizzie
I can hardly believe all these things keep piling up on you, but it tends to work that way, I know.

I fostered a backyard breeder Persian kitten with ringworm that someone gave away in an ad in a newspaper. Although he was about 3 months old, he was too underweight to get the oral medicine, and that may be why the vet didn't prescribe it. It's also quite expensive, at least I found it so. I didn't get ringworm and neither did my nine other cats (much to my vet's surprise), but he was in total isolation and I stripped all clothing off me, including cloth gloves, and into a bin every time I left the room. I didn't wear shoes in his room and nothing left that couldn't be washed right away. Since ringworm is spread by spores, it is in the air. I suggest that the children not be allowed anywhere near any of the rescue cats for a while.

You'd better charge people about $500 for each of these kittens when it comes time to put them up for adoption.
I am trying to take every precaution so my children and I do not get sick. I wear gloves and a mask in the room...but I do not have protective clothing. I have been medicating them twice a day. There are now three with ring worms. Lola, Sampson, and Luna (she is a tortie)...all from Olney. So far my other fosters have only come down with a cough. The orange momma we took from Olney is really sick...she is weazing and coughing. I am taking her to the vet this week to be sure it is not pnemonia. I have been giving her Doxycycline...hope she gets better soon! As for charging $500...wish I could!! LOL! No just joking...as long as they are healthy once again and recieve loving fur-ever homes...I am content.