Update on the Lil' Dirty Dozen for those interested.

[rg_girlca]

Oh No....Oh Tracy, you certainly have your work cut out for you. My heart goes out to you dear girl and how I will be praying that you and your family do NOT get ringworm also.

[Anikaca77]

I don't have any advice as to the ringworm but I didn't know that it can be passed from cats to us but I guess that makes sense.

Anyway, I know with the white kitten (Hermies) I'm fostering I just found worms in his poop earlier tonight so I bagged it up and on Monday I'll take it to the vets to be checked to see what worm it is.

I'm thinking round worm but he did get a pill for worms on Thursday evening and also I put revolution on him Thursday night after his bath.

Well good luck and I'm praying for you all.

Melissa

[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.

[momcat]

So sorry to hear about the ringworm problem with the kitties. All I can offer you is prayers that those nasty ringworms go away and realize that your place is where they don't want to be. Please let us know how things are working out?

[Randy_K]

Ring worm, athlete's foot, jock itch, etc. are all fungal infections and the same medication is effective on them all. Fungal infections are contagious! Always wash your hands after handling the kittens. The best advice has already been offered: Clean, clean, clean!

[Reachoutrescue]

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.

[Lizzie]

According to my vet, the cat cold/flu this year has been particularly bad with the cats getting sicker and for longer. The kittens I took from the shelter last month had colds that lasted about 3 weeks and they were on Amoxi and Teramycin for all that time and beyond. One of them even had frequent nosebleeds that worried both the vet and me. The stresses these kittens, and your cat and kittens, have been through really plays havoc with their ability to cope with their illness.

I didn't wear protective clothing as such, I simply got very, very cheap loose pants and long sleeve tops from a thrift shop, added old socks, and wore a clean one of those outfits each time I went into Thor's room. We are all going to be holding our breath and sending many positive thoughts that you can get through all this with all of you well.

[smokey the elder]

You might be able to get some cheap scrubs from a uniform supply or medical supply.

[ShylanHal]

Did you know that instead of getting the cat cold medicine from the vet for a high price you can just use a small amount of Pepto Bismol? They use the same sort of thing, its jsut that the stuff they give you has the taste damped down a bit so as not to annoy the kitties.

Just a little tip I learned from a friend. Maybe that could help you save on expences, since kitty cold medicine doesn't give you much and it costs so much. Pepto Bismol is cheep and such, and they actually come in big bottles! XD lasts longer for a fraction of the price!
teehee, I sound like a marketer.

Just an idea to help you save money.

[Reachoutrescue]

Thank you everybody!