Ringworm in multiple cat household - update 9/27

[Reachoutrescue]

I really hope all goes well for you Lizzie. I hope I do not get that as well. Yes, I beileve the kit would go bonkers if you were to put lime juice on the wounds...but then again, it may work. My mom used to use lemon juice on my cuts and scrapes as a kid....it hurt, but the wound was better in a day or two. Crazy huh? Good luck hun.

[kimlovescats]

I've heard / read of other "home remedies" as well .... one of which is to put a small dab of BLEACH on the spot!!! You think lime juice would burn????? Don't think I would want to burn my kitties with bleach! Again, all I can stress is try not to stress .... even if you do nothing, it will clear up on its own!

[Lizzie]

Tracy - you may well not get it. My vet told me he'd handled hudreds of cases in both cats and dogs, some very severe, and all bare handed but he'd never got it himself. I think I am prone since I got it on my arm from my first cat about 30 years ago, and now this one.

Kim - I'm working on it all but not stressing. When I checked online, I found out that the reason it's bad for FIV+ cats to get ringworm is because they can't take the oral medication, so that made me feel better since I've decided that I prefer the topical approach. I may, of course, be proved very wrong in my approach. It's difficult dealing with something that you can't see even though you can see the results.

[Reachoutrescue]

Tracy - you may well not get it. My vet told me he'd handled hudreds of cases in both cats and dogs, some very severe, and all bare handed but he'd never got it himself. I think I am prone since I got it on my arm from my first cat about 30 years ago, and now this one.

I know I may not...I hope not! But I worry for my boys. I am takinmg every precaution!

[kimlovescats]

I truly feel for both of you ladies having to deal with this! Maybe I was just very fortunate in the past to not have too bad of a case of it. I did however get one small spot on myself, and the OTC cream zapped that for me with no problem! GOOD LUCK!!

(((HUGS))) ... with gloves
Kim

[Reachoutrescue]

(((HUGS))) ... with gloves
Kim

I have gone through so many gloves! It is crazy!! Thanks for the protected hug though!!

[doolittleky]

I am glad that you ahven't found anyone else that has it yet. Hopefully no one else will get it and you will get yourself and your babies all cleared up.
Melissa

[jenluckenbach]

When we had ringworm here, VERY few actually got it. But it was not gone after the first "round" of medication.

I never got it, but Charlie got a small spot. It went away really fast on him.

[kuhio98]

Lizzie ~ How goes the battle?