Sorry to hear about the ringworm problem.

A few thoughts here:

*Use the liquid and the baths like the label says for the full amount of time, no shortcutting it. It takes quite a while for ringworm to completely heal up. It may look better in a week or so but may still be lurking there ready to come back as soon as you stop treatment early.

*Yes Griseofulvin is expensive. There used to be a wonderful and CHEAP product available for pets. However like way too many things, they quit making it, forcing vets to have to prescribe a human alternative, which totally makes me MAD at drug companies!

*Griseofulvin works by healing from the inside out in the new skin that forms. The bathing helps the outside skin.

*Ringworm is a fungus (not a worm) that is present just about everywhere and thrives in moist, humid areas, and particularly likes humid weather. It's a cousin to athletes foot fungus. People CAN get it from animals, but mostly it depends on the person. Kinda like some people get athletes foot all the time, and other people can walk barefoot around a pool area all summer and never get it. Just to be safe, always wash your hands good after handling Emily. Just for the record my boss has been a vet for over 30 years and has only got ringworm from an animal once, I've been there for 6 years and have never got it.


*This one is a question. Did your vet use a Wood's light (blacklight) when Emily first came in? Or did he just use the culture? Many times a Wood's light can show ringworm as a florescence and can be diagnosed faster than waiting several days for a culture report. However the Wood's light isn't always 100% at finding it, but can greatly help. I was just curious since you didn't mention it.

Good luck with Emily's baths, hopefully she'll realize in the end you are trying to help her.