Add me to the list.. Kohl has RINGWORM!!

[cassiesmom]

awwwww, da baby has ringworm! Boooo! So sorry to hear that, but I'm also very glad he has not been in close contact with your other cats. Baby Kohl, feel better soon.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

As of right now, he is one miserable kitten

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Just had his first Sulfer bath/dip. It was stinky, and his little teeth are chattering. I feel so bad for my little tyke. Makes ME want to cry for him. I have to let him air dry. I just hope this stops his itching.

[Catty1]

Does he have to have a bath that covers his whole body? Poor little guy...is there a heating pad you could put a towel on, or a small space heater?

I didn't realize you DID name him Kohl! I hope that poor guy feels better soon. How long does he have to have these baths?

HUGS to Kohl and to his caring meowmie!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear that he has ringworm. Please be very careful when handling him. You may also want to change your clothes after handling him just to be on the safe side. When Starr was still with his foster mom, he got ringworm even though he was in a different room than the kittens that had it. His foster mom said that she must have been carrying it on her clothes and this is how it spread to him and 2 other kittens in the same room. I hope he'll get better very soon.

[jennielynn1970]

Ringworm is an airborne spore. It's not an actual worm or anything like that, so definitely be careful. Change clothes, maybe keep an air purifier in there with him as well. When we get it at the shelter, it is hell to keep under control and treat. There was a pill that they had gotten at one point to give to the cats. Can't remember what it was, just that it was expensive. They have a spray now also that they use on the kitties to help stop the itching and treat it. Will have to check the name of it out for you.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Katie, you may also want to put all of your other cats on the dog program pills just as a precaution. This is supposed to help with ringworm but you have to give them a large dose. I did this with my cats and none of them got it from Starr. Here's a link that talks about using it: Program. This talks about using it on cats that already have ringworm though. I hope this will help.

Here's the doseage that Starr's foster mom's vet gave her:
The vet gave me two different size pills. The small one is 90 mg. and the large one is 409.8 mg. The dosages they gave me were based on the weights I provided and are as follows:

17 lbs. 2 large
14 lbs. 1 1/2 large
12 lbs. 1 1/2 large
8 lbs. 1 large
3 lbs. 1/2 large
1 lb. 1/2 small

I'm supposed to give the pills with a full meal and repeat this dosage in 2 weeks. Everyone gets the same dosage except for the 1 lb. kittens who will get 1 whole small pill at that time.

Here's another website that tells more about it: Program Use. I hope that this info will help.