Oh no!! It's back.......

[krazyaboutkatz]

Bunny, I'm so sorry to hear that now Lucky has it too. I was just lucky that no one other than Starr got it in my household. I used the special shampoo on all of my cats and then started them on the program pills. My vet at the time didn't sell them so I also bought them online.

Also when Starr had his outbreak his foster mom took him back and treated him because she had many others that had ringworm too. This may have helped my other cats to not get infected. When Starr finally returned I found something that looked like ringworm on his ear so I started treating him again. I also ordered some ringworm treatment online and continued to give everyone the program pills. I sure hope that no one else will get this and that it will finally be a thing of the past. Good luck.

[sirrahbed]

hi Bunny - my vet did not "like" the idea of Program either. It turns out that his vet school at the Ohio State University, is where I actually found positive references to using this medication as a promising flea treatment. Anyway, that is what finally got rid of ringworm here. I quit the scrubbing, bathing and $100 prescription. I still was a bit of a clean freak and handwasher - but I believe it was the Program that took care of the ringworm. I gave Emily two largest dog tablets (one initially and a repeat the next month) I gave one dose to the remaining kitties as prevention. My cats gobbled up the tablets like a treat, too I bet this does the trick, Bunny. Good luck!

[Laura's Babies]

ARG! I bet that is fustrating after all that work. Lets hope the Program does the trick and clears it up.

[kimlovescats]

Oh NO! I'm sorry, Bunny, but it sounds like the Program is worth a try! Sirrahbed seems to have had great results with it!

Kim

[Catty1]

Sirrahbed posted some great links, including from PTrs that have battled this in the past, in Cat Health:

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=125411

[Catsnclay]

Deb-

Can you please give me the web site where you bought your Program pill from?

How did you know how much to give to each cat, and most importantly, can Taz come out of quarentine now??????

Poor baby hasn't seen the rest of the house since he has been here! He wants O-U-T !!! -and so do I!

Thanks again for all the help on this subject!

[catmandu]

Thats terrible and we are praying that you can get rid of those pests once and for all!!!!!!!!!

[sirrahbed]

Deb-

Can you please give me the web site where you bought your Program pill from?

How did you know how much to give to each cat, and most importantly, can Taz come out of quarentine now??????

Poor baby hasn't seen the rest of the house since he has been here! He wants O-U-T !!! -and so do I!

Thanks again for all the help on this subject!

hi Bunny, I got my Program from CalVet Supply and got the 409mg large dog dose. It came in a box with six tabs for $37 plus shipping. I broke the pills in half and fed them like treats. Everyone got one dose ( the two halves) and then Emily got another dose 3-4 weeks later. Only time will tell if this really is an effective treatment but it sure seemed to work well for us. I would do it again immediately if I ever saw that ringworm return.

Oddly enough - I went back through the links I had saved to a folder and several of them had been taken down. I can't find the study article that was written by someone from OSU I had PM'd to Bunny that I am wondering if that might have something to do with the interest the pharmaceutical company might have? Who knows? I only see that some good info links are no longer there and one that IS there has added a red warning that says they can't recommend the Program because not enough studies have been done. It is still written about at a couple cattery and/or showcat sites though - saying they have had great results.
edit: I will list the working links from my folder...
http://www.showcatsonline.com/program_and_ringworm.htm
http://www.showcatsonline.com/x/ring...attle_plan.htm
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi...ournalCode=vde
http://www.dermapet.com/articles/Fel...ophytosis.html
http://www.maddiesfund.org/organizat..._vet_ring.html
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_ringworm.html
http://www.newmanveterinary.com/Fact...0Ringworm.html
http://www.cats4u.co.za/catcare.htm
http://www.manhattancats.com/Articles/ringworm.html