Oh no..... ringworm!!!!

[jenluckenbach]

Debbie, some random suggestions.

Put Emily inside a carrier while you allow the shampoo to remain on her.

A teaspoon is 5 ml (because using a syringe is going to be better than dosing her from an actual spoon.)

YES, 4 weeks AT LEAST, for treatment of ringworm.

I would personally not bathe her quite that often. I found that itwas not necessary. Once per week should be fine.

You can (and I would recomment) putting an over-the-counter anti-fungal cream on her spots.

You can also give you cats Program pills (the flea control medicine) and it should help the others to NOT become infected. Buy the LARGE dog size. This is not a typo, I forget the weight range, but the medication needs to be several times the dosage used for fleas to affect ringworm, but it SHOULD work. And it is safe.


WASH, WASH, WASH. Never touch anything or anyone after you touch Emily until you wash. Your best bet is to wash in Betadine surgical scrub. Soap and water will not kill spores. TAKE OFF ANY JEWELRY! My white gold wedding ring turned yellow because I had not thought of that.

And remember, this too shall pass. I survived ringworm, Lut and others have survived it, and so shall you.

[sirrahbed]

Great suggestions, Jen. I did send away for the dog dose of Program - I bought six of the largest size and plan to dose everyone (the kitties I mean )

Any good ideas to help me get the liquid medicine down her? She is getting wise to it and hates it - so she spits out as much as she can. This morning - I was so scared that I had choked her!! She was distressed and gurgling pretty loudly for about 5 minutes after I gave the medicine. It goes much better when hubby is home but that is not always possible. I had read to blow on them to get them to swallow and this is what I did right before she seemed to gulp and choke

[AbbyMom]

Can you get the medicine compounded with a flavor that they like? I had the ringworm medication made tuna flavored and then chicken flavored. Then put it in his food as there was no way I could get it down his throat.

Very few pharmacies do this, I had to drive quite a distance for it myself. Perhaps you could ask your vet?

Good luck.

[sirrahbed]

Can you get the medicine compounded with a flavor that they like? I had the ringworm medication made tuna flavored and then chicken flavored. Then put it in his food as there was no way I could get it down his throat.

Very few pharmacies do this, I had to drive quite a distance for it myself. Perhaps you could ask your vet?

Good luck.

We do have a compounding pharmacy nearby - I had not even thought of them. The medicine itself was over $100 as it is - but if I had to start over - I think I would see if the tuna flavored was available as each dose is getting harder to get into Emily. I am hating this process.
Good suggestion, thank you.