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Yes, their immune systems should take over.  I had set up an appointment with the vet, but I'm going to cancel it.  The spot is gone.  I'm starting to think it wasn't ringworm and I just freaked out because of what we went through before. It was just strange that it grew and got rounder.  I had...

I'm beginning to doubt the PCR, as well.  We had a negative culture and THREE negative PCR results, and now I think Katia has ringworm again. The spot has grown and it sure looks like ringworm to me. I'm not completely dipping her because of the horrible reaction her skin had to it last time...

Are you SURE it is ringworm?  Could it possibly be scratches?  Katia has one little "scratch" (smaller than a 1/4 of a pencil eraser) that I'm keeping an eye on. I'm putting the Miconazole 2% that I have on it, just in case.  I really don't think it is anything, but I'm being overly cautious...

I didn't use an actual mop, but I'm sure you can. I sprayed it on the floor, making sure I got the floor saturated. The key is to let the mixture sit on the floor without drying for at least five minutes, then wipe off. I also used it on my walls and it didn't cause any problems. When I wiped it...

I bought the concentrate and then followed the directions to mix with water. I mixed it in a spray bottle. It is more economical to purchase the concentrate and easy enough to dilute. I saturated the floor/surface and let it sit for a minimum of five minutes. I usually let it sit for 10 minutes...

If nothing else, I would have the vet take a look at her and update their records. To me, it was worth spending the money to get the final negative! I responded on the other thread to your question, and yes - this is what I used. I purchased mine from Amazon. Our vet's office uses this, as...

Yes!  This has been proven to be as effective as bleach, and is safer around animals. My vet's office uses it.  I purchased a gallon, and used it throughout the duration of our ringworm battle. I'm still using it once a week to clean my bathroom floors because it cleans so well!  I got mine from...

Our vet wanted us to wait 3-4 weeks after stopping the oral medication to do the final PCR panel. I guess this is to make sure that the kittens stayed negative even after going off of the meds.  Was she on terbinafine for two months?

I would NOT use bleach on a cat. Instead, they should have a prescribed oral medication and lime sulfur dips.

We are in the clear! Fourth and final screening was also negative. The nightmare is over!!!

We had our vet visit today. I completely forgot to bring a copy of the information above. I had it printed and ready to go, but left it at home. I did tell the vet that I had read some information about ringworm and gave him Dr. Moriello's name and a few tidbits of information about her...

Thank you, Bunnelina!!  I would like to print out that article and give it to the vet.  When I see the owner vet on Monday, I may do that. He needs to know how forceful the other vet was about trying to convince me to have them clipped.  Also, my kittens would have had to have been sedated for...

I agree!  The isolation was making my kittens sad. They are even happy just in the attached bedroom, but we let them in the rest of the house when we are home. I still don't let them in the rest of the house when we are not home, because there is WAY too much for them to destroy. We need to keep...

Yay!!  That is the first good news!  And yes, you will want to get two negatives. I have had two negative PCR panels and a negative culture, and the vet still wants to do one more PCR two weeks after we stop all treatment (dips) and 3-4 weeks after having stopped the oral terbinafine. We are...

Haha!!  Yes....I'm looking forward to letting a few dust bunnies pile up again!  This was a challenge I did not need (especially financially), but as you said, will grow stronger from it. It will still be a while before I'm truly confident in the results. I will forever be checking their skin...