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I have in the past battled this nasty fungus with my pets. I did EVERY THING possible to eradicate it (oral, topical, preventative treatment, invasive cleaning/disinfecting, replacing furniture/flooring, etc etc etc). My pets have been clear (as far as I can tell) for five months. I give high...

Thank you. I guess my fear is that although the cats I have will eventually not have ringworm, that when I get kittens that the kittens will then contract it. I do not want that. I really hope this treatment works.

Thanks again. Sigh... I have some breeders telling me that the Fulvicin, Dermazole and cleaning WILL work and others saying that it won't. I am just a mess to be honest. I worked so hard setting up my (in home) cattery. I spent a lot of money buying the best cats that I could to start my show...

Thank you for the advice everyone. I do understand that ringworm is not life threatening and I of course would rather deal with this then something more serious. However, this is a cattery situation and showing is a big part of the "plan". My show kitties are so far, lesion free. I guess I just...

I began to search for the perfect kitties for show/breed about a year ago now. To date, I have four wonderful females, all show quality and one male. I purchased the male last, as it took me a while to find a kitty with the pedigree I wanted. To make a LONG story short, I have spent close to...

This is interesting to hear. I never heard any negative comments about the vaccine before. Infact, my vet said that new research has proved that giving the FeLeuk vaccination is a good idea and now (in my area) vets are pushing you to give this vaccine (there are a lot of FIV/FeLeuk POSITIVE...

I am hopeing that some one might have an idea what these skin sores are. I recently purchased a beautiful 11 month old pure Persian with a terrific pedigree from the states to add to my breeding program. When he arrived he was not well. He had a severe URI and was put on zithromax for it. His...

What is the color of the discharge coming from the nose? If it is clear I wouldn't be too concerned. Vets tend to get worried when the discharge is white, yellow, green or red in color. Also, if the eyes start having discharge as well (in those colors) I would call the vet. A lot of vets do not...

Tetricycline (can't spell sorry) works well in this situation. However, I have had more then one vet say that getting the Polysporn Eye Drops from Shoppers Drug Mart will help with infections/bacteria in the eye. There is antibiotics in the eye drops. Good luck

I just saw your message now but I was going to tell you not to worry. I just went through this myself with three 3 week old kittens that I rescued. I was told that Goats milk was great to use and many breeders use this and won't touch KMR. But even when the goats milk was diluted the kittens had...

This sounds a lot like HCM ( http://dsl.org/hcm/ ). Please check it out. I have a two year old Himalayan with a grade 3 heart murmur. He goes in for an ultrasound on the 14th so I can start him on medication for his heart. Fluid accumlation in the lungs, caughing, poor appetite, fatigue, are all...

You are welcome! I am glad that your baby is feeling better.

Please make sure it is plain (probiotic) yogurt or it's useless. I buy the Organic plain probiotic yogurt at Sobeys in the Organic section. Canned pumpkin is also suppose to help stop diarrhea. Also, Iam's Hairball is a great food to firm her up. Even if you buy a small bag and mix it with the...

I wish I could help you out but diarrhea can be the result of so many things from parasites, to bacterial infections, to food (#1 reason), to IBS, to something as simple as the heat. Those are just a few things that could cause diarrhea. If she has not been outside and there has been no food...

One of the three kittens we rescued has been very bloated since we got them. She has been given an enema three times, and about three days ago started to poop normally. She is still bloated though and we are not sure why. The vet thought she had a blockage hence the enema. She eats normally...