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    Killing ringworm in carpet - need advice

    What would you use to kill ringworm spores in a carpeted cat tree?  I cannot bring myself to throw it away. It was used for only a couple of weeks before I removed it (realizing they had ringworm).  So far, I have vacuumed it multiple times, used Lysol, carpet cleaner, and Rescue (accelerated...
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    Shaving cat with ringworm???

    I took the kittens to the vet today. She had no explanation as to why they were not willing to jump up or down off of things.  She did a couple of things with them and claimed that their legs seemed to be fine.  She felt their skin and all of the scabbiness.  She shaved a small portion of the...
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    Can terbinafine cause muscle/joint pain in cats?

    My kittens have been on terbinafine for almost 3 weeks for ringworm. For the past week, I have noticed that they are not playing as much, and they seem to not want to jump up or off of things, as if their back legs are weak or sore.  I looked up side effects of this medication, and muscle and...
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    What is the correct way to lime dip a cat???

    Everything I see online says to coat the fur. My cat's vet told me that they need to sit in it for 10 minutes.  That is NOT happening.  I start to get bit and clawed after about 5 minutes.  I get the fur good and soaked, and five minutes is all they are having.  Is this long enough?  I let it...
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    Does ringworm get worse before it gets better? Need help!

    I am using oral terbinifine and twice weekly shampoos with KetoHex followed by a LimePlus Dip for our two kittens that have been diagnosed with ringworm (confirmed by my daughter and me getting ringworm and a culture).  I have been doing the shampoo/lime dip for two weeks and they have been on...
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    Ringworm - need help and advice - please!!

    Hi all, We adopted to Siberian kittens on November 22nd. Unbeknownst to us, the kittens had ringworm. I took them to the vet the very next day (Nov. 23) after getting them, and we noticed a dry patch at the base of the boy's tail. The vet looked at it under the black light (it did not glow)...
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