Questions about Ringworm

I know!! The no kitties on the bed tonight is going to kill me!! Im so use to having them next to me! Eek lays on his favorite blanket right next to my head (so I can keep petting him ) and Jax lays between my legs! So its going to be a rough nite without them!

Originally Posted by NinaCaliente

It's called Griseofulvin. The doses are in soft, chewy tabs instead of pills. They are supposed to be tuna and chicken flavored, so the kitties might even think they are treats!

They are to get a dose every 12 hours, preferably with a wet meal for better absorption.

The meds were actually about half the cost I was originally told - I paid about $360 for a 6 week course for 5 cats, and I don't think $72 per cat is that bad. It will be completely worth it if this ringworm goes away!

The vet did say there is a small risk of some kind of depression of blood cell production, so he said it might not be a bad idea to do a blood count in a couple weeks. Not sure if I can do $that$ on all 5 of them at the moment (if none of them seem to be having problems, of course) since Bastian and Griffin are also getting shots this week, but we'll see. He said it is an uncommon complication.

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Be cautious with Fulvicin (Griseofulvin). It can cause cats to loose appetite. There is also a higher incidence of kidney or liver issues.

Good to know white cat lover!

I have not tried this myself, but I have read that the flea control med, called Program, is very effective at eliminating ringworm. There have been several clinical trials done with very positive outcomes.
Apparantly all lesions were gone within 14 days, hair regrowth within 5 days and neagtive cultures at 14 days.

If you're interested I will find the links and post them.

Nial, there have been conflicting studies on the Program, whether it works or not. The 3 vets in my area said it didn't work. I dunno, if you google it you get very conflicting info. That was one option I explored when Damita had ringworm.

Truth is, IMO, that any treatment is going to take forever...4 - 8 weeks.

Originally Posted by white cat lover

Nial, there have been conflicting studies on the Program, whether it works or not. The 3 vets in my area said it didn't work.

I dunno, if you google it you get very conflicting info. That was one option I explored when Damita had ringworm.

Truth is, IMO, that any treatment is going to take forever...4 - 8 weeks.

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Well, you know as well as I, that Vets always seem to be in disagreement with each other about treatment protocols.
Heck the 3 Vets we use don't aften agree with each other.

According to the study I read, the dosage needed to be doubled to have the desired effect. The study also indicated that the double dosage was not harmful to the cats and produced no side effects.

I would certainly feel comfortable trying it on my own cats, in lieu of some of the other more challenging methods.

I personally would probably try the Program and some topical creams and perhaps the lime sulfur dip. A 3 pronged approach, to shorten the time.

That lime sulfur smells terrible though and you have to prevent the cat from licking it until it dries, or risk them getting ill. And then what if you have a cat with ringworm close to the eye? Wouldn't want any of that sulfur stuff near their eyes.

I know, I wish the vets could agree on one thing!

One website says it works great, then the next says it is ineffective.

Then again, we all know how everything on the internet should be gospel!

I'd definately consider talking to your vet about it. One here suggested trying it with another oral med. Then again, I call him Dr. Stupid for a reason.

Well I got my boys back today!! They are home, safe and sound!
Jax is doing very well, and doesn't even know what happened! Eek looks terrible and pathetic, his head looks wet, its covered in grease type stuff b/c of the treatment they gave him! He looks very uncomfortable, he has sores all over his head, and he actually has more now that he's home from the vet than before I took him!! His nose has either a scratch or a lession, Im not sure which! They told me yesterday that they had fed them, but Im starting to really doubt that, they got home, ran to the food dish and just started mowwing down! They were so hungry they cleaned the dish out and then started eating the pieces that fell on the floor, which they never do! Poor babies!!

And then they told me that they had given them a shot that should take care of the pain for 3 days! I was like alright, what did you give them? They said an injection of Metacam. So then I was like, Alright so they have had their once in a lifetime shot of Metacam, They didn't know what I was talking about, so then I said that its only safe for them to have once and thats all its approved for and she looked at me and said "Oh I guess you learn something new everyday!"!! I was so stinking mad...

Im excited to have them home though! Im gonna go take a nap just so I can sleep next to them for a while! I didn't get much sleep last night without them here! :rainbowheart:

Well he's still not feeling the best he can, but ya know how that goes! They are playing with each other but I had to break it up because I noticed that Jax was scratching Eeks head, and that couldn't feel good with all those open sores!! We took a nap together and he didn't get up until I did! He just layed with me and cuddled! It was so sweet! We slepped like a couple of rocks! I was so tired though, it was impossible to sleep with out my boys next to me! Which made it really hard to get up with the kids this morning!
The kitties were just in a 3 kitty pile, but I tried to take a pic and it was too dark! Im going to try to get a good one of Eeks head a little later tonight to put up so you guys can see how icky it is!
:rainbowheart:~Amber~

I use to raise mice and rats for snake breeders and pet stores and i would get ringworm on my neck from where i would have my favorites on my shoulders and i always used absorbine jr athletes foot med. for myself definately not for kitties but it is contagious to the kids my x-husband(was married to him when the animals was my job) and they would get it also but we also treated them the same way. Now for Eek i dont know.... Are you ok after the shower incident tho..... I know it is not funny and prolly caused you pain but i still had a little chuckle. I can picture myself coming out like a shredded shower curtain thats why i had to laugh....

Oh yeah, Im okay after the shower! I have to keep giving them baths and I must admit that my but looks like it went through the shredder! They jump and grab on and then Im twisting my body trying to get the kitties detached from my butt! My leg is pretty brutalized also though! But the only way to get them completly rinsed off without getting the dirty water on them is to use the shower head! I really wanna give Eek a bath because he came home covered in greace but I dont think after just getting them neutered that its probably a smart idea so I think Ill wait a couple days until it is more healed before I submit them to the trauma!!

you poor girl i feel worse for you now than poor lil eek and i feel for him. what are we going to do with you.....

Now Eeks Hiding, I gotta figure out where he's at... the little stinker... I dont blame him for hiding but must he hide from his Meowmy too??

I found him... He was INSIDE the couch... little poop!

Okay, I said I would put pics up so you could see how Eek looked, keep in mind this is only the one side of his head....



EEK SAYS " MY MEOWMY SAYS IM BEAUTIFUL"

Well they're doing pretty good today I guess. The nuetering hasn't affected them at all! Eek is really sleepy and has been, he slepped with me in my bed all day long! Just a cuddle bunny!! His head dont look quite as greasy either... Hopefully it will stay that way! Im debating on giving him a bath, what do you think??

Originally Posted by glitch

I found him... He was INSIDE the couch... little poop!

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He probably took to hiding there b/c he thinks you're gonna give him another bath, and he figures you won't be able to find him there!

Poor baby! He looks so pathetic! : But at least he's home now, and with his Meowmy.

How's he doing today??

~KK~

Today he is extra tired and has been sleeping ALL DAY!!! He did wake up to eat some food, but that was it! Back to his blanket! He just doesn't seem to have much energy! He tried to play with Jax for a little while (they were laying down playing) But I had to seperate because Eek started biting Jax parts that I had removed, and Jax started biting Eek head, so I had to break it up! He's been in the same spot on the couch for hours now! The poor thing!!

Heres a couple of todays pics of the other two! See, No ringworm spots!! What the **** Is up with that??

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/ambertalsma/hobojax.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/ambertalsma/booboosink.jpg

poor eek... at least he's home now.