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 $2000 on this new boy in the last two months. He has had cultures, biopsies, blood work. When he got here he had a severe URI. There were unknown lesions that we did a hair pluck and fungal culture on - both were negative. Then an infected tissue mass surfaced from being on the antibiotics. He had surgery to have that removed. We had tried PROGRAM and anti fungal baths and antibiotics. He ended up getting an ulcer from the last antibiotic he was on and so we decided to do a biopsy. AND... it came back RINGWORM! He has had ringworm since arriveing (which I knew because of the lesions he came with AND because AFTER putting this poor kitty through test after test and treatment after treatment the breeder finally confessed that he did indeed have ringworm before leaving but she THOUGHT it was gone!).
Any how... I have cleaned like a crazy lady. Given them all anti-fungal baths, lym dyp on the kitty that has the lesions. And the vet suggested putting them all on Fulvicin, which I agreed to. I have children in this house and will not have a bunch of kitties running around with ringworm. Our dog now has ringworm as well but so far the others are clear.
I have used the lym dyp on our dog and he is also on the Fulvicin. How long before he can come out of isolation? Does anyone know? He is miserable having to be in the puppy play pen. He is use to being with the kids and sleeping on the couch. He doesn't even want to eat. I have six different bones in with him that he won't chew on, and he has not touched his food. He will only eat the wet food that I put down infront of him twice daily with his Fulvicin in it.
Please... if any one else has had experience with ringworm please contact me! I want to get rid of this completely... and I have spent so much time and money (that I don't really have) trying to beat this.
TIA
To make a LONG story short, I have spent close to $2000 on this new boy in the last two months. He has had cultures, biopsies, blood work. When he got here he had a severe URI. There were unknown lesions that we did a hair pluck and fungal culture on - both were negative. Then an infected tissue mass surfaced from being on the antibiotics. He had surgery to have that removed. We had tried PROGRAM and anti fungal baths and antibiotics. He ended up getting an ulcer from the last antibiotic he was on and so we decided to do a biopsy. AND... it came back RINGWORM! He has had ringworm since arriveing (which I knew because of the lesions he came with AND because AFTER putting this poor kitty through test after test and treatment after treatment the breeder finally confessed that he did indeed have ringworm before leaving but she THOUGHT it was gone!).
Any how... I have cleaned like a crazy lady. Given them all anti-fungal baths, lym dyp on the kitty that has the lesions. And the vet suggested putting them all on Fulvicin, which I agreed to. I have children in this house and will not have a bunch of kitties running around with ringworm. Our dog now has ringworm as well but so far the others are clear.
I have used the lym dyp on our dog and he is also on the Fulvicin. How long before he can come out of isolation? Does anyone know? He is miserable having to be in the puppy play pen. He is use to being with the kids and sleeping on the couch. He doesn't even want to eat. I have six different bones in with him that he won't chew on, and he has not touched his food. He will only eat the wet food that I put down infront of him twice daily with his Fulvicin in it.
Please... if any one else has had experience with ringworm please contact me! I want to get rid of this completely... and I have spent so much time and money (that I don't really have) trying to beat this.
TIA