I'm trying to make sense of all the ointments, creams, sprays, medications, that people are referring to!
I'm currently treating two adult foster cats. One is on the griseofulvin that everyone says not to use but it's not my cat - I was just given the medication (although I had to pay for it since it's outside of the shelter's treatment protocol because of the expense). The other is on a different med but I'm not sure what it is (again, it was just given to me). If they continue to be infected, I'll ask the vet about the fluconazole.
I am doing the lime sulphur dip for each of them once a week.
I will probably purchase the Pets'BestRx stuff that was recommended by "Sadie's Mom." Unfortunately, you can't seem to buy just the healing spray so I will have to buy it in a pack bundled with the sulphur in the Ringworm Pack, or the sulphur and disinfectant with the Super Ringworm Pack. Is the disinfectant worth it?
What cleaning product should I use for cleaning the environment? I have the cats isolated in a bedroom and am cleaning the floors, bedding, etc. I can't use bleach on the floors or the few pieces of furniture so what else can I use? I also have newly installed floors (for which I will be paying for the next couple of years!) so I just can't invest a lot of money in a high-quality vacuum cleaner now that I no longer have wall-to-wall carpeting.
Bunnelina referred to something called "HealthGuard Laundry Additive." Where do you get that?
What is "Conofite cream" that White Cat Lover referred to?
What is "Terbinafine" and "Sporanox"?
As I said in a previous post, dealing with my cats and the rest of the house is another issue. I have five adult cats and a dog. Last fall, most of the cats and the dog developed one or two lesions that actually healed on their own. Currently, only one of the cats may be symptomatic (I realize that the others could easily also be infected).
The challenge is that of the five cats, two could be medicated and dipped; one could be with a struggle but he is very wary and skittish and the process could cause irreperable damage to the trust I am trying to build with him.
One cat lives outside most of the time (not to get into a debate about indoor/outdoor cats - she's a former foster who was not adoptable because she won't allow herself to be touched and she really, really wanted to go outside. I basically kept her because her only other option was euthanasia). Medicating and dipping her would be very difficult. I would have to catch her first (she would never allow me to touch her unless I corral her somewhere against her will) and she is not very tolerant of being handled.
The fifth cat is actually the one that might be symptomatic. The problem is that she only allows herself to be touched when we are on the bed together and then if I move to quickly or give any indication that I'm going to confine her in some way, she runs away. Catching her would basically require that I terrorize her until I get her corraled somewhere. Handling her would probably be dangerous. She absolutely panics and freaks out if she thinks she will be confined in any way. Holding her is next to impossible, much less putting her under water, and then putting her in a carrier while she dries off, etc. Even being in a room with a closed door freaks her out.
Anyway, I would appreciate any clarification about the products that I listed above so that I can devise a continuing plan of attack.
