Hi all,
I'm new to the site, and just wanted some advice on an issue I'm dealing with. I brought a 9 month old kitten home from the shelter about a month ago, and it turned out he had an upper respiratory infection. I took him to my vet to treat, who examined him and sent us home with some antibiotics and set a follow up appointment. About a week later we noticed a rash in the cats ear, and after a little research we suspected ringworm. At the follow up visit, I pointed out the rash and the vet looked at it under a wood's lamp and confirmed it was ringworm. He then volunteered the information that he currently had ringworm on his hand, and that he had gotten it from the animals! I was a bit shocked by the admission, and while I realize gloves aren't typically used in the vet world, I was surprised that he would be handling my cat with a contagious infection communicable between cats and humans on his hand. The vets are a father son team, and the son is especially nice and professional, the dad not as much. I called and talked to the son, who told me that he "doubted" that's how my cat got the disease, that they wash their hands very frequently. I felt so awkward even bringing the subject up, so I just took his word for it. Now I have contracted the rash, and I'm pissed! I understand that the cat could have picked it up at the shelter, and when his immune system weakened he picked it up, but I find it suspect that he would wind up with it in his ear in the exact spot where a vets hand would brush his ear during an examination. What, if anything, can I or should I do about this? I guess it doesn't matter where it came from, but I get so mad thinking about the time, inconvenience, money and discomfort this is causing. Sorry for the long post, I am just at a loss for what, if anything, to do. If there is a vet out there, I would appreciate your take on the matter, because perhaps this is common and I'm over reacting.
Thanks for all your time, have a great day...
I'm new to the site, and just wanted some advice on an issue I'm dealing with. I brought a 9 month old kitten home from the shelter about a month ago, and it turned out he had an upper respiratory infection. I took him to my vet to treat, who examined him and sent us home with some antibiotics and set a follow up appointment. About a week later we noticed a rash in the cats ear, and after a little research we suspected ringworm. At the follow up visit, I pointed out the rash and the vet looked at it under a wood's lamp and confirmed it was ringworm. He then volunteered the information that he currently had ringworm on his hand, and that he had gotten it from the animals! I was a bit shocked by the admission, and while I realize gloves aren't typically used in the vet world, I was surprised that he would be handling my cat with a contagious infection communicable between cats and humans on his hand. The vets are a father son team, and the son is especially nice and professional, the dad not as much. I called and talked to the son, who told me that he "doubted" that's how my cat got the disease, that they wash their hands very frequently. I felt so awkward even bringing the subject up, so I just took his word for it. Now I have contracted the rash, and I'm pissed! I understand that the cat could have picked it up at the shelter, and when his immune system weakened he picked it up, but I find it suspect that he would wind up with it in his ear in the exact spot where a vets hand would brush his ear during an examination. What, if anything, can I or should I do about this? I guess it doesn't matter where it came from, but I get so mad thinking about the time, inconvenience, money and discomfort this is causing. Sorry for the long post, I am just at a loss for what, if anything, to do. If there is a vet out there, I would appreciate your take on the matter, because perhaps this is common and I'm over reacting.
Thanks for all your time, have a great day...
