My kitten keeps meowing

Hello, Today, I took my cat to the vet and it seemed that he has fungus on his tail. And the treatment will take at least 3 weeks. He told me that I should avoid touching him , and even letting him inside my house so I wouldn't catch the fungus on my skin. I kept him in the balcony, and from time to time, I let him inside for a few minutes then I move him to the balcony again. 1 month of treatment is aa lot, and hard to keep the cat away or outdoor for 1 month. He keeps meowing and scratching the door. I feel sorry and sad when I see him like this. He mewos a lot, how do I keep him distracted? Or how do in stop him from meowing? I brought him some cat toys, but he's just willing to be inside the house.

This is ringworm, a topical fungus that is contagious.

The fact is, it is not dangerous at all, but a nuisance. 

Some vets act like it's the worst thing ever, while others are more casual about it.

It all depends on the kind of person you are basically.

If it doesn't worry you that the cat may spread spores in to your home, if you have other pets they might catch it, maybe a spot or two, and you might get a spot on your arm or hand too, then by all means, let the poor cat come in.

Unless of course it is one of the very worst strains, but if it's not covering half his body then it's really not.

If you vacuum daily, where kitty goes/sleeps, if you don't have a house full of other pets, and if you stay aware when you are touching/petting him not to touch the areas where he has it, and even put a long sleeved shirt on and latex gloves when you handle him to reduce the chance of getting spots, ringworm is not the end of the world.

If you did happen to get a spot or two on you, just treat it with the cream and put a bandaid over it, just to keep the med on it and prevent touching/spreading it.

catwoman707 said:

This is ringworm, a topical fungus that is contagious.

The fact is, it is not dangerous at all, but a nuisance. 
Some vets act like it's the worst thing ever, while others are more casual about it.

It all depends on the kind of person you are basically.
If it doesn't worry you that the cat may spread spores in to your home, if you have other pets they might catch it, maybe a spot or two, and you might get a spot on your arm or hand too, then by all means, let the poor cat come in.
Unless of course it is one of the very worst strains, but if it's not covering half his body then it's really not.

If you vacuum daily, where kitty goes/sleeps, if you don't have a house full of other pets, and if you stay aware when you are touching/petting him not to touch the areas where he has it, and even put a long sleeved shirt on and latex gloves when you handle him to reduce the chance of getting spots, ringworm is not the end of the world.

If you did happen to get a spot or two on you, just treat it with the cream and put a bandaid over it, just to keep the med on it and prevent touching/spreading it.

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The vet told me that my kitten has histoplamosis, because he has the symptoms of weakness, loss of appetite and weight loss. I brought the cat a few days ago from an animal shelter. And today I noticed the fungal infection. I already have his medication. But is it a big difference between histoplamosis and ringworm?

They are both fungal, ringworm is topical and histo is internal, can you tell me if he tested for it and how?

catwoman707 said:

They are both fungal, ringworm is topical and histo is internal, can you tell me if he tested for it and how?

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He noticed that he's very thin, and he asked me if he ate well the past few days, and I told him he only ate a bit. He saw his tail and he brought a microscope and took a bit of the hair in the infected area. He gave him a pill, as well as he gave me a medication to give him for 1 month or until the area is fully recovered. He asked me to bring him again to the vet after 5 days to make sure he's doing okay. When he showed me the fungus I tottaly felt so bad for the animal shelter about not caring for animal's health . he told me that the cause of the fungus is by the birds in the shilter and the dirt from them. Tottaly going to report that shelter for lack of hygiene and care for animals.

Just a little insight to shelters and staff.

You would be surprised at how much them majority of workers do really care. Shelters are often times struggling financially, good help, proper training, etc. 

Not saying that there are shelters that are shoddy run and lots of room for improving, but most of them, this is not the case.

Contagious diseases and viruses happen, and certainly at shelters, since all animals come from who knows where, what they have been exposed to, and so on, so all kinds of germs.

I would however be sure to contact them about the cat you adopted, as this is something they really need to know about or there can be an outbreak there, and alot of animals can lose their lives over this.

If it has been confirmed to be histoplasmosis, it is non contagious, so I'm not sure why you were told to stay away from him.

http://www.vcahospitals.com/main/pe...cle/animal-health/histoplasmosis-in-cats/2137

I don't wanna take things lightly, but I think vets/doctors overdo things sometimes. If you feel comfortable letting him in, please do. I treated both my older cats for ring worm when they were kittens. One of them, when I rescued him, had ring worm that we weren't aware of and the other (then) kitten got it, too. The vet gave them two pills, the second two weeks after the first, in addition to a spray and a cream. I used to play with them a lot. when I felt my chin was a bit itchy, I just washed it with soap and water. My vet told me that as long as they get good nutrition they will not get ring worm again.