Ringworm...help

About 3 weeks ago I found this baby kitty...last week I noticed bald spots on her mostly around her ears then my hubby called me and told me he had ring worm. No big deal I thought. Never personally had to deal with it but its just a rash......so I thought. I self treated her for a week now everyone of my family members has ringworm and I'm covered in it. Shes been locked in one of my restrooms for about 4 days now. I still give her love because it breaks my heart. Took her to the vet yest and got lime sulfur shampoo ($70)...she had her first dip today which wasnt that bad. Worst part was watching her shiver because you cant dry them And she was prescribed oral meds ($90) which I could not find anywheres so the vet had to special order them from Oregon and they should arrive in a week. I spent so much $ on the vet so now Im tryn to keep my family calm and deal with our ringworms. I cant believe they last this long and can be all over my house. Ive been cleaning and sanitizing and wash 5 loads of laundry a day. I have always picked up strays but never once had to deal with ringworms. Please tell me there is hope. I just want to cuddle with my baby again....and just so you all know. we weren't a cat family lol. We've always had dogs. So we only planned to just foster her for a few weeks until she was old enough to find a home but we fell in love and now shes locked up all alone According to the vet she is 6 weeks old. This picture was tooken when we first found her...

She's beautiful! 

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Ringworm is something that's very onerous to cope with, but eventually you do manage to get through it. It's something we have to deal with at the shelter a couple of times a year, with both oral (itraconazole) and topical meds, plus lots of cleaning and disinfecting. There are several articles and useful threads on the subject here, including the following:

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I don't think diatomaceous earth works for ringworm, which is a fungus, though I may be wrong. We suffered an outbreak some years ago, and although the shampoo helped, it did not clear it. We needed the oral meds to do that. But we won through in the end. It is a long and hard journey, though.

Wellington hated being shampooed and left to dry - here is something to make you laugh.

Currently going through the same pain.  We have a feral kitten we tamed quarantined in a bathroom with ringworm.  Her more wild sister had it rather obviously so thankfully I kept her quarantined from the very beginning.  Hoping it doesn't spread to us and the two cats we already have.  We went through this before with the last rescued kitten we decided to keep.  And it's right on the bridge of her nose.  The thing that's been kinda troubling me is the vet gave her oral medicine (lamisil) but hasn't recommended anything topical.   But the spot is right on the bridge of her nose.  I was under the assumption that both was needed?

We're pretty limited on funds so it's also been kinda tough that way as well.  They decided to test it to make sure it's ringworm since it costing $10 to run the test and it not really being ringworm would be less expensive than paying for more treatment in the long run.  But the way it glowed under a black light, I'm not sure what else it could be.  Right there on the bridge of her nose it was a really brilliant patch.  I had such mixed feelings at the time.  It's neat looking to see the fluorescing but horrifying at the same time.

Anyway, so far it hasn't seemed to spread to us.  I've been vacuuming the main part of the house every day which she's only been through in a carrier on the way to the quarantine room and out to the vet and back.  I also have weird feelings going on.  I feel guilty possibly exposing us again.  But at the same time I was becoming scared for the kitten's safety outside.  And no adoption groups can take her because of the ringworm.  But she is really sweet.  We just gotta get through this.

For you and your family, you may need to take oral medicine yourselves if it's bad enough.  I'd go see a doctor if it's severe.  I had to do it the first time.  Also, topical lamisil works well if nothing else.  But again, might be best to talk to a doctor first what to do with your situation.

One weird problem I'm having again that I had last time though is I want to itch all over whether there's something there or not.  I keep checking myself every day and still no ringworm on me.  Like also last time my scalp felt really itchy and I never had ringworm in my hair.   So I'm figuring this is an anxiety brain playing tricks on me thing. 

graywing said:

Currently going through the same pain. We have a feral kitten we tamed quarantined in a bathroom with ringworm. Her more wild sister had it rather obviously so thankfully I kept her quarantined from the very beginning. Hoping it doesn't spread to us and the two cats we already have. We went through this before with the last rescued kitten we decided to keep. And it's right on the bridge of her nose. The thing that's been kinda troubling me is the vet gave her oral medicine (lamisil) but hasn't recommended anything topical. But the spot is right on the bridge of her nose. I was under the assumption that both was needed?

We're pretty limited on funds so it's also been kinda tough that way as well. They decided to test it to make sure it's ringworm since it costing $10 to run the test and it not really being ringworm would be less expensive than paying for more treatment in the long run. But the way it glowed under a black light, I'm not sure what else it could be. Right there on the bridge of her nose it was a really brilliant patch. I had such mixed feelings at the time. It's neat looking to see the fluorescing but horrifying at the same time.

Anyway, so far it hasn't seemed to spread to us. I've been vacuuming the main part of the house every day which she's only been through in a carrier on the way to the quarantine room and out to the vet and back. I also have weird feelings going on. I feel guilty possibly exposing us again. But at the same time I was becoming scared for the kitten's safety outside. And no adoption groups can take her because of the ringworm. But she is really sweet. We just gotta get through this.

For you and your family, you may need to take oral medicine yourselves if it's bad enough. I'd go see a doctor if it's severe. I had to do it the first time. Also, topical lamisil works well if nothing else. But again, might be best to talk to a doctor first what to do with your situation.

One weird problem I'm having again that I had last time though is I want to itch all over whether there's something there or not. I keep checking myself every day and still no ringworm on me. Like also last time my scalp felt really itchy and I never had ringworm in my hair. So I'm figuring this is an anxiety brain playing tricks on me thing.

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I have a litter of 3 rescued kittens I have been raising since they were 3 weeks old. At 5 weeks I noticed some lesions on them and figured out it was ringworm. My vet told me to use otc athlete’s foot cream on them. This has worked to clear lesions, but I am having to stay on top of newly emerging spots. They are quarantined in an outbuilding which is difficult to thoroughly sanitize. I believe if their quarters were easier to sterilize they might already be completely over it. It seems the cream is very effective at quickly resolving the lesions, but I am not able to completely remove all fungus spores from their environment, and I don’t have a better option for housing them. I hope this info on OTC athlete’s foot ointment helps others. Also this cream quickly resolves ringworm on humans as well. The same fungus that causes athlete’s foot is responsible for ringworm.