I do cat rescue and had taken 3 kittens to my Vet to be checked before ever coming to my house. One had pneumonia, second had upper respiratory and the 3rd upper respiratory and ring worm. Keep in mind NONE ever were touched by myself nor in my home! Needless to say...the one with upper respiratory recovered and came to my house. The pneumonia kitten recovered and was adopted by an older woman. The ringworm kitten remained at the Vet's office being treated. Both of us were back in the Vet's office approximately 1 1/2 weeks later with ringworm on both of the kittens. It was obvious....both contracted this while at the Vet's facility. Problem is that I have approximately 25 foster kittens looking for homes..NOT GOOD! I have now had 6 show signs of ringworm and are at the Vet. I know it's a matter of time before the remainder of the kittens plus my own adults will show sings of ringworm. Any suggestions on treating ringworm in a colony? Not only costly but also it's going to be a real problem trying to pill each one as well as put the medication on. Help!! Les
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Ringworm in a Colony
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I wish I had info.that might help you.
I do know that cleaning your environment of all fungus spores is critical.
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use the search tool in this (Health) forum for more info.
I wish I had info.that might help you.
I do know that cleaning your environment of all fungus spores is critical.
Please keep us updated.
Les...I feel for you....we had an "outbreak" of ring worm at our facility. First, you need to not take in any more kittens unless they go into foster homes. Second, it does sound like you have a case of ring worm that is likely to spread throughout the rest of your kittens. You will need to completely disinfect your home wherever these kittens have been and I would take all the kittens in to be vet checked. We are just now getting the outbreak under control...but it took months of isolating and treating the kittens that have been at our facility as well as finding foster homes for any new kittens/cats.
Katie
Ringworm is a fungus and the spores spread everywhere and fast! This means in your carpet, in blankets, clothes, furniture, solid surfaces are easiest to clean but probably don't harbor as much. You have to clean everything you can and treat the kittens as soon as anything appears.
