Well, I *didn't* isolate him... I have a small house with no place *to*
isolate a cat. Since you have other cats, you would want to isolate Pua
so that it doesn't spread to them- the longer the better. Because of my
situation (being immunosuppressed due to medication for arthritis), the
vet wanted to treat Ming's ringworm aggressively. The vet started Ming
on a couple of large doses of Program- apparently there's some
anecdotal information that it will help with ringworm, and then the
twice a week shampoos and the oral meds.  We have a compounding
pharmacy that made the oral stuff in a tuna flavored preparation.

I draped the furniture in old cotton sheets and towels (from garage
sales and thrift stores) which were washed with bleach on a regular
basis (daily for the first week, then 2-3 times a week for the next
month). Since Ming was so new to the house he pretty much kept to a
couple of places where he felt comfortable, so those areas were dealt
with more often (layers of old towels that I'd pull the top one off
leaving a clean layer underneath at least twice a day). I have hard
floors in the living room and kitchen (part of why I didn't want to
isolate him in a carpeted bedroom- even if there was one where he
*could* be isolated), so they were mopped regularly with a mild bleach
solution.  By the second month, I was shampooing him about every 7-10
days and giving him the oral meds, but I had pretty much gone back to
normal cleaning- mopping a bit more frequently, maybe.

The dog ended up with 2-3 little spots on his nose, and I had a couple
of spots on my arm (about the size of a pencil eraser and treated with
OTC Lotrimin- my husband had some on hand for his athlete's foot), all
of which cleared up- mine was more stubborn because of the medications
I'm on, but a dab of bleach finally killed off the last stubborn little
spot. We got the kitten (Buttercup) about 3 weeks after Ming, and she
never got even a spot- and after the first 3 days she was sleeping with
Ming. By this time the lesions were healing and no new ones were
showing up.  Buttercup was only about 4 weeks old, and she really
NEEDED the cat contact- I checked her religiously for about 3 months,
but not a single spot ever appeared on her. We've been completely clear
for well over a year.  All in all, it was a pain, but again, not as bad
as the horror stories you often hear.

Katrina (it is a bit odd hearing people on the news talking about
making preparations for me....)

One good thing to know is that most adult cats have built up a good enough
immunity that they won't easily get the ringworm. Don't be alarmed either if
she has a mild reoccurance a few months after you get this one under
control. I think too that her better diet is going to help her fight it.
Getting rid of fleas could be a huge step as well, as again, she will have
more resources to fend off the fungus.

Well, It's been over a year since I bought any.  At 1800petmeds.com they
list it as $16.99 for a 16oz bottle - but that will go a loooong way, you
only use four ounces of LymDip per gallon of water - it's that concentrated!
http://www.1800petmeds.com/pdetail.asp?SK=2583&SP=&WT=&MG=&PT=

If it were legal for me to ship it, and I had your address, I would send you
one of the 1/2 bottles we have (and we have 2).....

Of course, the ringworm only showed up once she was confined to the back
room because she's now stressed - same with the Fearsome Foursome - they got
it when I brought them in because they were stressed.  Once you treat Pua
once or twice, it might be better to let her out of the room so she won't be
so stressed - you can always use the LymDip on the other cats as well (as a
matter of fact, I would treat them with it anyway, as a preventative).

That sulphur stuff is really cheap.

You could also use the anti-fungal tea tree oil, but be careful to keep it
away from her eyes.

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That's what was recommended to me, actually!  Okay, this is good news!  Do
you have any idea how much it is?  Cost is a factor, unfortunately.

kili >

Hi Kili,

I know you can't bathe her in the lymdip, but can you sponge it onto her
spots, avoiding her incision? That way at least you will get a jump on the
ones that are elsewhere!

Good luck,
Patti
PS: She is one beautiful cat!