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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2003ring worm help...please
hi ya, i have adopted a kitten from our local animal shelter, but was told i would have to wait to take him home because of ring worm. The 9 week old kitty is currently being isolated along with his two sisters who also have ring worm, all three have it in the space between the eye and ear. I went by today to see if i could bring him home and was told i could, if no one at home had a compromised immune system; however, they were going to continue to quarantine his sisters. i was told that the vet that the shelter consulted was very wishy washy on the issue saying that it could take up to a year for it to clear up.....they offered to refund my adoption $. At this time, the shelter worker then consulted a naturopathic (sp) book which strongly warned about using pharmaceutical drugs due to the "nerve and brain damage" caused by these drugs. If this is true, i would imagine a 9 week old kitty is very, very vulnerable to these drugs............ What should i do??...... thanks, bob >hi ya, >i have adopted a kitten from our local animal shelter, but was told i would [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >thanks, >bob Best thing to do is to take him to a reputable vet. Nan >>hi ya, >>i have adopted a kitten from our local animal shelter, but was told i [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Nan Ringworm is not life-threatening, it's just a fungal infection. See what the vet says about treating your cat. You should be able to keep from catching it yourself if you wash your hands after you handle the kitty. If you do, as I said, it is no big deal, just kind of annoying if it takes a while to go away. >hi ya, >i have adopted a kitten from our local animal shelter, but was told i would [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >was very wishy washy on the issue saying that it could take up to a year for >it to clear up.....they offered to refund my adoption $. A suggestion: get witch hazel and use it. All of us took turns handling this adorable kitten only to discover that it had ringworm. Everyone got it except for my wife who of course was the one who handled it the most. One thing she apparently did that kept the ringworm away was she used Witch Hazel on her skin. >At this time, the shelter worker then consulted a naturopathic (sp) book >which strongly warned about using pharmaceutical drugs due to the "nerve and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >thanks, >bob -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. >>hi ya, >>i have adopted a kitten from our local animal shelter, but was told i [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > One thing she apparently did that kept the ringworm away was > she used Witch Hazel on her skin. Don't use witch hazel on that cat, however! >Don't use witch hazel on that cat, however! She didn't. She used on herself. And she is the one who handled the "ringwormed" cat the most. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. >>Don't use witch hazel on that cat, however! > She didn't. She used on herself. And she is the one > who handled the "ringwormed" cat the most. I understood, I was just worried someone else might misinterpret to use witch hazel on their cat. snip >All of us took turns > handling this adorable kitten only to discover that it had [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > One thing she apparently did that kept the ringworm away was > she used Witch Hazel on her skin. How long did it take you to get rid of ringworm in yourself, and what did you do? My husband has ringworm now, and he is using an ointment but it's slow going. snip > -------------------------------------------- > "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." > -------------------------Carter on Stargate > > To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from > my e-mail address.  Signaturenimue "...but I want you to know I did save you... not when it counted of course, but after that. Every night after that...every night I save you." Spike to Buffy After Life Gosh, when Spike says heartfelt, sincere things like that -- things straight from his full heart, well, it just makes you wonder why women are crazy about him, doesn't it? > snip > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > you do? My husband has ringworm now, and he is using an ointment but it's > slow going. Last year I had a fungal infection on my hand -- not ringworm but another type of fungus from handling old library materials. Yes, it is slow going, but keep applying the ointment daily and eventually it will clear up. It's really hard when it's on your hand because you do so many things and are washing all the time. Hope Munro Smith flushed and wrote : >> snip >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Last year I had a fungal infection on my hand -- not ringworm >but another type of fungus from handling old library materials. Best thing is to stay away from DeAnna. She'll grow on you. :-) >hi ya, >i have adopted a kitten from our local animal shelter, but was told i would [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >thanks, >bob I think you should go ahead, take the kitty and take it immediately to another vet you trust. I can't believe the shelter tried to void the adoption simply because of ringwoorm. I also believe the shelter's vet is wrong. With the right medication, it does *not* take a year to clear up. Sherry |
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