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Mad Biker - 20 Jan 2005 03:53 GMT

does some antiseptic cream do anything for ringworm,

i noticed my kitten had a little bit, so i put it on it as she had scratched
it and now its gawn?

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Wayne Boatwright - 20 Jan 2005 05:28 GMT

On Wed 19 Jan 2005 08:53:50p, Mad Biker tittered and giggled, and giggled
and tittered, and finally blurted out...

> does some antiseptic cream do anything for ringworm,
>
> i noticed my kitten had a little bit, so i put it on it as she had
> scratched it and now its gawn?

Ringworm is a fungus and would not usually respond to antiseptics. Anti-
fungal creams and ointments are available as well as anti-fungal shampoos.

Since your cat responded to the antiseptic, it probably wasn't ringworm. She
may have had a skin abrasion and a little infection.

Glad it's gone!

Wayne

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formerly known as 'cat arranger' - 20 Jan 2005 11:27 GMT

speaking of ringworm
It seems less expensive to treat it than to diagnose it.
Vets get quite a bit for doing scrapings and analysis, no?
Why not just put some antifungal cream on and see what
happens?

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Sherry - 20 Jan 2005 14:59 GMT

>speaking of ringworm
>It seems less expensive to treat it than to diagnose it.
>Vets get quite a bit for doing scrapings and analysis, no?
>Why not just put some antifungal cream on and see what
>happens?

One reason is that they need to be treated internally also with oral meds. You
can clear up the spots with antifungal cream, but the cat is still carrying
ringworm and can still infect others even though it doesn't have an outward
signs.

Sherry

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formerly known as 'cat arranger' - 22 Jan 2005 01:43 GMT

: >speaking of ringworm
: >It seems less expensive to treat it than to diagnose it.
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: Sherry

I didn't know that fungi can grow inside an organism.
But is the internal medicine more expensive that the
diagnosis? and lab tests?

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Mad Biker - 21 Jan 2005 07:35 GMT

yeah i might do that

our only vet out here i nteh country, wanted 150 bucks for a consultation
then god knows what else for the meds

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> speaking of ringworm
> It seems less expensive to treat it than to diagnose it.
> Vets get quite a bit for doing scrapings and analysis, no?
> Why not just put some antifungal cream on and see what
> happens?

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Ted Davis - 20 Jan 2005 14:27 GMT

>does some antiseptic cream do anything for ringworm,
>
>i noticed my kitten had a little bit, so i put it on it as she had scratched
>it and now its gawn?

She probably didn't have ringworm. However, and for general
information, the OTC products advertised for athlete's foot are (at
least in the US) also labeled for ringworm, and my vet says that the
creams/ointmentsare safe for cats. They come in twice-a-day for four
weeks, twice-a-day for two weeks, and once-a-day for one week types.

I'm currently fighting true ringworm in my twelve-cat population (up
to six at a time) - the one's that can't be handled are getting vet
supplied pills crushed up in gooshy cat food; the ones that can be
handled are getting once-a-day, one-week ointment (Lamisil AT
Antifungal, Terbinafine Hydrochloride Cream 1%).

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu)
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