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09-07-2009, 03:09 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cleveland, GA, USA
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| Ringworm Our baby is 11 weeks old. We have been treating her with for ringworm for 3 weeks now with a cream that the vet gave us....the problem is that my family is covered as well and we keep developing new spots. The vet says that he doesn't want to use pills until we give the cream a chance to work, but both my children and myself are covered and going NUTS! Fortunately, ours have mostly gone away (with the exception of the new ones). Any advice for her, or for cleaning my home? How long will she stay contagious? The vet said that dogs shouldn't get ringworm... |
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09-07-2009, 03:29 PM | #2 |
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| My son had ringworm's , He doesn't live with me and he has a cat. And his Doctor told him that the cat or dog can't give him ringworm, but he can give them ringworm. We never find out, how he got them. I hope that cream works out for u. bark@ulater !!!! manina,miley,max |
09-07-2009, 04:21 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cleveland, GA, USA
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| The breeder got it from a cat at the humane society, and then passed it on to Caroline, our yorkie. The vet didn't even think it was ringworm until I broke out in it 1 1/2 weeks later. Our doc said it's highly contagious from both animal to human and human to animal...our cream's copay was $75, and that was just the copay. Caroline's spot started where her dewclaw was removed, and was tiny, so the breeder thought she was just licking her incision. So after we all broke out, the vet cultured it and it came back positive....I just don't know how in the world we're going to get through it without going crazy! |
09-07-2009, 04:27 PM | #4 |
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| My daughter had ringworm and tried several creams but the only thing that worked was tea tree oil applied fully strength directly to the affected area. |
09-07-2009, 09:43 PM | #5 |
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09-07-2009, 09:58 PM | #7 |
YT Addict | Buy pets best rx i used it and it worked great you have to follow the instructions though don't miss a bath or an application.it works better than the cream the vet gave me its is cheaper and the pills the vet gave me for her ring worm almost killed her so i would do the pets best rx its really great. |
09-07-2009, 10:50 PM | #8 |
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| The link below gives information about cleaning your home: How to Get Rid of Ringworm in Dogs | eHow.com Good luck!
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09-08-2009, 08:42 AM | #9 |
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| Ringworm, Tinea Corporis, is highly contagious; and yes you can exchange it back and forth with your animals. It is a fungus just like Athletes foot or Jock itch. She will be contagious as long as the lesions are present. Keeping the infected areas covered will help to keep the exposure of others down. If you live in a highly humid area, you might consider a de-humidifier in the house. This will help to eliminate the moist growing environment that the fungus needs to survive. Good luck |
09-08-2009, 12:35 PM | #10 |
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| I can't add to all the good advice you have received here, so the only thing I would suggest is find a different Vet., and one that actually went to Vet. school!
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09-08-2009, 07:28 PM | #11 |
YT Addict | you can also buy OdoBan http://cleancontrol.com/ it smells great and it kills the fungus that causes ringworm, kills bacteria and it is also amazing at killing pet odors. you can spray it on anything i have a suede couch and it doesnt stain or anything. |
09-09-2009, 07:31 AM | #12 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | treatment Like others have said, it is zonotic. When Baron had ringworm, what helped was a prescription micanizole shampoo. Ask your vet. You can buy the shampoo or the chemical that you can mix with regular shampoo. It is fairly inexpensive and better than the creme because you wash the whole body with it.
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09-13-2009, 11:17 AM | #13 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cleveland, GA, USA
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| We saw a different vet on Friday. We are now dipping her weekly in lymdip for 4-6 weeks. She smells terrible, but I hope this will work! |
09-13-2009, 11:23 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | Our daughter got ringworm after she handled barn cats while visiting in Nebraska once. We had to clear it up before school started the Dr told us to use the strongest athlete's foot med we could find that it's the same bacteria. We did and it got to a stage of healing then just stopped, never got worse or better. So I called long distance to a Holistic Dr. who told me to use Tea Tree Oil on them and have her eat pumpkin seeds. I did that and it finally went away.
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09-13-2009, 06:20 PM | #15 |
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| Hello Carolines Mommy I hope this finds you in better spirits. Do not let it get you down. Baci had ringworm when i brought him home and I had no idea he had it until i took him for his first vet appointment. It took FOREVER to get rid of and it is highly contagious. Luckily, my husband, cat, and I did not end up catching it. Part of the reason it took forever to get rid of was because of the medication Baci was on. He was not only on cream but oral medicine. The oral medicine wasnt working because it was based on weight and he had gained weight in between times to the vet. Eventually it was enough and the lesions went away. It took awhile for the hair to grow back. But while baci had this... he was confined to one room of our house. A big room... with his crate inside of it. And it happened to be the kitchen. Why? because tiles is easier to clean than carpet. (he was potty training as well) I gave him baths at least once a week with a medicated shampoo. And i used latex gloves while playing with him. And EVERYDAY i cleaned the floor and the walls and his toys. I only allowed him to play with rubber toys at first bc they were easier to clean. The spores coming off the lesions can re-infect him. It all sounds so tedious and I may have been a maniac. There were days I came home from work crying wanting to give up. But I am SOOOO glad I didnt. Hang in there. And ask your vet for oral meds...
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