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Originally Posted by LauraB  I think my new puppy might have this. He has it in his ears, on his chest and back. He has been tested for mites (negative) and we are now waiting for a ringworm test to be sure. But when I told the vet what I thought it was they looked at me like I was crazy. It looks EXACTLY like my dd's head. She still gets cradle cap and she is 7. I am praying it is not ringworm - yuck. But the darn test takes 2 weeks to get back and in the meantime we have been having the kids scrub like crazy just in case!! |
Interestingly, yorkies (and other terriers) are more prone to ringworm - my Derm says it must be something in the genetic history that creates the vulnerability to this fungus.
My Marcel had it on his head in November - he caught it from his old vet, who had ringworm herself. The weird thing about canine ringworm is that there may not be a ring at all (like the obvious one in humans) - it may just be a patchy spot of hairloss, and sometimes some graying of the skin in that area. Marcel was treated w/ 6 weeks of oral Diflucan (compounded) and weekly anti-fungal baths (miconazole shampoo). Btw, if the skin turns gray, it can take quite a long time for that to resolve.