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Thank you for your support! It is now eight months later and the cultures are still coming back positive. We've tried diflucan, lamisil topically, and now lamisil internally. Does anyone have any suggestions???? |
Oh my goodness! This must have been an awful experience for you. I don't know much about ringworms, but on Wikipedia it says: "Topical antifungal drugs containing miconazole and clotrimazole, available by prescription or over the counter, are used to clear up the infection. A folk remedy for ringworm is a 1:1 solution of cider vinegar and water. Another alternative is 2 drops Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Oil) mixed with an ounce of water. In cats and cattle, sulfurated lime rinses are often used to treat ringworm. Enilconazole, as a rinse, is an effective ringworm treatment available in many countries for treating animals. Fungal infections may take a while to clear up. Terbinafine is highly effective for Tinea corporis. It treats itching, burning, cracking, and scaling that accompany this condition. It cures most ringworm except the types affecting the nails or scalp, which are very difficult to treat. Griseofulvin is a traditional drug used to treat ringworm in both animals and People. It can be very effective, but may produce side effects. Undecylenic acid (Castor oil derivative) is an effective fungicide for fungal skin infections such as ringworm." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworm Best of luck to you. |
When my kids got ringworm from a cat, someone told me to use iodine (the kind you use to put on skinned knees) and it killed the ringworm and never came back. Don't know if you can use it on a dog, though. But it definitely worked on my girls! Just a suggestion.... |
Thank you all! I did forget to mention that we used iodine too. It seemed to work, and the spot did not fluoresce under the light, but the culture still came back positive! Lamisil is terbanifide, so we are trying that now. It is particularly stubborn in Yorkies, as it is in Persian cats. Patience is a virtue! |
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Also try a good quality Collodial Silver. It kills about anything. SOME ESTABLISHED USES FOR COLLOIDAL SILVER Below is a list of diseases colloidal silver will successfully treat. This is a partial list, as there are over 650 in all. Acne- Aids - allergies - appendicitis - arthritis - athletes foot - bladder infection - blood parasites - blood poisoning- boils - burns - cancer - Candidas - chronic fatigue - colitis - conjunctivitis - cystitis - dandruff- dermatitis - diabetes - diphtheria - eczema - gastro-enteritis - gonorrhea - hay fever- hepatitis - herpes - impetigo - indigestion - keratitus - leprosy - leukemia - malaria - meningitis - neurasthenia - parasitic infection - pneumonia - prostate infection - pruritis ani - psoriasis - rheumatics - rhinitis - ring worm - scarlet fever - septic conditions - seborreah septicemia - shingles - staph and streptococcal - ulcers - viruses - warts - yeast infections etc.. |
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Since you're in it for the money as a lawyer, are you in it for the money with Robin? Are you her buddy and getting a little extra cash for putting out fires about her poor business practices? Geez - who says "Get over it" to someone that is obviously upset and was cheated... that you have never even met!! Very rude. Dobie, I didn't know that about the iodine... good to know! |
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Yes, of course I took my son to a pediatrician. Additionally, ringworm was named because it looks like a ring...nothing else manifests itself as a ring. I also had it, but of course was less concerned about myself. I never did hear back from Robin either. The website is no longer up and running and there is never an answer on her phone. I learned an important lesson though. The internet is wonderful for so many things, but it is hard to have faith in people anymore. I bought another yorkie, who has had to stay with friends for fear of contamination, but I met her before I committed. |
Yeah not too bad for an ole llama raisin loud mouthed obnoxious guy! :D One other thing on the Iodine and ring worm you may have to scrape it so it bleeds! I know it gonna hurt but it works good that way too. I know with other fungus you have to do that but I am not sure on ring worm I can find out from my vet though. I am taking some animals over in the afternoon for health certs. |
Thanks for anything you can help me with! |
Sorry to hear of your problems! I came across this post while doing a search of the forums trying to find problems people have had in buying dogs. I have some personal experience in this, I've had ringworm when I was 12, I picked it up from our family dog, who had it as well. It was easily cured by a doctor and that was the end of it. It's really nothing more than a sore spot of skin, didn't bother me much but it won't go away unless treated properly. I had a couple of questions in your dealings with the breeder. I understand that you were told the dog had a "fungus" before you bought it, but you decided to take it anyway. Once you were told it was ringworm by a vet did the breeder offer to take the puppy back? I would think that if you were really upset about it and had a 10 month old that you would try and give the puppy back. Did the breeder offer to give you another puppy? Speaking of which, how did you 10 month old get the ringworm? From what I was told when I had it I would actually have to touch the dog or the places where it laid in order to get it. Where you letting the baby play with the infected puppy? Also, I'm curious about the $400 in vet bills. If you were sent a puppy with ringworm and you were told up front about it, did you work out something with the breeder regarding treatment? I'd think you would if that were the case before accepting the puppy. How was the breeder in helping you with the ringworm? It sounds like this breeder had just bought another business where several of the dogs had ringworm. Has the breeder been able to cure the other dogs with ringworm? Have you talked to the breeder or the breeders vets about this? I know you mentioned the breeder hasn't been answering their phone anymore when you call, why is that? Is it disconnected? Did the breeder go out of business? Seems to me the breeder would have been an excellent source of information in helping you fix this problem. I'd really like to know more about this. I'd really hate to think there are breeders out there that are really as bad as you make this one out to be. I have young children I'm interested in buying a dog for, any information would be helpful. To be perfectly honest, I'm having a hard time taking your side in this. First of all, your user name is "Frustrated Mom". I'm sympathetic to your situation, but it seems you created your account here to voice your displeasure. Also, you've been very aggressive to the person who disagreed with your post, even accusing them of being "in cahoots" with the breeder. You were told you were getting a dog that had a fungus. You said the breeder didn't tell you it was ringworm. What fungus did you think it was? Would you not have taken the dog had you known? What fungus would be acceptable? This situation seems a little odd. I certainly feel sorry for the baby and the puppy, but I get the impression you haven't handled this situation all that well yourself. I hope your puppy (and the baby!) get well soon. |
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