Ring Worms in my Yorkie??

[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

It is commonly treated in dogs with that dip that I mentioned. Not saying always, but I have seen this done for many years.

Sulfur preparations have been used for many years for many things and I see where a sulfur dip could fix this. I was confused for years, thinking that ringworm was an actual worm. I just am trying to spread the word it is a fungus, not a parasite. I was an RN for 14 years before going to the ER, and THAT is when I learned the difference!

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Marhcarter

Sulfur preparations have been used for many years for many things and I see where a sulfur dip could fix this. I was confused for years, thinking that ringworm was an actual worm. I just am trying to spread the word it is a fungus, not a parasite. I was an RN for 14 years before going to the ER, and THAT is when I learned the difference!

You missed it in micro?

[nanahas3]

I have been a cosmetologist for 25 years now retired my dad a barber for 40 before that. My dad got ringworm at the barber shop 2 times. We were instructed to never ever work on a person who had ringworm on their heads in school. My son also got it from a cat when he was very young.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-a...topic-overview

[carollyn88]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

OP, that dip probably will not hurt your puppy as it is very commonly used and I have never heard of anyone having issues with it; but I wonder if he really needs it. Sounds very odd to me that the vet could not examine him and tell whether or not he had something that looked like ringworm and then do a scraping. He also could have looked under a blacklight. I guess he did what he did because of your daughter, but honestly she may have gotten it somewhere else.

Is it just coincidence that she got them about 3-4 days after puppy came home? I know ring worm has an incubation period of 4-10 days. I've thought it over in my mind many times.... was she around any animals, hair salons or anything to where she may have acquired this fungus? I just can't put my finger on it. I just have a gut feeling it came from the pup. The breeder told me she had cats and the dogs were friendly with her cats. I also just recently read that most dogs don't get ring worm but Yorkies are more susceptible, for some reason.

[carollyn88]

Originally Posted by lillymae

FYI, Ringworm spores are every where, it is when over exposed to the fungi and/or the immune system is weakened that the spores will overgrow. They are more active in the spring & fall so it is very possible that your Daughter did not get it from the pup. Do you know the signs of ringworm on an animal ? if not then I would take the puppy back to the vet & let him/her check out the pup before administering any oral meds as they are very hard on the liver.Also, while your Daughter has ringworm, Do Not let her play with or touch the pup as she could spread it to the pup and be sure to wash her bedding & bathing towels in bleach daily so she doesn't get reinfected.

With a 4-10 day incubation period, I can't place my daughter any where that she may have acquired this fungus. I've thought it over and over. She hasn't been around any other animals at all over the last two weeks. This fungus came on just days after we got the pup. Her neck started turning red and I honestly thought it was puppy scratches cause he likes to burrow up in our neck. Then after a few more days and a weekend away with her fellow girl scouts, they became circular and obvious ring worms.

My vet isn't adminstering oral meds. He is doing the weekly dip x3. I'm going to have to take puppy back in the morning. I feel some lesions on the pups ears but I can't tell if they look the same as what they look like on my daughters neck. The lesions on his ear seem to be getting better since the first dip.

I don't know why my vet can't give me a definitive answer. I feel like he's a good vet. He says the black light test will give a false negative or false positive. He said it's just not that reliable. He also said by the time the scrap culture comes back, he can be through with treatment. So I just don't know. I'll be glad when this crap is gone and we can go on about our lives.

Thank you for the advice.

[Lisa and Pic]

Originally Posted by carollyn88

With a 4-10 day incubation period, I can't place my daughter any where that she may have acquired this fungus. I've thought it over and over. She hasn't been around any other animals at all over the last two weeks. This fungus came on just days after we got the pup. Her neck started turning red and I honestly thought it was puppy scratches cause he likes to burrow up in our neck. Then after a few more days and a weekend away with her fellow girl scouts, they became circular and obvious ring worms.

My vet isn't adminstering oral meds. He is doing the weekly dip x3. I'm going to have to take puppy back in the morning. I feel some lesions on the pups ears but I can't tell if they look the same as what they look like on my daughters neck. The lesions on his ear seem to be getting better since the first dip.

I don't know why my vet can't give me a definitive answer. I feel like he's a good vet. He says the black light test will give a false negative or false positive. He said it's just not that reliable. He also said by the time the scrap culture comes back, he can be through with treatment. So I just don't know. I'll be glad when this crap is gone and we can go on about our lives.

Thank you for the advice.

Have you thought about the possibility of her aquiring this at school? As yucky as this sounds....I taught school and I know there were a few years where many children had ringworm and I got it too. It took forever for it to go away with medicine.