LOL Lee, you always make me smile(-: Sent from my iPad
On Aug 25, 2013, at 11:00 PM, Lee Evans <moonsiste...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I still vote for the cream for athletes foot. I used it years ago on a cat > named Munchkin for spots of fur loss. Didn't know it was ringworm, just > whisked my fingers through it and hadn't a clue. Took him to the vet and the > vet said ringworm. Eeek! But I never contracted it. Vet said I was probably > exposed to it as a child and was immune. Whatever . I did use Program > prophylactically on some of my own cats who were exposed to a rescued kitten > I was fostering who was diagnosed with ringworm. No one caught it from him. > Actually, ringworm is self limiting. The cats lose fur, their immune system > kicks in if they are relatively healthy and the hair loss stops, the little > whorls heal up and cat is good to go again. But if you like a messy, greasy > cat, ask your vet about the athletes foot cream. > > Worked in a medical office for a good part of my early years. They used > gentian violet for female herpes. Yow! I bet that was no fun. And of course, > it didn't help much. Sadistic male gynecologists. > > > From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 2:45 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ringworm > > Hi, I'm even older than you....... I'm 80 and in the 1940's when I > had ringworm, the treatment was just alcohol. I remember screaming > when my mom put alcohol on my ringworm because it burned so much. It > got rid of the stuff tho. Medicine didn't taste good in those days > either. We got castor oil, and all sorts of awful tasting remedies. > > BTW go for the purple hair. My hair is thin too, so maybe I'll try > it :-) > > Lorrie > > On 08-23, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: > > > BETH - Now that I am 73 and have gone thru 4 different chemos, my hair is > > thinning. Guess I will have to find some gentian Violet and paint my head > > purple. I will fit in with all the younger crowd who like all colors of > > hair. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- Susan Saunders <a4kat...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Original Program (flea medicine) works. Only has to be given once - twice > > > at the most. > > > > > > Susan Saunders > > Bengal Rescue > > Louisville, KY > > http://www.bengalrescuenetwork.org/ > > 502-494-8669 > > Join bengalcatrescue-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > From: Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> > > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 11:06 AM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ringworm > > > > > > > > Wow. Maybe you have accidentally discovered a cure for thinning hair :) > > > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! http://www.furkids.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 8:49 PM, <dlg...@windstream.net> wrote: > > > > As long as it works, that is what is important. I know this is a bit late, > > but been busy taking care of Lil Bit, giving fluids, meds and syringe > > feeding. All to no avail, she passed last Friday. > > >When I was a child, I got ringworm and my doctor (an old vet who went to > > >Vienna and trained for people meds) used gentian violet on my head. It > > >was purple, but got rid of the ringworm. Ever since then, the hair on > > >that part of my head is curlier and thicker. > > > > > >---- Cindy McHugh <ci...@furangels.org> wrote: > > >> When we took in a cat with ringworm, the first vet prescribed an > > >> expensive oral medication (something like Griseofluvin). We sought the > > >> advice of a different vet who gave the cat a shot of antibiotics and > > >> recommended we use lime sulfur dips. It took a while, but it did clear > > >> up. The dips are messy and stinky, but effective. > > >> > > >> Good luck. > > >> Cindy > > >> > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Felvtalk mailing list > > >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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