pain in the ass, which I can avoid by just not entertaining tkaing the
kitten. My gut feeling is I want the kitten but its not worth it...IU
have already started looking again. Too bad damn kitten was just so
cute...oh well plenty of other cats out there :)
Adam H
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:46:44 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Don't believe it's a non-issue. It's a major deal.
> It takes six weeks to six months to go away and it's
> highly contagious. Ringworm is a form of athlete's
> foot but cats can't catch that. If you're very lucky
> it will go away quickly. If not you could end up
> throwing away all your furniture and carpets.
> Most creams don't work. There's a very strong
> medication you and the kitten can take internally but
> doctors and vets only use it as a last resort.
>
> Another problem is re-infecting. Get the carpets and
> the furniture steam cleaned then sweep and vacuum and
> put the kitten in a box or cage so it doesn't
> contaminate everything.
> I think it takes 12 days for the cultures to come back
> confirming ringworm so they still might not have it.
> The woods? lamp isn't always accurate.
>
> Bleach is the only thing that really kills it but it's
> not safe. In the end when I had it I used a cotton
> swap in bleach and dabbed it on the spots on my body.
> This was after several months and the third outbreak.
>
> Sorry to scare you like this but you need to know what
> you could be up against.
> The breeder also has to know and depending on the
> state they might have to confine all their cats. If
> the breeder has other cats with ringworm and didn't
> tell you laws might have been broken.
>
> -sm
>
> --- Adam Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Me and my fiance are looking to get a kitten, as I
> > have mentioned in
> > previous posts. We just found out today that she,
> > the kitten not my
> > fiance, has ringworm on her tail, but who knows
> > where else it might
> > show up?? So we have some major concerns about
> > throwing down a couple
> > hundred for this kitten. Is this a valid concern or
> > is this something
> > that is common. It might be important to note that
> > we are looking at
> > Persian cats. Also if anyone has ever had a pet with
> > ringworm what was
> > your experience with anyone getting it from the pet?
> >
> > Adam H
> >
> >
>
>
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