Re: OT: Help ! ringworm in kittens

[Del Daniels]

Thanks, Nina. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: Re: OT: Help ! ringworm in kittens It's pretty long and not organized in any fashion.  I can't vouch for any of it, but when I see a post that seems interesting I'll paste it into a document file.  (You'll notice Karen's contribution from today about Blue Star ointment).  I can't attach docs to send to the list, but I'll try and cut and past the whole thing for you.  Here goes: <>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Karen 817-453-4888 <>Blue Star ointment....being using it for 10 years. You can get it at any pharmacy. like any rescue I get it. but the blue star has always worked for me. 5.00 a jar  <> 1. [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Looking up ringworm I found this, from what this say's it doesn't appear that it is an airborne contagent, although it is highly contagious (I have had it on a cat before and I was told to use regular athletes foot creme and for us it did work, I got a little spot on me and the creme cleared it up on the cat and myself, this was many years ago, so don't know if that is still the treatment for it.  This cat only had one small spot so we never had a major problem.): People can get Ringworm from: 1) direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or pet, 2) indirect contact with an object or surface that an infected person or pet has touched, or 3) rarely, by contact with soil. Ringworm can be treated with fungus-killing medicine. To prevent Ringworm, 1) make sure all infected persons and pets get appropriate treatment, 2) avoid contact with infected persons and pets, 3) do not share personal items, and 4) keep common-use areas clean. How do people get Ringworm? Ringworm is spread by either direct or indirect contact. People can get Ringworm by direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or pet. People can also get Ringworm indirectly by contact with objects or surfaces that an infected person or pet has touched, such as hats, combs, brushes, bed linens, stuffed animals, telephones, gym mats, and shower stalls. In rare cases Ringworm can be spread by contact with soil. http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/ringworm.html Another good site that seems to confirm this: http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/ringworm.html <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> 2. [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only good thing is that it was a very mild case and was easily treated with over the counter creams. But I use the program pill and protein Thymic A for faster results. 3. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tea Tree Oil: If you want a natural treatment, tea tree oil, which you can get in any health food store, is an anti-fungal and kills ringworm (I myself had a spot of ringworm last summer and used that to get rid of it and it worked).  I am not sure you can put it on cats straight and so would not do so without further guidance from a vet, but I have a natural flea powder that contains it so I know they use it to some degree on cats and dogs.  But you can mix it with water in a spray container and spray surfaces with it.  4.  <>[EMAIL PROTECTED] I just picked up a kitty from WI that was on Fulvicin, the dosage was a quarter of a capsul 2 times a day, in all ym panick before I got her a member of the list shot me over a few places to get ringworm treament, it actually is for fleas...the links are http://www.flea-control-plus.com/acatalog/Program_Dog.html <>http://www.petvetsupplies.com/   <>http://discountpetdrugs.com/progflecon.html  <>  I also unearthed a treatment from Revival Health <>http://revivalanimal.com/product.asp?pn=27-410  Revival Health also has a great article at <>http://revivalanimal.com/article.asp?ai=11   <> 5.  [EMAIL PROTECTED] I absolutely refused to administer any oral medications (Fulvicin/Griseofulvin, Itraconazole, etc.) to Ralphie (or my other cats) for the ringworm.  Ralphie had lurked around deaths door too many times for me to chance it. I consider Seth the "king of ringworm".  Don't know if he'd appreciate that, but I've heard that Bastille's fungus-free status is primarily due to Seth's dedication to bathing him. At the ringworm group, I have a file listing all the different treatments I used.  I was most happy with: *  Lym dip - tho I recommend no more frequently than one a week for 2 or 3 weeks, then every other week.  It can be kind of harsh/drying to their skin and they do tend to lick at it, so they're ingesting it *  Shampoo - I got some Ketachlor shampoo from the shelter and it seemed to help.  I only got it about two weeks before Ralphie was declared ringworm free, and maybe that's a coincidence, maybe not.. but his last bath before "freedom" was with this shampoo - then I gave him a final bath before moving him to another room (just in case he picked up any spores from the environment).  I've also used SebaLyt and Chlorhexadine shampoo.  I like that you can really lather and get under the fur with the shampoo, so even when I dip I shampoo first. *  Miconazole - I thought this (Conofite brand) seemed harsh on the cats (The spots turned bright red), but you can buy it OTC for humans (athlete's foot section) and I used the spray to spray my clothes when I didn't want to use diluted bleach *  Benzalkonium chloride - I ordered several Pets Best Rx products.  Again, I used them primarily on myself and my clothes, but I have been trying their healing spray on my last cat with a lesion.  It doesn't seem to aggravate the skin like the minconazole. *  Noni spray - don't know how affective this was, but I figured it couldn't hurt and might feel good, so I tried that. *  Immunity supplement - in addition to Ralph's acupuncture treatments, I gave all the cats an immunity supplement (made primarily from shitake mushrooms) the past couple weeks and I think it helped. 6.[EMAIL PROTECTED] Blue Star ointment....being using it for 10 years. You can get it at any pharmacy. like any rescue I get it. but the blue star has always worked for me. 5.00 a jar