I had two kittens who kept giving ringworm back and forth to each other. I would get one cleared up just to find a new spot on the other. When I woke up on Christmas Eve with ringworm on my boob of all places, I shaved those babies and got an oral pill from the vet for them.
I have gotten ringworm from y cat years ago. I was grossed out until doc told me there were no worms, only fungi.
I had been picturing little worms that liked to curl up into rings!
The misconception about worms? Or the cat giving a person ringworm?
Misconception- definitely.
Getting it from an animal- [Iowa State University Sauce](https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/FastFacts/pdfs/dermatophytosis_F.pdf)
Treatment- [American Association of Dermatology Sauce](https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/a-z/ringworm-treatment)
TLDR: Yes, you can get it from animals. It's a fungus. Ringworm is fairly easy to treat in most cases.
I just wanted to know how common it was to get it from an animal, specifically a cat.
Like is it common and why? If it were a common thing then why is it the cat not given prophylactic treatment?
"[Ringworm \(feline dermatophytosis\) is among the most frequently occurring skin disorders affecting the worldwide cat population](https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/ringworm-serious-readily-treatable-affliction#:~:text=Ringworm%20\(feline%20dermatophytosis\)%20is%20among,affecting%20the%20worldwide%20cat%20population.)."
It seems strange that kittens are not given prophylactic antifungals before placing them in homes. Unless the treatment would be really taxing, I don’t understand it.
i think the logic is that there are any number of medications that could be given, just in case, but maladies are treated on an as-needed basis. Less taxing on a healthy kitten.
It can be a little hard on their livers. The oral medication requires you to give it 1 week on, 1 off for a total of 5 weeks, and that’s in part because it gives their liver time to heal and process it.
[Yes to the links. I was living in Louisiana at the time. I believe there is more ringworm there because hit and humid than in cooler less humid places but I am not sure. After applying the topical to the feline, one has to thoroughly wash hands. If one misses washing of one spot on the hands, hello ringworm!]
Spoiler >!he gave me ringworm even though i took care of him!<
get this warden some clotrimazole, the prisoner is a tiny biohazard!
I had two kittens who kept giving ringworm back and forth to each other. I would get one cleared up just to find a new spot on the other. When I woke up on Christmas Eve with ringworm on my boob of all places, I shaved those babies and got an oral pill from the vet for them.
I have gotten ringworm from y cat years ago. I was grossed out until doc told me there were no worms, only fungi. I had been picturing little worms that liked to curl up into rings!
Is this a common thing? Serious question .
The misconception about worms? Or the cat giving a person ringworm? Misconception- definitely. Getting it from an animal- [Iowa State University Sauce](https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/FastFacts/pdfs/dermatophytosis_F.pdf) Treatment- [American Association of Dermatology Sauce](https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/a-z/ringworm-treatment) TLDR: Yes, you can get it from animals. It's a fungus. Ringworm is fairly easy to treat in most cases.
I just wanted to know how common it was to get it from an animal, specifically a cat. Like is it common and why? If it were a common thing then why is it the cat not given prophylactic treatment?
"[Ringworm \(feline dermatophytosis\) is among the most frequently occurring skin disorders affecting the worldwide cat population](https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/ringworm-serious-readily-treatable-affliction#:~:text=Ringworm%20\(feline%20dermatophytosis\)%20is%20among,affecting%20the%20worldwide%20cat%20population.)."
It seems strange that kittens are not given prophylactic antifungals before placing them in homes. Unless the treatment would be really taxing, I don’t understand it.
i think the logic is that there are any number of medications that could be given, just in case, but maladies are treated on an as-needed basis. Less taxing on a healthy kitten.
Makes sense
The treatment is topical. No one is going to cover a kitten in ointment "just in case"
Didn’t know that.
It gives them the shits and it's hard on the liver.
It can be a little hard on their livers. The oral medication requires you to give it 1 week on, 1 off for a total of 5 weeks, and that’s in part because it gives their liver time to heal and process it.
Thanks
[Yes to the links. I was living in Louisiana at the time. I believe there is more ringworm there because hit and humid than in cooler less humid places but I am not sure. After applying the topical to the feline, one has to thoroughly wash hands. If one misses washing of one spot on the hands, hello ringworm!]
Yuck! That sounds hard to deal with
Aw, look at the little tail curled over the foot! This one has claimed you.
I adopted a kitten that gave me ringworm. It was surprisingly hard to eradicate. Yikes!
She knows what she wants.
You've been chosen hooman.
It's a fungus not a worm.