I have been treating them for 3 weeks and they each have one spot which is cleared up but the hair has not regrown. I plan to tell the buyers and perhaps even offer them for free.
2006-08-11 13:10:40 · 12 answers · asked by bella 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Your honest approach is worth something. Ringworm that has cleared up shouldn't pose a problem for the puppies long-term health. I wouldn't turn my nose up to a puppy if this was the situation.
2006-08-11 13:22:42 · answer #1 · answered by CC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having dealt with ringworm before, I am NOT eager to bring it into the house again. I foster kittens for the shelter I work in, and have had ringworm run through my house. Make SURE the people are informed ALL about it. Kids will get it and can be banned from attending school until it is cleared up. Families with elderly or immunocompromised members can suffer even worse. It is not deadly or anything, but can make things difficult for a while!!!!!!!!
Remember, you can have spores live in your house for 18 months, so spay the dog so there are no more puppies to get it and do not bring any more animals into the house for a WHILE, or you will have a new outbreak!!!!!!!
I guess Renee Riley IS NOT well informed!!!!!! Ringworm is a FUNGUS not a PARASITE!!!!!!!!!! I guess all that stuff about NOT giving advice when you are clueless is preached, but not practiced!!!!!!
Don't let people make you feel bad about the puppies having it. I have actually known a TOP breeder of a certain breed that had it run through her kennel of HEAVILY coated dogs!!! She moved and the soil had spores. When the dog dug in the dirt like dogs do, they got it and it spread through all of them, taking her off the show circuit for 2 years and stopping her breeding program for just as long!!!!!! It can happen. You do not expect ringworm when you have puppies. Just do the right thing and treat them and tell the buyers what has been going on. It really is not the end of the world.
Had I known the kittens I was fostering had it, I caould have done something about it. If you don't know, you find out AFTER it is too late!!!!!!!!
2006-08-11 13:17:33 · answer #2 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not.
There is no reason for the puppy to have ring worms, and the owner/breeder is supposed to make sure that the puppy is free of parasites, "external as well as internal" if the puppy has ring worms, then the breeder is not doing a GOOD job, and I wouldn't support them!
torbaynewfs
So, I didn't go looking online "like some" and get my diagnosis exact! Although I have a great amount of experience and knowledge with dogs in particular, I'm not an expert, and I don't try to pretend to be, or claim to be.
The point is, THE PUPPY SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING!
Why don't you get off your high horse and try to help, without insulting others on here in a malicious way?
When I mentioned something about VET TECH'S it was NOT your posting that I was refereeing too, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Quite frankly I had thought up until this point that you had many great answers, but you had to botch it up with your lousy comment.
But you did do a fine job in answering this question, if you take away your childish, uncalled for comment on the bottom! DEAR
2006-08-11 13:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by renee_riley1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have a puppy that is recovering from ringworm. It needs to be cleared up but it isn't all that big of a deal. However, I hope you will have your dog spayed now so you will not have any more puppies. There are thousands of dogs put to death every year because there are not enough homes for them. Don't even give the puppies away unless the new owners will have them spayed or neutered. Thanks, and I hope you will really take this serious. It really is.
2006-08-11 13:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by papricka w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the answer of the ringworm being a parasite was funny also. Many people think that ringworm is a worm. It is a fungus!
Clearing up one case of ringworm doesn't mean that you can't get ringworm over & over & over & over. I wouldn't buy or take a pup with ringworm (even for free) as ringworm is contagious to people and other animals. So, I wouldn't bring that into my home.
Back when I did cat rescue work, I fostered some ringworm infected kittens and it spread like wildfire. By the time it was all over, I think I spent about $1000; I got it, my son got it, my son's friend got it, my friend got it, her dogs got it, my dogs got it, my cats got it & my husband got it. It was horrible.
BTW - ringworm spores can be viable for years in your home & yard. Clean everything you can with bleach & water.
2006-08-11 13:27:34 · answer #5 · answered by momma dog 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I would buy a puppy that had ringworms...I bet you have cats...They are known to be carriers of ringworms...Their hair will grow back...But it will take time...Hey,You didn't say what kind of puppies you have???
Take Care Clowmy
2006-08-11 13:22:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is my opinion that you should give them away for free. I would take a free one if I felt like I could take care of it, but I definitely wouldn't buy one.
2006-08-11 13:17:06 · answer #7 · answered by J B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. as long as they keep taking their medicine, the ringworm won't come back.
2006-08-11 13:16:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. i would want a healthy dog. no one should buy a sick dog just because they might feel sorry for them. the dog should get medical treatment.
2006-08-11 13:13:49 · answer #9 · answered by strawberry fields 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I love the puppy, yeah I would.
2006-08-11 13:12:59 · answer #10 · answered by Judgerz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋