My cat and I have ringworm,do I have to decontaminate my house and if so how?

Question

I got it from my kitten and we arew both being treated for it.

Answer 1

wash all your clothes, towels, bed sheets, and anything cloth that will or has come into contact with your body. i had it too but i have no idea which fur ball gave it to me and whichever one it was seems to have recovered on its own. hope you get better.

Answer 2

If you are being treated that's the first most important step. Now, you need to make sure that you wash your sheets every day with hot water and some bleach to prevent recurrence. I think you are supposed to do this for at least 5 days. Also, wash towels and other things like this too. Be sure not to wear the same clothes or something more than a day and just clean everything as best as you can. I vacuumed my house and I had a steam cleaner so I shampooed the carpets and my couch. I also got some anti-fungal spray and sprayed some things. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after direct contact. It's not nasty as someone said above. It's a very common fungal infection that anyone can get.

Answer 3

After the first couple of days of treatment, the ringworm will not be contagious anymore. I would just make sure to change my bedding daily for about three days and continue the treatment as prescribed. It's not as creepy as it seems to you right now.

In the years I have been fostering cats, I've taken in more than one who had it. I just started the treatment and, although I may be lucky, I've never had it spread to me or one of the other cats. After that first one, it's the next thing I check for after fleas and ear mites.

Answer 4

I got it from a horse I was working with, it didnt spread to any of my own horses or dogs or any of my family, I just treated it with neat tea tree oil and showered everyday as usual.
btw my stepmum is into alternative therapies, and she tells me that going back for hundreds of years, ringworm was treated in poorer families by tying somebody elses unwashed sock around the afflicted part of the body. This apparantly works really well! I havent tried it myself, but the next time I get it I intend to give it a go!

Answer 5

no one has mentioned that the fungus is spread by spores. So, basically bedding and anywhere the cat sleeps or sits should be washed, and anywhere you sleep should be washed. And while you are contagious, you probably do not want to wear any of the same clothing twice in a row without washing it first. Replacing the litter box will not do much of anything.

Answer 6

Hey I got that too from my cat. Just wash everything down with hot water and antibacterial soap and by everything I mean everything you and your cat touched
FYI, be kind and tell other people its highly contagious....when I barely finished my outbreak someone else gave it back to me
....anyways the doctor gave me some cream and it cleared up in two weeks or so...and I took my cat to the vet so he can get his cream too.

Answer 7

Wow, you have a real situation on your hands. You should probabally contact your family doctor or local health department. Ringworm is super contagious. Good Luck!!

Answer 8

The first thing i would do is get you treated... get the cat treated and clean the house and throw away the cat box and start over... ring worm can spread to people and other animals..

Answer 9

I would ask the vet but I don't think so. when my dog had it they told us not to touch it and be sure to was really well if we did. good luck

Answer 10

Be sure to wash hands thoroughly and scrub under nails. Under the nails seem to be one of the many ways they are spread.