The lady is a registered foster home for animals that have been rescued until they go to good homes. Should I report her for the ringworm or keep quiet and think of all the good she does?
2006-11-11 05:39:03 · 7 answers · asked by LaHoma 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
When I got the first cat she acted very surprised and sorry. When I picked this one up she was wet because the lady had been cleaning her and there was a sore on her face. At first I thought it was just a wound but now I can tell it is ringworm.
2006-11-11 05:59:31 · update #1
IF you foster cats long enough, you will end w up with ringworm.
Cats are common carriers of it.
However, she should NOT be taking in more cats until it is cleared up. If she keeps adding new cats, the ringworm will continue forever.
I ama vet tech at a cat shelter and we have seen TONS of ringworm. All it takes is one cat to carry it in and then you have a huge outbreak.
It is not deadly, but it is a HUGE pain, and people are not thrilled about adopting cats that have it. It can and does spread to people and many schools will make kids with it stay home. If you are a health care provider, you can spread it to people that already have enough problems.
So, you may want to bring up the issue, not to get her in trouble, but so there is a hault to the intake of cats in that house.
She KNOWS she has it!!! You cannot NOT know. She was probably thinking that she could bathe all the spores off the cat....but you can't. Not with one bath. And then that implies that she is placing them DESPITE the fact that they have ringworm.
Not good.
2006-11-11 05:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really sounds like she was trying to hide it from you. Thats pretty unethical.
If she works with a larger rescue organization you should bring it up to them right away. If she works alone, you should tell her that both cats she has given you had untreated ringworm and because she didn't even have the courtesy to tell you about the infection they were delayed proper treatment.
That is really very foolish and irresponsible of her. It will really hurt the adoption efforts if she is handing out infected cats and the new owners start getting it as well.
2006-11-11 14:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by capprica_6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would let her know. Keep in mind she is taking in cats that have come from bad situations so it may not be due to her neglect. I would stop taking animals from her as well. Humans can get ringworm too, so be careful.
2006-11-11 13:51:45 · answer #3 · answered by theblackenedphoenix 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to her about it first. Was the ring worm in evidence when you got them? Has it been diagnosed by a vet? Maybe that isn't what it is. (and maybe that is exactly what it is. I don't want to dispute your experience) Highly contagious, it's possible that the pathogin came from elsewhere, petting someone elses pet is common. I recommend Gentian violet as a treatment that is affective and nontoxic to cats if you don't have other resources.
2006-11-11 14:12:54 · answer #4 · answered by character 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would let her know first. She may not be aware of it. Ringworm is contagious, so most of her cats probably have it.
2006-11-11 13:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not, but you should tell her and see how she handles it first. Suggest she might want to speak to whoever she's getting the cats from. They should at least have notified her of the cat's medical condition. If she blows it off then yes - report her - TO EVERYONE.
2006-11-11 13:44:27 · answer #6 · answered by broomhilda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs to have them ALL treated BECAUSE ringworm is VERY CONTAGIOUS you could get it from ur CATS.....
2006-11-11 13:44:32 · answer #7 · answered by Jada 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋