7 Week Old puppy has ringworm?

Question

My friends 7 week old puppy has ringworm, he's 15 lbs, what can be given to get rid of this? & Are ring worm and round worm the same thing? the stuff you use luqiud wormer for?

Answer 1

Ringworm isn't a worm it is a highly contagious fungus. Your friend needs to get the puppy to vet for confirmation and medications. Some types of mange can present like ringworm as well, and you're dealing with two very different problems there.

People can also get ringworm as well.

Some more information about dealing with ringworm:
The ABSOLUTE WORST thing you can do for a dog with ringworm is shave it. That is only going to spread spores EVERYWHERE.

Ask your vet about Intraconazole. Its a once daily liquid medication for treating ringworm. That's what I used with my dog who had a very nasty case of it.

You'll also need to bleach everything possible, anything not bleachable spray with Lysol. This will kill those spores, which can live up to 6 months in even freezing temperatures.

Keep your dog contained to one area of the home while you are treating ringworm to keep it easier to manage spore spread. Bleach and Lysol this area at least once weekly while treating.
Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after handling your dog as well. When I was dealing with ringworm I would wear clothes over my clothes, the top layer went immediately into the wash after handling the dog.

I don't recommend using any over the counter meds, simply because she can lick it, and that's not a good thing.

You can monitor progress, and also find spores in the house using a black light. Turn the lights off, and turn on the black light. Areas contaminated with ringworm will glow candy apple green. However I wouldn't consider her fully treated until the vet performs another skin scraping and also finds her clear that way.

Ringworm is highly contagious. If you begin to get red itchy patches, cover them with a band aid and see your doctor. The band aid will help keep the spores contained.

Ringworm is a nasty little bugger, it can take awhile for it to be successfully treated. You need to treat the dog and "break the cycle" as well by killing off as many spores as possible.

Answer 2

Wow, only 7 weeks old (too young to be pulled from mom) AND ringworm? Where did your friend get this dog from?

Ringworm is a fungus. Not actually a worm. It appears as a rash, sometimes starting out as a small bump. You can buy athlete's foot cream, but I would have the vet do a biopsy to make sure that's what it is. That wya the area(s) will be shaved making it easier to apply the anti-fungus cream. The vet will give you some cream also.

Ringworm is highly contagious and can be transfered from dogs to cats, and humans. Make sure that all blankets and anything else that puppy comes into contact with gets washed and bleached. Be extra careful about washing your hands when you are around this dog. RIngworm can be transfered though contact with anything whether it be someone's hand, a blanket, a toy, your clothes, anything.

Be careful and be CLEAN!

Answer 3

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Answer 5

Ringworm isn't actually a worm, so dewormer will not help with it.
Take your puppy to the vet, and they'll be able to give you an ointment to treat the ringworm. It's nothing serious, but it does run the risk of you and other family members (furry and non-furry) getting it.
I know I got it for a while, when I worked at a dog shelter. It's not all that bad. The ointment gets rid of it in a couple weeks.

Answer 6

Ringworm and Round worm are not the same thing.

Ringworm, which isn't a worm at all, can affect not only the skin, but also the nails and scalp.

Ringworm of the skin starts as a red, scaly patch or bump. Ringworm tends to be very itchy and uncomfortable. Over time, it may begin to look like a ring or a series of rings with raised, bumpy, scaly borders (the center is often clear). This ring pattern gave ringworm its name, but not every person who's infected develops the rings.

When ringworm affects the feet it's known as athlete's foot, and the rash, which is usually between a person's toes, appears patchy. In fact, the rashes a person gets with athlete's foot and jock itch may not look like rings at all — they may be red, scaly patches.

Ringworm of the scalp may start as a small sore that resembles a pimple before becoming patchy, flaky, or scaly. It may cause some hair to fall out or break into stubbles. It can also cause the place where the infection is to become swollen, tender, and red.

Ringworm of the nails may affect one or more nails on a person's hands or feet. The nails may become thick, white or yellowish, and brittle. Ringworm of the nails is not too common before puberty, though.

Roundworms are the most common of the parasitic worms found inside a dog. Almost all dogs become infected with them at some time in their lives, usually as puppies. Roundworms may be contracted in different ways, making them easy to spread and hard to control.

Your dog may be infected with roundworms from the time it is born because often the mother passes the worms to the puppy while it is still in her body. Roundworms can also develop in a puppy after it is born when the puppy eats larvated eggs from the environment or drinks worm larvae (young worms) in the mother's milk. Another way roundworms are passed is when roundworm larvae are present in the tissues of a mouse or another small mammal and the puppy eats the animal.

Answer 7

Ringworm is a highly contagious fungus that you can also get. The vet should have given the medicine when he diagnosed ringworm.

We have seen a lot of ringworm lately after going years without seeing it.

WOW 7 weeks and 15 pounds what she adopt a moose.

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Answer 9

Ringworm is not an actual worm, it is a fungal infection and you would do best to get the Vet to evaluate it to make sure that it IS ringworm and get the right amount and type of treatment. De-worming for round worm is something entirely different. Puppies are wormed for multiple types of worms which are common for them.

Answer 10

No they aren't the same thing. Round worm is actually a worm, ringworm is not. It is just a round circle on the skin that itches. Don't touch it, you will get it too!! It usually just takes some cream from the vet!!