I recently bought a persian kitten for my daughter's b-day.
We have had her for about 3 weeks now.
All of a sudden my daughter has 4 ringworms on her and I'm almost positive that this kitten has given it to her since she is always carrying it around.
Is there something that I can give the cat in order to not give her ringworms any more?
Thanks guys :)
2007-07-11 11:23:02 · 5 answers · asked by Chantel H 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Bring the cat to the vet and get it treated for ringworm. It's a fungus, not an actual worm. Bring your daughter to the doctor and have her treated for ringworm.
Make sure you vaccum the rooms your kitten frequents, and throw any blankies they sleep on in the laundry.
Again, not an actual worm. Ringworm is a fungal infection, that produces spores, so the cleaning is to get rid of remaining spores in the environment so they don't get re-infected.
2007-07-11 11:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ringworm is a fungus that grows in the skin and therefore requires a fungicidal treatment.
You'll have to get something from the vet to treat your cat's ringworm, you can't get effective treatment from anywhere else.
Chalice
2007-07-11 11:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you will have to talk to your vet. I just had the same problem...but I don't kow which of my kitties gave me ringworms. Can't give you a better answer until after I speak with my vet. Sorry. I did find this tidbit with a search...
2007-07-11 11:30:01 · answer #3 · answered by Only Hams R Cured 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to treat the kitten thoroughly scrub your whole house, do not let your daughter hold the kitten until its free of ring worm which is actually a fungal infection.
confine the kitten to a linoleum floored room not carpet the spores can get in the carpet and are very hard to kill unless you can put a weak bleach solution directly on the carpet.
you need to get some anti fungal shampoo for the kitten or some lym dyp .and bath or dip as directed on the bottle of either .if you wantto hurry the fungal infection along you can go to the vet and get some oral antifungal meds for the kitten but with it your riskingthe kittens liver.
you also must throuogjhly vaccum daily and clean the carpets in your house as the kitten has probably had it the full time you have had him it just went worse with the stress of gettinga new home ,,
all cats and persians in general tend to carry ring worm ...and will break with stress
2007-07-11 11:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by silkbutterfly1973 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's likely kitty brought on the ringworm - very common in kittens. You need to take the kitty to the vet to treat it.
2007-07-11 11:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the cat treated by the vet if it's from the cat.
often it's the person who give it to the animal.
2007-07-11 12:45:11 · answer #6 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the cat to the vet for a worming and then your daughter to the doctor for the same.
2007-07-11 11:27:12 · answer #7 · answered by Chief High Commander, UAN 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go to the vet immediately! this wont only hurt your cat it will hurt your daugther only your doctor can fix this problem!!
2007-07-11 11:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋