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Ring Worm (NRR!!!!!!)

volumenvolumen 2,532 Posts
edited September 2005 in Strut Central
OK I know their are a lot of pet owners here and I can't afford the vet right now.I'm thinking my cat has ring worm. She's licked the hair off a small spot on her side and it almost looks like the tell tale "ring" is forming. I'm going to givef it a couple days to see if it's obvious.3 questions:Can I get it, if so how can I prevent that?Are their any cheap ways to get rid of it with out going to the vet?Can it hurt/kill my cat if I let it go to long?I'm a really good pet owner, I'm just broke.........I know......take that shit to the-vet.com!

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  • davesrecordsdavesrecords 1,802 Posts
    i wish i could help you. i've never had a cat that got ringworm. i think there must be some medications or something you can get. probably would be as expensive as a trip to the vet though.

  • volumenvolumen 2,532 Posts
    Thanks! I figured with all the pet owners people would have all kinds of "Timmy Thomas" knowledge, but it was worth a shot.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Yes you can get it.

    It's a fungus (not a worm) not unlike athlete's foot. You can kill it with topical fungicides or if it's a bad case a pill is also available (at least for humans).

    I will ask my boy at the vet school here if he can reccommend an over the counter drug.
  • volumenvolumen 2,532 Posts
    Yes you can get it.

    It's a fungus (not a worm) not unlike athlete's foot. You can kill it with topical fungicides or if it's a bad case a pill is also available (at least for humans).

    I will ask my boy at the vet school here if he can reccommend an over the counter drug.


    Wow thanks! I really though it was a worm. I wonder if I can put athletes foot cream on it. Oh well, I'll do some googleing. Thanks again!

  • ariel_calmerariel_calmer 3,762 Posts
    Yes you can get it.

    It's a fungus (not a worm) not unlike athlete's foot. You can kill it with topical fungicides or if it's a bad case a pill is also available (at least for humans).

    I will ask my boy at the vet school here if he can reccommend an over the counter drug.

    Wow thanks! I really though it was a worm. I wonder if I can put athletes foot cream on it. Oh well, I'll do some googleing. Thanks again!

    Athlete's foot = tinetis = ringworm... just get some lamicil. or TOUGH ACTIN TINACTIN.

















    (for you, if it crops up, not your cat)
  • GrafwritahGrafwritah 4,184 Posts
    and if your cat gets the other kind of worms, use hot sauce. And lots of it.
  • Hotsauce84Hotsauce84 8,450 Posts
    and if your cat gets the other kind of worms, use hot sauce. And lots of it.

    Yeah, I could always use some new pussy.
  • HAZHAZ 3,376 Posts

    Hope this helps:

    http://www.lbah.com/ringworm.htm

    h
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Yes you can get it.

    It's a fungus (not a worm) not unlike athlete's foot. You can kill it with topical fungicides or if it's a bad case a pill is also available (at least for humans).

    I will ask my boy at the vet school here if he can reccommend an over the counter drug.

    my vet homie strongly reccommended a skin scrape to test it. i know those aren't free, but it may be worth it.
  • ariel_calmerariel_calmer 3,762 Posts
    Oh yeah, PS you don't want to get it on your nuts
  • VagabondVagabond 417 Posts
    Sort of on subject. Anyone heard that track that Van Morrison did about getting ringworm.? He was trying to purposely get dropped from his label, so he made a bunch of weird ass shit that was purposely non-commercial. Some of the funniest stuff I had heard in a minute. I will post audio later.
  • dCastillodCastillo 1,963 Posts
    did any of you fucking nerds think the title of this thread read "ring worn" ?????
  • VagabondVagabond 417 Posts
    did any of you fucking nerds think the title of this thread read "ring worn" ?????

  • KARLITOKARLITO 991 Posts
    my vet homie strongly reccommended a skin scrape to test it.
    no surprise there. My sister is a vet and she is always recomending the most in depth (expensive) approach. If it looks like ring worm, put some lamicil etc. on it and see how it goes for a week or 2 if no change then it's vet time. You will probably want to keep her from liking the creme of though, so it might be lampshade around the head time for a few days.
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