Fungal Infection Of The Skin in Cats

My cat caught some super fungi few weeks ago. It all started as tiny red spot and i used apple cider vinegar on it. In 2 days the redness almost gone but then it came back again in bigger size and start spreading. Took her to the vet and prescribed lamisil spray and shampoo. 4 weeks now and the hair on her head is gone and the fungi is all over her face and inside the right ear. I've been keeping up with check ups and treatments but i see no improvement if anything it became worse. Now, her left foot has brown dots. Same as on her face and head with brown flakes and flaky skin. I dunno what to do anymore. My cat is so depressed and everyone else in the house.

I have a kitten about 7 months old its 2nd time she is infected by fungal infection i went to doc. He treated her she is in recovery but alot slow she has brown scales on her body include face and tummy as we are giving her medication her breath is gone lil wrong she take breath fast and make a small sound from nose otherwise she is active not playing but aware of what happen around shs is eagting great iwanted to know that the recommend medicTion is correct for my kitten or not? Its not that vet i went before

Well I rescue him from the streets and since then I’m taking care of him, he was in a bad sintuation but I took him for the vet. I have two babies and sees like he is having the fungus again. I don’t know what I can’t do to help, he won’t stop crying from the cage

My older cat lives outside. I didn't notice the problem with her until it was really bad! Her stomach legs and feet had no hair and she looked like her skin was scalded! She can't hardly walk now! I took her to the vet and she said it was ring worms and prescribed an oral antifungal medication. She has had two weeks of medicine with a week in between, and she seems to be worse!

My kitten is 3 and 1/2 weeks old started to loose hair all over her back area 6 days ago and is tired if you would like a pucture txt 2602238045. She also has been moved alot by mom as long with her other 4 siblings.

My cat is missing patch of skin on cheek first looked like a scratch but has grown has a little blood but doesn't look bumpy. SWhat could it be? I have kids so hopefully nothing contagious. She is acting normal like nothing is wrong. She even rubs that side of her face as if it's not there.

I need to make a comment concerning the fact that all the veterinarians when they give advice keep stressing bringing the cat to a vet. There are those of us who are very poor, and were not so when we got the pets. There is less and less help available for people like us. I have three senior cats, two of which had belonged to my son, who could not care for them, and so I have, for years. I have spent the little I could afford on one vet visit, but that's it. Trying to treat myself. Bottom line is that there needs to be more kindness and generousity in the world from those who do much more than survive for those who cannot. A monthly pick of one name, for example, who will receive free treatment. Vets know how much love we have for our pets. Can't even afford euthanasia....and have always buried my animals abut now do not live in a place where I can do that. I am 73, retired, on a very low fixed income, not doing well myself, and have not been able to get help with my pets. Free pet clinics are a figment of the imagination in 2018. Not one Vet on this website seems to be aware of the current situation. Very sad indeed.

Hello I have a cat who is 11 years old. He has kind of skin problem in his paws almost 2 years. It spread very quick, it splashed eyes, mouth too. Some Vet said it is fergus, some ones said allergic. I feed him Purine Hypoallergic food. They have done all of blood test. Kidney and liver are good. No diabetes etc. too. Just he has a hight cholesterol. I saw 10 different Veterinary in 2 years. They used antibayotic, have given cream. It went good but when antibayotic finished all of wound came back. Totally we have used Madecassol, Terramycin, Crystalin, Dermacumin, Tricobor, Keterol, Fucidin, Rivanol, Furacin. Anything didnt work. I dont know what can I do at all. My son is unhappy, I'm unhappy too.

My cat 1-1/2 yr male (castrated) highland fold cat had recuring fungal infection. After 3-4 week of treatment of oralfungol oral solution, the fungal infection will disapper but eventually it will show up again after 2 weeks. This our third cycle of treatment and it seem no cure for him. We disinfected the whole house, especially where he stayed most of the time and bath him almost every 2 weeks. I tried enough and feel no permanent cure at all.

My 10 yr old cat went to vet n he has feline herpes virus.Mild case.And he is scratching at his face n that is where hair loss is.Wondering if he has fungus infection

I rescued 1 Russian blue female (1-year-old) and 2 black domestic short hair brothers (6 months old) from a shelter. One week later one of my daughters with sensitive skin developed a bad rash seemingly overnight. The rash does not look like ringworm. Pediatrician said it was a bacterial infection from scratching whatever was itching her, and that the initial cause could be the cats. Took the cats to the vet, vet said the russian blue had a history of beign treated for ringworm and testing negative because of prior exposure but had no current sores. The cats are having an anti-fungal bath at the vet. Vet said ringworm is a contstant battle and because of my daughter's sensitive skin we may consider returning her to the shelter. Not sure what to do.

Tabby female- itchy skin around head - neck and smelly odour from breath - took her to four different vets - they suspect allergy - tests been done but no parasite have been found - changed food and bowls to hypoallergenic including grain free diets - this issue occurred after she was spade - vets often give her steroid injections

So my cat is 5 months old. He has some lip infection that the vet said should clear up on it’s own. Then I noticed he’s been stinking a lot and I didn’t understand why. Finally I saw a glimpse of something a little red and noticed his front two paw pads are infected. Puss, stench, redness and inflamed skin. His paws are huge already but seem to be swollen as well. I went total vet immediately. (I’m not a vet but hopefully one day) I used a little peroxide and water solution and cleaned his paws the best I could. Then taking a medical grade antibiotic ointment put it on the areas and wrapped them. I’m extremely poor and the only reason I spoke with a vet was I because I got him fixed through an organization to help poor people. I don’t know what to do.

Hello, my 7 months old cat recently got fungus beneath his arms. His skin looks red and he lost his hair along with the fungus growing on it. Ive been recently prescribed with itraconazole, but the side effects of the medicine worry me. My question is: can i bathe him still with the fungus growing? or do i need a certain way to remove them before showering him? The fungus is

I took my cat into the vest for what I thought was a nail disorder or build up of ear wax idk. The vet just said the clean it with Chlorhex. Make sure he doesn’t lick it because he’ll get an yeast infection and gave him an antibiotic shot. And apply antibiotic cream after I clean it. It seemed to clear up for about a week and now I notice it back on one nail instead of 4 but my year old kitten has a build up of black/brown crud under his paw deep within his under claws, and fur seems to be shedding. I did my best to clean it with Chlorhex then applied the same antibiotic cream but it wouldn’t come off and he seems to be in pain.

My 5 year old cat stitch started with swollen claw bed and brittle nails then hyperpigmentation and it was crusty, dry, scaly and had a waxy pus. It eventually cleared up after two weeks and had been clear for a week but I noticed one nail bed was starting to be infected again. Also not sure if Simba my 1 year old cat has the same infection as he has no symptoms on his nail beds just the under paw.

My cat has a chunk of skin /flesh that was biten yesterday from a wild animal outside. She came home with the bite. Its a big bite. But she isn't limping or moaning. She's acting just fine. Should I be concerned?

Hello my cat suffer from alopecia in she specific areas in her skin with inflammation in these areas...1st it appeared on her left leg then I found also one under the tail and at 2 corners of her mouth...I paint antifungal ointment on them but I afraid if they are contagious for me and my family !!!
And how long they will stay??
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The cat was ill for 2 weeks and was taken Augmentine and mucogel

My cats skin is wet all over her belly sometimes moves to grin or armpit an is smelly and dirty looking when i clean her almost like old blood vet said overgroom but she has a cone an its still wet

I’ve had my persian kitten for a while now (about 4-5 months) and never notices these pimples that are present on his second until 3 weeks ago, i thought that they were dirt or something to not worry about, then when i was petting him i smelled a foul odor and then took him to the nearest vet. The vet confirmed that he had a fungal infection and gave me a spray and shampoo i’ve kept him in a cage since i have other cats and i dont want him to be infected. Please help :(

My cat has a patch on her back that’s missing fur and it doesn’t have any bite marks but it looks infected and we’ve been cleaning it up ever since we saw it but we don’t know what it’s from. We think she may have burned herself maybe on one of the lightbulbs or gotten in a fight with another cat and it like been pulled out instead of bitten out if that makes sense.

my cat has finished taking her medication that the vet had given her which is an antifungal and antibiotic medicine to treat her fungus infection. Fortunately, I saw improvement right after she had finished her medication where her scarring had turned into pink flesh and it seemed that her fur was growing back. However, it seemed that her fungus infection had worsened and looked like how she had her fungus at first, black and brown scabbing over her face. I had kept a cone on her for all this while too. Please help me, Thank you!

hi i am from india i have a 1 week old kitten.recently we r seeing some infextion in her head and leg some kind of liquid is coming in the infected spot there is no hair

Hello, my cat has an eye fungal infection, it’s so close to his eye and I’m not sure what to do? I live in a city that doesn’t have any vets so i have no one to ask

I got flippy spayed in April.Evr since then she is experiencing probs on her skin.First I saw a bit hair loss marks over her ears.The vet said it would be e-collar.Later I saw it getting more severe and on her face . Slowly I could spot fleas .Removed those.Later on it kept spreading.About a week back we discovered she has fungal infection.Reports also mentioned presence of staphylococcus but the vet said that it is usual to be seen as a presence in reports so ignored that part .For treating fungal he suggested that use itraconazole and geution violet solution topically .Also nizral for bath once.
I have stopped putting violet solution as I find it pointless and traumatizing for flippy because of her reaction when I put it and also that we have to put the collar on her for the same .
She has really bad memories to remember with the collar as it was on her for quite a long time ever after her spay as her wound didn't heal on time.

We got her spayed and also post operationcare for 6 days.Thats where it must've begun from as from third day of her at home,I could see something on her ear lobes .Please help me.Its been 5 months.I need to save her.Tried enough vets , medications feel hopeless.

I Have 4 wks old persian kittens and they got fungal infection in the skin. Infected area has lost the hairs, I consulted with Vet and got some ointment which is to be applied thrice a day
The problem is when the ointment is applied MoM stops feeding the babies and also it increases the hair loss wherever applied

1. Should I continue medication ?
2. Do we have any other alternative ?
3. Will the hair lost can be recovered once the treatment is done ?

We had mold in our apartment that we didn’t know about and about a 2 weeks into having him here, my cat started to act depressed. About a week later he start to get sores on his back and spine.

my cat has been trying to lick its infected fungus skin. I have worn her cone on for her and have been feeding medicine but i do not see improvement. How do I make her healthy again and clear of fungus affectively??

my 4 month old kitten has ringworm which the vet is treating for the past two weeks that is not the problem now for 2 days he became lethargic for 2 days now - took him tog the vet and he could not find anything wrong?????

I've been putting lamicil on my cats face as fungi has grown on it but I don't notice any changes maybe towards worse like more hair falling and exposure of skin but not better and his eyes started swelling as well

My 2 year old male cat got outside and came back with a large patch of fur missing. We figured it was just because he got into a fight and his fur was ripped out. A week or so later, it appeared to be getting smaller. It has been about a month or so since then, and it has definitely gotten larger. My boyfriend said he squeezed it a little and it kind of oozed. His energy levels seem to be the same as usual, still constantly attempting to free himself to the outside world. He's not as attention seeking as he used to be, but that may just be because he's getting older and is no longer a kitten. He still gets along with our other cats as much as he ever has. No sneezing, vomiting, or any other usual sign of sickness. We don't want to take him to the vet unless absolutely necessary, as car rides and being in a carrier scare and stress him out more than any other cat I've seen.

My cat has been suffering fungal infections on his skin for one month.The fungal infections occur as wounds on skin like the blood coming out continuously from it with yellow seeds.So,i went to a vet near my place to check the problem. They checked with a torch and said he's suffering a fungal disease.They gave us a shampoo to bath him twice a week. They also gave a kentoconazole cream to put on his skin twice a day. But they didn't give injections and tablets to my cat. It's been a month but nothing looks better for him till now. What should I do? Please suggest me a good fast treatment to recover my cat fast. I'm too worried about him.Do he need some injections and medicines to recover fast? How long it will take to be a good cat again? How many times do he need to shower a week?Please help me to save his life. Thanks you so much for your time.

Myself and my dog were infected by a stray cat we rescued with ringworm. I went to the doctor and took my dog and just to be safe both the rescue kitten and my cat. The vet asked if my cat was showing any symptoms and at the time he wasn't but now 2 days later, his eyes are discharging brown boogers and he seems very down/depressed, he's also not eating much.. Is it the ringworm or should I be concerned it could be something else??

We have 2 kittens 4 months old. 4 out of 5 family members now have different types of rashes on different parts of our bodies. it looks like tinea

the kittens do not have any signs besides lethargic.
do we take cats to vet then go to derm? how long after everyone gets treated so we steam clean the carpets, tile and a deep house cleaning?

My husband and I have been dealing with ringworm. My Persian cat once tested positive for spores about ten years ago and we had him treated. We brought him to the vet and they said the only thing that came up on the culture was a "grey colony" which was not infectious to humans. However, she couldn't elaborate on what a "grey colony" could be. I don't feel satisfied and feel like for $100.00, I should have a more direct answer. Any idea as to what a "grey colony" could mean? Thanks

I have an 8 week old kitten who was orphaned at 6 days of age. The inside of his one ear is completely bright pink, wet in appearance, with skin pealing off. He is currently on Veraflox orally which he has been on for 8 days and is not working.

My cat had kittens on may 4 they are 3 weeks old now and I noticed last week that one of them had a dry crusty patch of skin on his neck and an eye infection. I took him to our vet where they gave him a topical ointment for his eye and an oral antibiotic for the crusty skin. She said it looked like he had been wounded and it was healing but now it’s on 3 other kittens so 4 out of six have these crusty skin patches on their chin inner ear neck and one paw. Any idea what this could be? They do not seem to be in any pain they are eating fine and momma cat has no lesions or anything like what they have.

Hello My black cat, 8 years old, has dandruff and scabs down his spine and on his tailbone. In some places his skin looks reddish. His behavior is the same and I haven't noticed any decrease in his appetite. I have another cat and he doesn't have any dandruff or scabs. Both of my cats stay inside.

I have a 3 months old Persian kitten. He has got some skin infection it started from one ear. Now it is in both the ears and one paw.
The skin of that area has become flaky and dry and the fur is falling off in patches as the flaky skin falls off. The infection is in the inner lining of the ears too.after the falling of the flake the area is pinkish in colour but there are no bumps kind of stuff. Is there an oral medicine I can give him to kill the infection.

i have three animals a shitzu mix and saint bernard and a tabby cat my saint had ring worm a couple of days ago and is cured now well my cat has a really bad smell to her its not the litter and i have given her two deep clean baths and the smell still sticks around. my cat is about ten and has been to a vet that i know of what is the best way to handle it.

My cat has two significantly bald patches on the inside of his back leg. There is no redness or bumps just lack of hair. He has always had a sensitive stomach compared to his twin brother and within this month has coughed many hair balls and sadly vomited frequently. He is still within a healthy weight but tubbier than his twin and I have to monitor his eating because he eats too quickly. At first I thought maybe he throws up because he eats fast but now I take many precautions to help with that, then I thought it may be the food he has grown an allergy to, now I'm not sure if maybe he may have ringworm because he has hair missing on his leg and I don't know if he has fleas. I want to spare myself a vet visit because if you think it is most likely an easy fix like worms and not an allergy I just want to buy good deformed medication myself and spare the visit, but if not then let me know. He lost a lot of weight in his vomit every day month. I gave him probiotic tummy treats every day but they didn't help but likes them. He doesn't throw up as much as he used to last month but he is still a frequent gagger and sensitive stomach cat. What do you think is causing his hair loss?

My cat, Mo, started getting these bumps on the outside, bottom of his ears, and the outside corners of his eyes several months ago. They just look like bumps for many weeks, and then they suddenly burst open and bleed. After bleeding, they go down and away, but resurface again. The vet gave me an ointment to apply, but I think it just caused them to go down a little quicker, and then they still resurface. At first, I thought the first time he got one, that my other cat had scratched him, and that's why he was bleeding, but more and more he gets these bumps that bleed. He does also lose hair where the bumps grow on the corner of his eyes, but not on his ears where the hair is thinner. I've been searching and searching, trying to figure out what is going on, but I can't seem to find anything that completely matches this. Other than these bleeding bumps, he's an extremely healthy, fit cat of about 7 years. He's always in a good, loving mood... no breathing problems, he eats and drinks, no diarrhea or bladder problems.. Please help! My mom thinks he has cancer, and I would just be devastated. He's as close to a therapy cat as you can get and I cherish him. Thank you!

Willie is very ill. He's lost a lot of hair and it's breaking off. Two hours ago I saw the thick white stuff around each ear. Then I saw it covering his left arm up to his shoulder and it's tender. He's lost weight,not eating, sleeps all day. Three days ago I discovered that one of my boys are peeing. Not sure if he lost control of his bladder or couldn't make tokitty or it's on purpose.
TONY- I didn't know he was sick until tonigh. He has gained weight or he's got edema starting to lose hair to. Now that I look back at behavior of my cats I feed the cats I've had this for at least four months. I just didn't know what was going on and I didn't realize that I had infection to.
I've discovered that My daughter and I have some kind of skin fungus. We haven't been seen by a doctor yet. Once the doctor discovers what strain of fungus it is will it be the same fungus that my cats have and possibly my dog. Also I have five birds can they get this as well? I know they can carry a certain type of fungus. I would like to do a natural treatment for my animals. I know Teatree Oil can't be used on dogs so I don't assume that that's an option. I know I can use vinegar on animals and that's also one remedy but I don't think it's going to be strong enough for them. I've never seen a fungus that has the symptoms I have. It's as if it's built up inside me and is pushing a dark green splinter out of my skin arts mainly on my face but it's also ripping my skin open. 😱

hello, my cat toby has a fungal infection as told by the vet, supposedly transmitted from a stray cat outdoors. We have been bathing him with medicated shampoo and applying ointments and his energy level has risen and he seems less depressed but recently he's been itching his face quite a lot and its all scratched up with bad spots and i feel quite sorry, i want your advice as of how long it'll take for recovery and why it reoccured on his face, thank you!

Hello, my 10yr old cat Tammie started itching, licking, biting herself in spring last year. Ever since then she got steroids about 4 separate times (it worked each time, but I was told steroids can't be permanent as will do damage to liver). Despite having regular flea treatments I thought I use insecticides on the whole house (did it in June). After that she was itch-free for about 2 or 3 months. Of course I thought "that's it". When she started itching again, I did insecticides again in September. But this time it did not make the slightest bit of difference. So back to square one. Vets kept telling me I need a full allergy work up etc... I had that done in December. Costs over a £1000. Now results are back and apparently Tammie is allergic to 6 kinds of tree pollen and some funghi spores (Candida Albicans). Vet asked me if I had guinea pigs. I said no. He said these spores are all around in nature and can get inside with an open door or window, and can't clean them because they get into every nook and cranny. He said I could have same "anti-allergenic" specific to Tammie developed to desensitize her. (Probably won't be covered by insurance, have no idea what that would cost). But, thinking logically, if pollen and funghi spores were the culprits, how come she was itch-free for 2 or 3 months this summer?? I'm not sure I trust the results. What do you think?

what are signs a cat is healing from fungus? my cat lost hair over his eyes about three weeks ago and it started spreading, onto his cheeks, and two front legs. the one on his eye started turning pinkish with white things spreading on it, and now is becoming between purple and grey, but the leg one appeared late and hair was already lost from doing a surgery because he was about to die from eating whiskas, but on that part it became turning more pink and is still there. his cheek remained the same with no noticeable changes. after the first week of the spreading of fungus, we went to the doctor and they told us that we need to give him some medicine, and a medical bath once a week, and said they will put vaccination to speed the process up, but we declined because natural healing is better and we need to see if he is improving.

The vet check my cat with a kind of light and he told me that it has fungus infection in her heat I can’t identify it. I’m giving her the treatment but Should I isolate it especially I have another cat and children

Hello! Can you tell me what type of fungus is in my cat? I've been applying Elica-M cream on him for 5 days now, but I don't know if he's getting better or not. The hair started falling off after I started his medication, but he's acting normally otherwise. He got a fungus infection after a fight with a Stray cat.

Layli had some redness over her eyes plus ear infection. Vet diagnosed yeast infection on the skin and bacterial infection on her ears. Since she is 8 weeks old, Dr. Didn't give medication, instead prescribed shampoo treatment for 3 days. After 3 days, she lost a lot of hair over ears, chest and belly while having very pink skin. Is she showing worse symptoms or shall I wait? Should she take oral medicine because Dr. said it will damage her lever?

Hello! A week ago my cat, Felix, fought with a stray cat, and he got some minor cuts in his head. I started to notice since then something like a dandruff and when I took him to the vet he said he's beginning to have a fungi infection. He told that it's alright to touch him,, but I read online that fungi could transmit to humans by touch. Can I pet my cat without fearing to get infected? He only has the fungi on his head.

I'm not sure if it is a fungal infection, I don't know how to describe it, But it looks swollen and is spreading, And it always raw and pusy. Almost like a blister.

My cat has had a yeast infection for almost two years. I have taken her to the vet four times. The first one was about her rear she had pulled out almost all of her hair. The vet said get her spayed should clear up and gave her a shot to calm the itching. I got her spayed and it did clear up, only to return with more on her face. So I took her to the vet a second time got her seen and was given eardrops to use said to finish them. I did, it cleared up just to come back. The third time I took her in she got a btn ointment put on and was told to come back in in two weeks for a second application. Due to money at the time I wasn't able to take her in for the second application. It went away for a while then came back. This last time I took her in I was given an oral liquid I finished it. It didn't come back until about a month ago. I can't take her to the vet due to money and I don't have a ride. What can I over the counter I has spread from head to tail and I am afraid it will get to her stomach or worse? I believe it all started because the sister I was living with at the start of it all had had a beagle that had a very very bad yeast infection and the dog had infected the yard, the dog wasn't there when I lived there but had not to long before I did I believe. The vet has diagnosed my poor peace3 times each time differently. First ringworm then pustular acne then the last one was yeast not specified.

I have a persian kitten she have a skin deases I don't know but it also affect humans give rashes and my kitten all hair falls and not growing back what should i do?

My kitten (Persian) 3 months old is diagnosed with fungal infection in skin 17 days back and started treatment immediately, ivermectin injection and an oral tablet was given to Continue for 10 days. And a cream was also prescribed to apply on a daily basis. I have continuously done the same for 10 days and today being the 10th day the kitten again lost fur from a different place. What could be the reason for continuous hairloss despite providing the treatment?

Can I just bring in a stray cat to a vet's office? It's been living in my backyard and does not h ave a tail. It has an open wound with puss leaking. The spot where tail once was bleeds and then it dries up into scabs. Then it peels and bleeds again. Have seen it go through that for a couple of months now. Afraid to take it in because of bleeding

My 3 weeks kittens have a fungus infection (Ringworm) they had it from their mum as she get it when she was pregnant and All the Vets I took her too said they cannot do anything until she give bearth and now the kittens had this infection badly than their mum. I already took them to a vet and she said she cannot do anything until they are 6 weeks old and the infection become worst and worst by days and it is all over their bodies specially the eyes. What you recommend me to do? And is the Lime Sulfur dips effective and safe to use on them or not?

Is lamisil cream (Terbinafine HCl 1%) an enough medication for skin fungi in cats?
I found a small red batch on my cat's skin few day ago, and today it's a little bit larger and the cat is itching it all the time... I'm afraid it's going to make a wound.