My other in law fosters kittens and after some discussion we decided to potentially adopt one of her 8 week old charges. When she arrived for a weekend visit (we're a bit of drive away) as soon as we took the kitten out she pointed to a spot on his ear and said "uh-oh... that looks like ring worm". We took him to our vet the very next morning, keeping him quarantined in a large crate overnight, and he glowed green in several spots. She hadn't noticed it before, and had sent photos just a week earlier with no signs of the same spot, so it was very new (I know it can incubate for 1-2 weeks..). We sent the kitten back with her so that he and the litter can be treated in a sterile environment with oral and topical meds by the shelter she fosters for (they're in an isolation room together). My question is surrounding whether we continue with the adoption... my main concern being that my daughter has type 1 diabetes and while healthy does have a compromised immune system as a result. How likely is it that this kitten will be fully treated and not retract the ringworm a few weeks after we get him back (minimum 4 weeks is what we're being told)? I'm concerned :( He's the sweetest thing, but I can't seem to decide what the best call is for the family. While it's treatable, we have children and a dog that I'd rather not pass this along to if it's something that can easily return despite treatment. Any guidance would be so helpful, I'm struggling with this decision and want to make the best call for all of us.

I'm on day no.17 with an outbreak of ringworm on my wrist. Yes, I'm being treated. I have 2 eleven month old cats and one 21/2 mth baby kitten who show no signs of having ringworm. I spoke to the vet since I've been worried sick about them catching it and I still have no idea how I got it or if one of my cats may be a carrier. The baby kitten sleep with me and the others are in and out of my room. The vet says I shouldn't be too concerned unless they show signs of having it. In the mean time I have been obsessing, cleaning diligently and driving myself crazy. Is it possible that my cats can be infected?

My kitten is being treated for ringworm so far for a week she has scabby looking skin now above her eye were the ringworm is does this mean she is getting better is it ok for her to be around my 3 year old cat or do i need to isolate her

I have been giving my (shelter) kitten Itraconazole, using an anti fungal ointment, and bathing her with a mix of chlorhexidine shampoo and Nizoral, as suggested by my vet. The leasions are much smaller, but have become very flaky! Is this to be expected?

I recently adopted a cat and last night I noticed a spot on its foot that looked like a bite or something. Took him to the vet today and turns out it’s ringworm. I’ve never experienced this before so I’m freaking out. I gave the cat a bath with shampoo (which I’ll do every three days) from the vet and also gave him a pill (given every 12 hours for a week) from the vet as well. I cleaned everything with a bleach/water mix, vacuumed (I have carpet in my room), washed and dried all my bedding and his bed. I haven’t noticed anything on my skin (yet). Anyone have any advice? How long does this last? He usually sleeps on my bed at night so can he be on my bed or should I keep him off of it for now? How often do I need to rewash and disinfect everything?

I have a kitty that adopted us a her family, who was just diagnosed with ring worm. She has scaly ears, she's getting spots on the back of her head, and her paws are bothering her. We have cream to put on her, but when we try she runs and looks at me like I'm the devil coming after her soul. She will hide until she thinks it's safe. Any suggestions on applying the meds to my kitty without her being terrified of me after? She is also not going to the potty as much as she was before.

I adopted my Siamese kitten from a rescue agency at our local pet store. She was given all her shots and spayed at the time I picked her up. She also had a small patch of hair loss (the size of a dime) on the back of her neck and there was redness. The adoption agency said she had an allergic reaction to the topical flee medication and not to worry. Well 2 weeks after having her I noticed the spot getting larger so I took her into the vet. They diagnosed it as ringworm and prescribed 5ml of terbinafine 150mg/ml orally once a day and to apply tresaderm drops to the affected area twice a day. For two weeks I was struggling getting her to swallow the entire dose of the terbinafine and it seemed to be getting worse so we went back into the vet. They upped her terbinafine to 6ml’s and I’ve been doing that for about a week now. We went back into the vet and they gave her an antibiotic shot to help boost the recovery process. It will start to look like it’s healing then two days later comes back x2 and more patches seem to be appearing which she is getting do and scratching her skin off creating holes in her neck. It’s been a month now since we’ve started the medication and treatment from the vet but it’s spreading down the sides and back of her neck, I feel so bad for her and I’m doing everything the vet said to do Little success and now it’s quadrupled in size. Since we have already been to the vet three times in one month for this and the vet explained I may have to see a specialist/ dermatologist for her, is this normal of treating ringworm? Any advice is much appreciated!

I received both of my cats from the humanitarian society — the first kitten I got, named Kevin, was three months old and had no problems. He was perfectly healthy and happy. Around a month later, I brought in Gretchen, and the problem began. At first, I believed the patches of hair loss were mange, which upset me greatly. Upon visiting the vet, we discovered that it was ringworm, abd I was quite relieved. We were given a topical medicine to apply twice every seven days for a week, to take a break from for a week, and repeat twice more (or however long it took for the ringworm to clear up). I am now in a state of distress, because my youngest kitten, Kevin, does not seem to be improving. In fact, I have noticed quite a few more spots of hair loss and crusting (which is a yellow color). Two more on his tail, two more on his head, and one near his eye. Gretchen seems fine, but he’s worrying me. I’m very scared that he’s only getting worse, and to top that off, I’ve contracted ringworm as well. Is this normal? Do cats being treated show signs of their ringworm worsening before it gets better, or is his case urgent? We are only nine days into treatment, but it seems to be rapidly progressing.

Hello, I just got a kitten about 2 months old from a friend who did not take good care of it. After getting it I realised it has black spots on both her arms and above one eye. After taking her to the vet it was diagnosed with ringworm fungal infection. I was told to use the anti fungal shampoo 2 times a week, and then use iodine to clean and scrub the infected area and apply the anti fungal crème, it's been about a week now and I started to see what I could describe as skin flakes, but the kitten isn't getting any better I guess. Is his treatment right? What could I do to get her treated perfectly. PS: be very careful I got spots on my back because of the kitten. This is highly contagious.