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Today the ringworm was confirmed in Kitten 1 by the previous culture. Her bald spot hasn't increased for several days but isn't getting smaller yet. We have seen no spreading to other parts of her body. We are treating her orally and topically.
Kitten #2 is still ringworm free as are we and our dog. Yay!
I will keep updating this thread about our foster kitten's story of ringworm for people who are as unfamiliar as I am with ringworm and how it resolves.
PS. Mites and eye infection resolved.
Last edited by texan2yankee; 10-15-2010 at 07:16 PM..
Thank you, Jill and chasey. We are happy none of us caught the ringworm and Lucy, Kitten 1, isn't getting worse. I hope our luck continues. Our two little girls are such sweet kittens, amazing really.
Now both kittens have a respiratory infection, which I assume Lucy brought from the shelter and now has infected the other kitten, and the diarrhea is back for both kitties, so I am restarting anti-diarrhea med and clavamox per the vet orders.
The ringworm is still not improving but doesn't seem to be worsening. I wonder if Lucy's immune system is still very weak to fight it. LG, the other kitty, is still ringworm free.
People who complain about rescue fees have no idea how expensive many of these animals are to rehabilitate. They just see a beauiful healthy, sweet animal who needs a forever home after they are better. Only a handful of the animals we have fostered haven't needed hospitalization, medications or surgery (not including spay/neuter surgery) to restore their health. The high kill shelter is a petri dish. The exposure to illness combined with the stress of being in the shelter really takes its toll on them. This little kitty, Lucy, has had more illnesses than any one of my other fosters, but she is not even close to being the most costly to treat.
Last edited by texan2yankee; 10-18-2010 at 06:47 AM..
The hair is starting to grow back on Lucy's ringworm bald spot! It has been about 2 1/2 weeks since we started the treatments. The curious thing is there are raised bumps around the previously completely bald area, could be from her scratching, but no additional areas of hair loss are present. We are still treating her with oral and topical meds along with anti-diarrhea and URI meds. She is such an unusual, beautiful calico. I wish I knew how to post pictures on here.
LG, our other foster, is going to an adoption event this weekend. She may find a home. Whoever adopts her will be lucky. Keep your fingers crossed for this adorable, loving little girl.
Thank you flkingfan. Our little animal family brings us lots of joy! I wish I could have figured out how to attach the pictures to my post. Even with Jill's wonderful instructions I only got so far with understanding them. My computer skills are less than a 5th grader. Scratch that, only marginally better than a 99 year old's skills, LOL.
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