Best oral meds for ringworm

texasrose

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We have one cat with ringworm (4 cats total).  Our vet prescribed Griseofulvin, but I quit after one dose as she was foaming at the mouth with it.  Any suggestions on an oral medication I can ask my vet to give us?
 

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Itraconzole is the most effective oral treatment from what I hear.
Also you can talk to your vet about topical treatment like miconazole.
 

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We have one cat with ringworm (4 cats total).  Our vet prescribed Griseofulvin, but I quit after one dose as she was foaming at the mouth with it.  Any suggestions on an oral medication I can ask my vet to give us?
Probably the reason she was foaming at the mouth was because the pill may be bitter.  Many pills are to cats, and one way to get around it is to put the pill in an empty gel cap before administering it.  Also, if you follow-up the pill with a little bit of water to wash it down, this always helps.
 
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I thought I'd update.  We got rid of the ringworm using colloidal silver spray on directly on the spots for 1 week.  Cleaned the room well and used Odoban on any surfaces that could not be washed.  Ringworm is gone, no other cats caught it.
 
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