Is there anyone out there that has words of hope? I feel so hopeless!
I brought my kitten to the vet for innoculations. A few days later she had red bumps. I thought this might be from the ammoxicilin the vet presbribed for her sneezing. I thought maybe an allergic reaction. I called the vet and he said it was probably an allergic reaction and to use hydrocortison and neosporin on her then cover her with a sweater so she wouldn't lick. A few days later my husband had a ring around his arm. Then I had one. Then my daughter had one on her eye..................then my year old cat had one. Golly I lthought, LORD help me. I knew then that my kitten DID NOT have an allergic reaction. She had a contagious skin disease. I laid awake at night then researched on the internet. I thought the cat had given us cat scabies. I called the vet the next morning frantic and they got me in first thing. The doctor told me that our cats had ringworm. They bathed the cats in medicated shampoo and prescribed an $80 liquid medicine. I went home, vacumed all 4000 sq ft of my home, washed all blankets, sheets, etc in bleach, wiped down countertops, sprayed bleach solution on carpet after vacuming and lysoled all light switches and doorknobs. I feel like the few days that we thought our kitten had an allergic reaction the ring worm infected all of us. My one spot went to two, then three then four and my daughter now has three. My kitten is just literally covered in them. It's bad. I think that when I was using the neosporin that it spread the ring worm and made it WORSE! Also the vet administered an antiinflamatory and antibiotic when he thought it was an allergic reaction which may have also mad it worse. I feel so HELPLESS and HOPELESS. I am EXHAUSTED! My 6 year old daughter doesn't know not to touch things. Do I keep her out of school? I feel like a leper. I have covered my lesions in bandaids as well as my daughter and husband but I feel like more might appear. When I shower I am afraid to touch myself and wash. I feel EXHAUSTED to the point of collapse. Even though I spent a good 9 hours cleaning and disinfecting I still feel like my home is dirty and will never be the same again. I was already a germaphobic to begin with. I think it all stemmed from my husband bringing home ring worm from the gym. He used an ointment and it was gone and we never thought about it again until now! I had never had this before in my life and I feel like there will never be an end. Can anyone tell me that there is a light in the tunnel? Can anyone say that they have survived this? My husband keeps telling me to relax and chill out but it is impossible to do that with ringworm!
Anyone, PLEASE IF YOU HAVE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, I could really use them.
I brought my kitten to the vet for innoculations. A few days later she had red bumps. I thought this might be from the ammoxicilin the vet presbribed for her sneezing. I thought maybe an allergic reaction. I called the vet and he said it was probably an allergic reaction and to use hydrocortison and neosporin on her then cover her with a sweater so she wouldn't lick. A few days later my husband had a ring around his arm. Then I had one. Then my daughter had one on her eye..................then my year old cat had one. Golly I lthought, LORD help me. I knew then that my kitten DID NOT have an allergic reaction. She had a contagious skin disease. I laid awake at night then researched on the internet. I thought the cat had given us cat scabies. I called the vet the next morning frantic and they got me in first thing. The doctor told me that our cats had ringworm. They bathed the cats in medicated shampoo and prescribed an $80 liquid medicine. I went home, vacumed all 4000 sq ft of my home, washed all blankets, sheets, etc in bleach, wiped down countertops, sprayed bleach solution on carpet after vacuming and lysoled all light switches and doorknobs. I feel like the few days that we thought our kitten had an allergic reaction the ring worm infected all of us. My one spot went to two, then three then four and my daughter now has three. My kitten is just literally covered in them. It's bad. I think that when I was using the neosporin that it spread the ring worm and made it WORSE! Also the vet administered an antiinflamatory and antibiotic when he thought it was an allergic reaction which may have also mad it worse. I feel so HELPLESS and HOPELESS. I am EXHAUSTED! My 6 year old daughter doesn't know not to touch things. Do I keep her out of school? I feel like a leper. I have covered my lesions in bandaids as well as my daughter and husband but I feel like more might appear. When I shower I am afraid to touch myself and wash. I feel EXHAUSTED to the point of collapse. Even though I spent a good 9 hours cleaning and disinfecting I still feel like my home is dirty and will never be the same again. I was already a germaphobic to begin with. I think it all stemmed from my husband bringing home ring worm from the gym. He used an ointment and it was gone and we never thought about it again until now! I had never had this before in my life and I feel like there will never be an end. Can anyone tell me that there is a light in the tunnel? Can anyone say that they have survived this? My husband keeps telling me to relax and chill out but it is impossible to do that with ringworm!
Anyone, PLEASE IF YOU HAVE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, I could really use them.
