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The back story: I previously posted about the fact that our new kitten, Luna, might have ringworm. I found sort of a crusty patch on her tail a few weeks ago. We've taken her to the vet (2 visits) and after the Wood's Lamp test, a microscopic analysis for bacterial infections and a fungal culture, she's been determined to be negative for ringworm. Or, at least a false negative. She just hasn't tested positive. She hasn't been scratching or biting that we've seen.
We've been treating her nose and tail daily with Conofite for two weeks and she's also had a chlorhexidine bath. Her previous owner gave her Program twice, but I know Program is rumored to be ineffective for ringworm. Her crate is kept very clean and is vacuumed/washed daily. The vet has suggested that we start her on Intraconzole regardless of the negatives on the chance that it's a false negative.
Our other two cats have started scratching themselves, but we anticipate that it's stress related to keeping everyone separated.
Anyway -- here are some photos taken with my close-up lens to illustrate her condition. Her nose seems to be spreading a bit -- the spot is darker than it was, but broader.
Any ideas?
We've been treating her nose and tail daily with Conofite for two weeks and she's also had a chlorhexidine bath. Her previous owner gave her Program twice, but I know Program is rumored to be ineffective for ringworm. Her crate is kept very clean and is vacuumed/washed daily. The vet has suggested that we start her on Intraconzole regardless of the negatives on the chance that it's a false negative.
Our other two cats have started scratching themselves, but we anticipate that it's stress related to keeping everyone separated.
Anyway -- here are some photos taken with my close-up lens to illustrate her condition. Her nose seems to be spreading a bit -- the spot is darker than it was, but broader.
Any ideas?