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Hi everyone.
My poor little rescue's saga continues. Now that his wound has finally healed after five weeks, he's developed a ringworm sore.
I've been to two vets and consulted with a third via phone.
1st vet did sort of basic UV lamp and said some spores are there but only on the edges, she suggested a chlorhexidine foam for kind of sponging and massaging to get the crust off. (Thursday)
I wasn't convinced on just chlorhexidine, but then his appetite almost disappeared, he doesn't want to play and just seems out of sorts. So I was worried and took him to a clinic. (Saturday). They did a culture, woods lamp, temp, all that. They prescribed a topical treatment but it's out of stock everywhere so we had to get miconazole cream for humans. He also get an immune system booster med, Ribes for itching and skin health and some vitamins.
I've done (probably too much research) and got myself freaked out. Just after wound care is done, there's this, and I'm exhausted from washing, cleaning, worrying about him, about it spreading to my resident cat, and in general the open lesion.
I could handle the near fatal wound and subsequent care much better. I have severe anxiety about health and germs, and all I've read is how insidious these spores are and I'm losing sleep. I'm also constantly worrying the treatment and asking myself if an oral treatment or more aggresive topical than a cream for humans wouldn't be more effective. The vet said she wants to try topical and reinforcing immune system first, as he's also had antibiotics recently for the wound and infection.
I'm at a loss right now, I love this little guy to bits but I am so grossed out by it and so panicked about coming into contact with the spores.
My body is telling me there is no way I can keep up the deep cleaning daily like a madwoman, and he's been in a cone for over five weeks now. He won't play, eats much less, I'm just worried about it all and it's torturing me.
Is there anyone who's had experience with a small lesion that seems localized in just one spot, maybe due to antibiotics too, that has an experience of "it wasn't that bad and we got it under control easily" to share?
My ocd is over the roof and I'm unable to think about anything else than invisible spores everywhere. Plus not eating much(he's a literal food crazy little cat and will devour whatever usually). He's been isolated for five weeks already because of resident cat and him still having a cone.
I was thinking of asking for a systemic antifungal to be added but doc was reluctant as it's small and he's been through so many meds with the infected wound.
Googling and reading here have of course just made it worse . If anyone could tell me look, it's not actually that bad and it'll clean up soon... That would be fantastic.
I have 30 euro to my name now with all the bills from the last month of his surgery, vet care, meds, so I don't know what I could even realistically do right now as I'll have to wait for Monday to ask for an advance from my employer.
It just feels never ending, vastly different instructions from vets, the eating and playing issue, and invisible pathogens which is the biggest trigger of anxiety and some times panic attacks even for me.
Can anyone tell me looks it's one contained lesion only? The more I read the more paranoid I get and it's taking an incredible roll on my mental health.
My poor little rescue's saga continues. Now that his wound has finally healed after five weeks, he's developed a ringworm sore.
I've been to two vets and consulted with a third via phone.
1st vet did sort of basic UV lamp and said some spores are there but only on the edges, she suggested a chlorhexidine foam for kind of sponging and massaging to get the crust off. (Thursday)
I wasn't convinced on just chlorhexidine, but then his appetite almost disappeared, he doesn't want to play and just seems out of sorts. So I was worried and took him to a clinic. (Saturday). They did a culture, woods lamp, temp, all that. They prescribed a topical treatment but it's out of stock everywhere so we had to get miconazole cream for humans. He also get an immune system booster med, Ribes for itching and skin health and some vitamins.
I've done (probably too much research) and got myself freaked out. Just after wound care is done, there's this, and I'm exhausted from washing, cleaning, worrying about him, about it spreading to my resident cat, and in general the open lesion.
I could handle the near fatal wound and subsequent care much better. I have severe anxiety about health and germs, and all I've read is how insidious these spores are and I'm losing sleep. I'm also constantly worrying the treatment and asking myself if an oral treatment or more aggresive topical than a cream for humans wouldn't be more effective. The vet said she wants to try topical and reinforcing immune system first, as he's also had antibiotics recently for the wound and infection.
I'm at a loss right now, I love this little guy to bits but I am so grossed out by it and so panicked about coming into contact with the spores.
My body is telling me there is no way I can keep up the deep cleaning daily like a madwoman, and he's been in a cone for over five weeks now. He won't play, eats much less, I'm just worried about it all and it's torturing me.
Is there anyone who's had experience with a small lesion that seems localized in just one spot, maybe due to antibiotics too, that has an experience of "it wasn't that bad and we got it under control easily" to share?
My ocd is over the roof and I'm unable to think about anything else than invisible spores everywhere. Plus not eating much(he's a literal food crazy little cat and will devour whatever usually). He's been isolated for five weeks already because of resident cat and him still having a cone.
I was thinking of asking for a systemic antifungal to be added but doc was reluctant as it's small and he's been through so many meds with the infected wound.
Googling and reading here have of course just made it worse . If anyone could tell me look, it's not actually that bad and it'll clean up soon... That would be fantastic.
I have 30 euro to my name now with all the bills from the last month of his surgery, vet care, meds, so I don't know what I could even realistically do right now as I'll have to wait for Monday to ask for an advance from my employer.
It just feels never ending, vastly different instructions from vets, the eating and playing issue, and invisible pathogens which is the biggest trigger of anxiety and some times panic attacks even for me.
Can anyone tell me looks it's one contained lesion only? The more I read the more paranoid I get and it's taking an incredible roll on my mental health.
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