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I've started one other thread here about my kitten (Scout) who ended up getting her eye removed, and we're finally over that, and she's getting to be around the other cats and have free roam of the house like a normal cat, and I felt like the storm was over... And then BAM my other cat's asthma is flaring and now my 1-yr-old cat (Luna) has ringworm. It's always something....
So I noticed Luna losing hair between both eyes and ears. I treated it at home with some sulfur cream (nustock). I was trying to give the vet a break from us cause it feels like we were there constantly with Scout. The spots got better and grew new hair, and then they got worse and turned pink. I shined a black light on her and the little hair shafts lit up green. So we went to the vet. Her light was stronger and showed green spots in her ears also where they were inflamed looking. So we went home with a bottle of itraconazole and instructions to do a pulse treatment (week on, week off) for 3 rounds. She told me to get some otc antifungal cream and follow the directions for the lesions.
The more I read, the more I thought I should proceed with lime sulfur dips as well and also some miconahex shampoo.
She is quarantined in my son's bathroom, and she is so miserable. She cries constantly and seems depressed when I go in to medicate her. She is my cuddliest cat and helps me so much with anxiety and panic attacks by laying on my chest purring, so I'm worried about what this will do to her personality. She is my one cat who had never had a vet visit other than shots and spay.
So the source of this is a little complicated. I was the first to show a spot on my arm that started as a scab and turned into a beautiful little circle afterwards. And with Luna being so cuddly she probably got it from me. But where did I get it? The vet said there can be asymptomatic carriers, but she said with Scout being so young and immunocompromised it would've definitely showed up on her. So I have this kitten that showed up in the woods with both eyes shut. We fed her from afar and her eyes opened but looked off, so we thought she was blind. When she got tame enough we took her in for shots and worming. Anyway, long story short, her eyes are fine now, and she now comes up to my door asking for food every day, gets under the hood of my vehicle, etc. I've brought her in to bathe her twice I think, but none of the other cats got near her. So the vet thinks that maybe I got it from her even though she has no symptoms. From what I've read she could've been carrying spores around in her hair that hasn't penetrated her skin to cause lesions.
Fast fwd to now... I have some questions about treatment protocols.
-Can I bathe Luna in miconahex, let it sit 10 min, and then also dip her in the lime sulfur? Should I alternate days?
-Her spots are on the skin right on her eyes. How do I treat that without hurting her eyes? They look so red and puffy. And I told my husband her eyes "look dead" like she's just miserable.
-Should I dip or shampoo Marina and Scout?
-Will Marina's asthma be flared by these chemicals?
-Will Scout be okay with it just being a few weeks post-enucleation?
I know these are probably vet questions, and I'll call them tomorrow, but I'm going to bathe Luna in something today. I just don't know which one or both, and I don't know how to get her eyes.
Sorry for the long-winded post, but this is just overwhelming, and Marina had sarcoptic mange when I first got her, so she had quarantine time and medicated baths and weekly shots. But she was my only cat at the time, and those little mites don't live as long as this fungus in the environment. So at first I was like "thank God this isn't the mange at least", but now I'm rethinking that statement.
Again, sorry for the long post. There are just a lot of factors at play, and I want to explain everything the best I can. Thanks for any help.
Pics 1 & 2 are Luna before this sh**storm. Pic 3 is Noelle (the possible rw host) under the hood of my vehicle. And, yes, I check the hood every.single.time I leave the house.
So I noticed Luna losing hair between both eyes and ears. I treated it at home with some sulfur cream (nustock). I was trying to give the vet a break from us cause it feels like we were there constantly with Scout. The spots got better and grew new hair, and then they got worse and turned pink. I shined a black light on her and the little hair shafts lit up green. So we went to the vet. Her light was stronger and showed green spots in her ears also where they were inflamed looking. So we went home with a bottle of itraconazole and instructions to do a pulse treatment (week on, week off) for 3 rounds. She told me to get some otc antifungal cream and follow the directions for the lesions.
The more I read, the more I thought I should proceed with lime sulfur dips as well and also some miconahex shampoo.
She is quarantined in my son's bathroom, and she is so miserable. She cries constantly and seems depressed when I go in to medicate her. She is my cuddliest cat and helps me so much with anxiety and panic attacks by laying on my chest purring, so I'm worried about what this will do to her personality. She is my one cat who had never had a vet visit other than shots and spay.
So the source of this is a little complicated. I was the first to show a spot on my arm that started as a scab and turned into a beautiful little circle afterwards. And with Luna being so cuddly she probably got it from me. But where did I get it? The vet said there can be asymptomatic carriers, but she said with Scout being so young and immunocompromised it would've definitely showed up on her. So I have this kitten that showed up in the woods with both eyes shut. We fed her from afar and her eyes opened but looked off, so we thought she was blind. When she got tame enough we took her in for shots and worming. Anyway, long story short, her eyes are fine now, and she now comes up to my door asking for food every day, gets under the hood of my vehicle, etc. I've brought her in to bathe her twice I think, but none of the other cats got near her. So the vet thinks that maybe I got it from her even though she has no symptoms. From what I've read she could've been carrying spores around in her hair that hasn't penetrated her skin to cause lesions.
Fast fwd to now... I have some questions about treatment protocols.
-Can I bathe Luna in miconahex, let it sit 10 min, and then also dip her in the lime sulfur? Should I alternate days?
-Her spots are on the skin right on her eyes. How do I treat that without hurting her eyes? They look so red and puffy. And I told my husband her eyes "look dead" like she's just miserable.
-Should I dip or shampoo Marina and Scout?
-Will Marina's asthma be flared by these chemicals?
-Will Scout be okay with it just being a few weeks post-enucleation?
I know these are probably vet questions, and I'll call them tomorrow, but I'm going to bathe Luna in something today. I just don't know which one or both, and I don't know how to get her eyes.
Sorry for the long-winded post, but this is just overwhelming, and Marina had sarcoptic mange when I first got her, so she had quarantine time and medicated baths and weekly shots. But she was my only cat at the time, and those little mites don't live as long as this fungus in the environment. So at first I was like "thank God this isn't the mange at least", but now I'm rethinking that statement.
Again, sorry for the long post. There are just a lot of factors at play, and I want to explain everything the best I can. Thanks for any help.
Pics 1 & 2 are Luna before this sh**storm. Pic 3 is Noelle (the possible rw host) under the hood of my vehicle. And, yes, I check the hood every.single.time I leave the house.