Ring worm sucks!!!!

WELL DANGIT

Who has had ring worm and just can't get rid of it??
I'm irritated as all get out right now. I just got a new cat we adopted. First night home I noticed a spot just behind his ear, and I said to Chris "sonofa... that's probably ring worm right there. *sigh*"

Well a few days later, Chris Txt's me a picture of a neat little red circle on his fore arm. Not only was it on his fore arm, but on his bicep, and 3 more little circles on his upper back/neck.

I thought I was lucky and started to treat the cat and chris for ring worm. About a week later, I got 2 spots under my chin and on my neck.

We started to clear up, the cat was at the Vets and she said he looked good (under wood's lamp) and said to just keep on putting ointment on it.


That was almost 4 weeks ago. We're going back today and so far I am battling my 4th round of outbreaks.

So far it's been:

Neck (2 spots)
Back of thigh (1 spot)
Palm (1 spot, blistered, infected, now back to normal)
Back of hand (a tiny little dot just started this weekend)

Chris is slowly getting over his, but he now has some in between his middle and ring finger... and found some this morning on his palm.

When the heck is this going to end?!?!? The cat is quarantined in the kitchen, I sanitized all of the laundry and cleaned the heck out of our bedroom and living room. I don't know what else to do, and I have no clue if cats ever actually clear up of ringworm or if they remain in a carrier state.

I'm this close to going to the Doctor for some prescription anti-fungal pills, but that won't do me much good if the cat is a carrier......


ok, end rant

:edit: NOT to mention, it makes dealing with rats that much more difficult, to little at all!

There are a bunch of antifungal creams out there that should help OTC.

My girlfriend and I got ringworm in a very similar situation. Nothing worked, and I mean

NOTHING!!!!!!!!!

even the doctor proscribed econozol creme did nothing.

I read online about bleaching out your ring worm. I was interested.

got a cotton swab dipped it in bleach two times a day

Within a week, all were gone.

No lies!

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

There are a bunch of antifungal creams out there that should help OTC.

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Oh yea, gone through at least 2 tubes of Lotrimin so far. Just picked up another one today.... *sighcry*

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

My girlfriend and I got ringworm in a very similar situation. Nothing worked, and I mean

NOTHING!!!!!!!!!

even the doctor proscribed econozol creme did nothing.

I read online about bleaching out your ring worm. I was interested.

got a cotton swab dipped it in bleach two times a day

Within a week, all were gone.

No lies!

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Well, your body will naturally get rid of the ringworm after a period of 4 months or something like that. It doesn't stick around forever... although this seems like forever!!! :mad:

I know, I was just shocked at how fast the bleach worked.

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I know, I was just shocked at how fast the bleach worked.

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I thought about just burning it out with a torch haha

Lemme consult with my father and see if there is anything better out there, Connie. Gimme a couple of minutes.

Miconazole Cream

Its OTC

and Lamasil should also work.

Man, I was just looking at that (neosporin brand I think?) thinking maybe I should switch brands. I decided to stick with the clotrimazole. Doh.

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Miconazole Cream

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hahaha that stuff made my skin soo irritated but did not get rid of the ringworm.

But i think everyones different, what may work for one, might not work for the other.

Well, thats what the Doctor says... :)

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Well, thats what the Doctor says... :)

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Your a doll! ;) (and so is your father lol, if he wants to be a doll) :D

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Well, thats what the Doctor says... :)

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LOL, not trying to disrespect....jeez

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LOL, not trying to disrespect....jeez

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LOL!!!

I actually typed that before you posted your answer. It was for Connie's post, not at all to you.

Absolutely I agree with you and your analysis of each persons health. That is why there are still so many mysteries of medicine!!!

I have used bleach and chlorhexidine. Both work VERY well and get rid of it quickly. The OTC antifungals generally don't do a darn thing and it will linger for.. freaking.. ever.

haha, ringworm sucks! and the name makes it even worse.

i was given some sample tubes of some cream and it went away in about a month. but i just had one spot on my arm... was a few years ago.

I got ringworm once when I was a kid. The doctor had us put iodine on it and although I don't remember how long it took to go away, I'm pretty sure it didn't spread to any new places.

When my dog got it, I tried the creams but they didnt work so I took her to the vet. The gave her ORAL clotrimazole along with the OTC cream. Get rid of it from the outside in. There are a few other oral antifungals available also. If you do go this route, I'd definitely suggest getting a prescription from the vet to take to your pharmacy. I paid $70 for my dog's pills through the vet's office only to get to work (at a pharmacy) and find out that I could've gotten it for at least half that!

But the pills really did help it to clear up a lot faster! Hope this helps!

EDIT: The pills taste like crap so I had to rotate between hiding them in peanut butter, bread, or vienna sausages. She's catch on to one trick so I'd have to switch it up a lil bit. She's too smart for her own good!

I've had it a bunch, being a jiu-jitsu practitioner and rolling with sweaty dudes (and girls). Most people I know have had good success with the generic creams applied regularly (I use it at 2x the recommended frequency). You have to keep applying it long after the visual signs are gone. Beyond that there are prescription drugs I believe.

JonV

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When my dog got it, I tried the creams but they didnt work so I took her to the vet. The gave her ORAL clotrimazole along with the OTC cream. Get rid of it from the outside in. There are a few other oral antifungals available also. If you do go this route, I'd definitely suggest getting a prescription from the vet to take to your pharmacy. I paid $70 for my dog's pills through the vet's office only to get to work (at a pharmacy) and find out that I could've gotten it for at least half that!

But the pills really did help it to clear up a lot faster! Hope this helps!

EDIT: The pills taste like crap so I had to rotate between hiding them in peanut butter, bread, or vienna sausages. She's catch on to one trick so I'd have to switch it up a lil bit. She's too smart for her own good!

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Well, we had our vet check up last night, and most everything is going well. Our cat no longer has coccidia, got his final FIV shot, but he still has a partially bald spot on his ear.

She said that it may not have glowed fluorescent under the wood's lamp because of the type of fungus it is. She didn't feel like it was out of control, but gave us a shampoo and wipes to treat the cat with and gave us strict orders to clean the :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: out of everything in the house.

Unfortunately, everything I have read about the prescription meds for cats is that they can have some really adverse reactions and a lot of the time they don't get rid of the fungus.

We will see, I'm pretty certain that it's just me and chris tossing it back and forth. He's going to the doctor tonight to get a prescription for some oral meds for us. Hopefully this will be the end of it!!

Aw crap; sorry that you have to deal with that. My best friend had it years ago, and she was miserable :( If it makes you feel any better (this is embarassing) I am plagued with athlete's foot. Not sure if it is similar.. it is just between two of my toes. I treat it, it goes, then it returns. Husband has none. Sigh.. sorry for the fungal sufferings. :(

I believe athlete's foot is different (but I'm no doctor), at least in the symptoms, athlete's foot is uber-itchy. My ringworm never itched, however, although I have been told some people get itchyness.

BOOM! Tough-Actin' Tinactin.

JonV

Yes. Ring worm and athletes foot and jock itch are all the same things. There are different names for where on the body ring worm is found, and I believe there is a difference in how they are passed from area to area. I believe ring worm of the body. Tinea corpus, cannot be passed to the scalp or nails or feet. I also think that athletes foot cannot be passed to the body. The type of fungus can be different... I'm not a doctor either :P

http://www.medicinenet.com/ringworm/article.htm

Now, this could be all horribly wrong, but I think I remember reading about it when I was trying to figure out what the heck I had the first time I ever got ring worm (last summer).

A reason your athletes foot may come back is because your wearing the same shoes where the spores are. Those spores are incredibly hardy, and reinfection can very well continue.

Have you considered anti-fungal pills? They are said to work within 2 weeks, and do have some residual effect.

I don't know, that's just all what I read online. My ring worm only really drove me nuts when it was on my palm, that's why it busted open, pussed up and got infected. Because I don't care if it's going to get infected... it itches dammit.

So far, we gave our cat a shampooing. The main ingredients are Miconazole and chlorhexidine gluconate, then she gave us Pledget wipes (chlorhexidine gluconate) to use on him twice a day.

She told me to clean anything I have ever touched and to sterilize all of our laundry. (Lucky for me I have a Miele washer, which I have burned myself on) Cat was pretty good with the scrub, we put him in the snake room to dry lol. Wet cats are funny. :D

Okay, sorry for the long winded post, but this is a huge deal in my life right now LOL.

amputation worked for me.... (just kidding) Lotrimin cream worked pretty well. :gj:

Oh Connie! :oops:

So sorry to hear that you got branded.... :P Ok, not funny!

My friend at a horse stable had it... and she used Blue Star Ointment... no clue if it works or not :confused:

It'll pass sweetie.... *Make sure you get pics* :8: Just funnin'!

Sounds interesting! I am glad that right now, I am symptom-free. I actually got a new pair of sneakers (heck, it was a good excuse to do so..) and I got all new socks. I have been using the Lotrimin powder spray, and it works great. Now I have also tossed out my old sneakers.. so I am starting anew.. The sneakers that i got "breathe" better I think; they have no leather or pleather. Just a mesh-type fabric with a rubbery frame.
Feet are gross :(

LamisilAT I had ringworm under my chin from my cat playing in the dirt. It took about a week to go away, itches like crazy! But that's what I used and it cleared it right up.

***umm this message is old, forgive me I'm a dork! ***

Well since it was resurected, I am going to suggest to go to your local feed store and buy anti fungal stuff!! :D

Haha! This thread isn't that old! Well, I suppose I can update.

Both Chris the cat and I had ringworm after the last post. Mine cleared up pretty quickly, but Chris got some on the palms of his hands, in between the fingers and started to spread onto the fingers themselves. He started using the cats medication wipes, since the cat only needed a few more days of treatment. Then he kept on using the Lotrimin.

Well, both the cat and I were clear of ringworm, but Chris still had to mess with it for weeks with the lotrimin and wipes. Finally it cleared up.

Well, starting 2 weeks ago, Chris's ringworm came back on his palm, right where he had it before. He didn't continue to treat it after it was "clear" so it flared up again. He's currently dealing with it, but this time he's using bleach soaks and lotrimin. It seems to be working really well, but he needs to do it for a month after it's cleared in my opinion.

I figure for as much as we've spent in cream, he could have just gone to the doctor and gotten anti-fungal pills. :/

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I figure for as much as we've spent in cream, he could have just gone to the doctor and gotten anti-fungal pills. :/

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Yea but they're not good for your liver, you made the right move choosing cream :gj:

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Yea but they're not good for your liver, you made the right move choosing cream :gj:

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Luckily I appear to be safe from the ringworm. Chris has just been handed some tough luck. He must taste good to ringworm. :P

I had ringworm when I was 5 on my chin; been safe ever since :)

My kids got it years ago from an 2 adopted cats their grandpa brought home. This was years ago so maybe things have changed but the vet dipped the cats in this horrid smelling medication and that took care of the cats immediately.

For the girls it took a little longer. One thing that I use and think it rules for a number of things is Tea Tree Oil. Here is a website but I'm sure there are plenty of others.

http://www.teatreeoiluses.com/tea-tr...es-human-2.htm

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My kids got it years ago from an 2 adopted cats their grandpa brought home. This was years ago so maybe things have changed but the vet dipped the cats in this horrid smelling medication and that took care of the cats immediately.

For the girls it took a little longer. One thing that I use and think it rules for a number of things is Tea Tree Oil. Here is a website but I'm sure there are plenty of others.

http://www.teatreeoiluses.com/tea-tr...es-human-2.htm

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Yea, it's lime sulfide dip or something like that. The vet used a UV lamp and didn't see any active fungus, so she told us to use the cream and wipes. It did clear up pretty quick on the cat!

Just we had to sterilize everything we touched, I washed everything on super hot...

I thought about using tea tree oil, but I'm pretty sure I'd have to go to a health store, and it's just out of my way across into another city. :)

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I thought about using tea tree oil, but I'm pretty sure I'd have to go to a health store, and it's just out of my way across into another city. :)

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Try your local drug store . . . you might have to ask where it is because it's in such a tiny bottle but they will have it. I've even found it at the beauty supply store.

Another thought Colloidal Silver. Yes this is the stuff that turns you blue but you'd have to drink gallons of it. I use it every day just to keep the doctor away (21 drops). This would be a little more difficult to find but the health store will have it or you can order it online.

Here is another link:

http://www.colloidal-silver.com/fungal.htm