A 10 Second Cure For Ringworm? Ringworm, a fungus which attacks the skin of cats is the scourge of cat breeders. Although it is not life threatening, and will disappear of its own accord in a few months it is devastating if you are trying to manage a cattery. The fungus manifests itself as skin lesions (roundish spots) which lose all the hair in about 2 weeks. On Siamese when the new hair comes in it will be darker, leaving spots in the fur which take 6 months to a year to disappear, thus ruining the show potential of the cat. The fungus mostly attacks kittens. All present treatments require that the animal be isolated for the course of the treatment which is 3 to 6 weeks.
In standard treatments, the fluorescence will remain for 2-3 weeks into the treatment before it fades. Standard treatments are shots, Nolvasan baths, topical treatments with Lotrimin and other fungicides and internally with the very expensive fulvicin. Any spot present for more than 1-2 weeks will lose all hair. New spots come out for at least 2 weeks after treatment starts.
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