NO. People ask whether they can cuddle their cat if their cat has ringworm. Through personal experience, I would strongly suggest that you do not cuddle your cat if they have ringworm. This is because it is a highly contagious fungal infection which is likely to be transmitted to you as it is zoonotic meaning …
I have labelled this infographic ‘ringworm notes’ as it is a very compact note form image containing essential information about ringworm in cats which can and does infect humans, specifically the cat’s caregiver. I can remember a story in the news media (see link below) when a shelter director euthanised 14 cats to deal with …
There is a distinct process, which causes the ringworm symptoms that we see on cats and ourselves. It starts with the presence of one of three species of parasitic fungi: Microsporum canis (the most common), Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum gypseum. These are dermatophytes – ‘pathogenic fungi that grow on skin, mucous membranes, hair, nails, feathers, …
The process that causes ringworm in cats (and why symptoms are circular) Read More »
Here are some pictures of domestic cats with ringworm. I am fortunate to be able to refer to a recently written article by Elisa, a colleague of mine, who wanted to spread the word about a beautiful rescue boy whose name is Chauncey (a.k.a. Chance). He is at an upstate South Carolina shelter, FIV positive …
This is Chauncey (AKA Chance). This beautiful boy, through no fault of his own, has ended up at an Upstate South Carolina shelter and is looking for a very special home. Chauncey is FIV positive. At seven years old, Chauncey is a healthy FIV positive boy. He weighs 13 pounds and Samantha Gamble, director of …
Pickens County, SC: Beautiful FIV+ shelter cat needs an ‘only pet’ home Read More »
Ringworm (dermatophytosis) is spread by cats in direct contact with each other or with materials that have been contaminated with the skin debris of an infected cat or another animal or indeed a human. Ringworm is zoonotic, which means it can be transmitted between animals and humans. This does not only mean that animals can …
In order to understand how indoor cats get ringworm we need to refer to the life-cycle of this fungus. We are not talking about a worm but a plantlike growth that invades the hair and hair follicles. You probably know that already. This disease is transmitted by contact with ringworm spores. A ringworm spore may …
When you look at it, it is a rather distressing video. I don’t like to see it but it has to be done because the young cat that you see in the video is one of 85 cats who have been treated in this way because they suffer from a generalised ringworm infection having been …
Horrible: video of young cat submitting to a lime sulfur dip for ringworm Read More »
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) have taken 135 cats from the failed cat rescue organisation, Steel City Alley Cat Coalition (SCACC) in Pueblo, USA. I wrote about it and questioned the newspapers who slammed SCACC calling it cat abuse. That was an overreaction but HSPPR have discovered that almost all the …
Why it will cost $27,000 to treat cats with ringworm taken from failed cat rescue Read More »
NOTE: this is not an advertisement! I don’t get paid for this…I am just trying to help. IMPORTANT: EYES MUST BE PROTECTED FROM THE UV LIGHT and I am not a vet. I am just passing on information from personal experiences. Please read the postscript at the base of the article. Thanks. People ask how …
Ultraviolet light therapy cures human ringworm in 90 seconds Read More »
If you own a domestic cat you might get ringworm from him/her. It is highly contagious and zoonotic (cat to human). Shelter cats can get ringworm very easily. If you adopt a shelter cat with the disease it is likely that you will acquire it. Unless it is pronounced it is hard to see on …
A drug that is used to treat ringworm in cats can cause severe birth defects if used inappropriately. I have just picked this information up from a book1. I checked the internet to see if there is a prominent reference to it in search results and there is not. It needs to be flagged up …
Antifungal Griseofulvin Linked to Congenital Defects Read More »
I am sure that a very high percentage of shelter cats ready for adoption are clear of all health issues. However is it fair to say that a small percentage do have a health issue of some sort which has been missed by the shelter staff? Although, it must be said that shelter cats are …
Should you have your chosen shelter cat checked over by a veterinarian before adopting? Read More »
Aasha is a female Bengal tiger. She was a travelling circus tiger. When she was spotted with ringworm at the age of nine months she had the weight of a three-month-old cub at 30 pounds and most of her coat including all her head was badly affected by ringworm. The ringworm had taken all the …
The Worst Case of Feline Ringworm That You Will See and It Was on a Tiger Read More »
People ask this question on the internet. Ringworm is not that uncommon in domestic cats and it is very easily transmitted between cats and from cats to people. I’ll answer the question with reference to domestic cats. You probably know that ringworm is not a worm but a plantlike fungal growth. Typically the ring formation …
