Cat ringworm is a common skin disease in cats, and it is easily contagious and reoccurs. Therefore, when a cat is infected with cat ringworm, the owner must first pay enough attention and actively treat the cat. Do not delay to avoid aggravating the cat’s disease. The following is Here’s a summary of the treatment methods for cat ringworm.

1. Griseofulvin should be used with caution

Especially for kittens under one year old, because all oral fungicidal drugs are very harmful to the liver, they will cause liver dysfunction in cats in the future and leave the root cause of the disease. If the cat does not have large areas of cat ringworm all over the body, do not take griseofulvin or other fungicidal oral drugs easily. Even if the cat suffers from severe tinea felis all over the body, when taking griseofulvin, it should be mashed or ground into powder, mixed with cooking oil and fed, and it is best to feed it one day and one day at a time. Even so, It should not be taken for more than 2 weeks.

2. Be patient

The recovery of a cat after suffering from cat ringworm has a lot to do with the cat's own constitution. It turns out that cats with good physical condition have a short recovery period, while cats with poor physical condition have a long recovery time, and it may be very long (more than 2 months or more). But no matter what, treatment must persist and be patient. Never abandon your cat just because he has tinea felis, which causes extensive hair loss and makes him look ugly. Tinea feline is definitely not a fatal disease and fundamentally has little impact on the cat’s health, so you must be patient.

3. Nutritional supplement

After a cat suffers from tinea felis, in addition to topical drugs such as clotrimazole, it is very important to supplement nutrition and get more sun. During this period, the nutrition of cat food should be strengthened (for example, the French royal kitten cat food), and the cat should be given the animal vitamin supplement "Bamibao" (or children such as Children's Shancun, Xiao Shierkan) should be given to the cat. The vitamin pills used are crushed and mixed into canned cats. The effect is the same, one pill per day).

The supplementary medicine can be taken for a longer period of time, 3, 4 months or half a year. Even after the cat’s ringworm is cured, the cat can continue to be fed to enhance its physical fitness. Also let your cat get as much sun as possible.

4. Disinfect frequently

The environment at home should be disinfected frequently, especially the nests and mats where cats often sleep. Spray them with pet environment disinfectant diluted as required every day. The floors and furniture at home should be sprayed with diluted disinfectant every other day or two. Wiping can effectively prevent the spread of cat ringworm.

5. Timely discovery

The large area of ​​hair loss that has appeared on cats is of course a characteristic of severe cat ringworm. In addition to applying topical drugs such as clotrimazole to these areas,In addition, you must also pay attention to promptly detect new ringworm in other parts of the cat's body. The method is to apply medicine to the cat every day, follow the fur, and touch the cat's skin carefully from head to tail with both hands. If your hands touch hard small bumps or small protrusions, turn over the fur. Come and take a look, you can find a small piece of scab and a small amount of dandruff next to it, which is new cat ringworm. Don't forget to apply medicine to these areas. If these areas also develop into large-scale hair loss , treatment is even more difficult.

6. The earlier it is discovered, the easier the treatment will be

Cat ringworm develops very quickly on cats. Often, one area will heal and then grow another. Therefore, when applying the medicine, you should apply the medicine around the sick area to prevent it from spreading. It is also necessary to cut off all the hair. Also, letting him spend more time in the sun will be good for his skin. The medicine I am using now is an animal-specific tinea net that I bought from a pet hospital to treat ringworm in cats. The effect is not bad, but the treatment time is also very long. You have to be prepared for a long-term struggle.

There are many reasons why cats suffer from tinea felis. Generally, they have a lot to do with the environment and the cat’s constitution. A humid environment can easily cause cats to be infected with tinea felis, so let the cat get more sun for the treatment of tinea felis. There are great benefits.