Feline ringworm is a skin disease caused by fungi. It usually causes hair loss, itching and other symptoms in cats. Although skin diseases are easy to treat, the treatment time is long and the disease is easy to relapse, so owners need to pay more attention to the cat’s feeding environment and diet. ​​​​​​

Symptoms of ringworm in cats

Ringworm can also be called ringworm and ringworm. Cats suffering from ringworm will have red marks that look like coins. Ringworm is a skin disease caused by fungal infection. Therefore, treatment is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and owners need to have enough patience to take care of sick cats.

After getting sick, the fungus will attack the hair follicles, causing the fur to break, die and fall off, leaving marks on the skin like those burned by cigarette butts. If exposed to ultraviolet light, a ring will appear. Most cats are infected by each other. It can also be transmitted to people. If the cat scratches the affected area frequently, it may cause the disease to spread.

Treatment of ringworm in cats

To treat ringworm in cats, you can generally take griseofulvin, 50 mg per kilogram of body weight, 2-3 times a day, for at least 3-4 weeks. Other external applications of clotrimazole ointment, compound benzoic acid ointment, sulfur ointment, 2% miconazole nitrate hydrophilic ointment and tinea purifier can be applied to the affected area.

During the treatment period, add 4 ml of vegetable oil to the cat’s food every day to promote the absorption of oral drugs. Local corticosteroid treatment can also be used. Because cat ringworm can be transmitted to humans, please pay attention to disinfection. Mimi owners should take oral multivitamins for prophylaxis.

However, it should be noted that griseofulvin should be used with caution, especially in kittens under one year old, because all fungicidal oral drugs are very harmful to the liver and will cause liver dysfunction in cats in the future. Get to the root of the disease.