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Originally Posted by dh.dti
If you have been treated for it yourself, & you cannot see visible signs of it on the cats, maybe you should go get a second opinion...  |
That's what I'm thinking, but it seems they will not do a test without an initial consulatation either, which will obviously also cost alot.
I rang the cats protection agency and the RSPCA and both were unable to offer advice which is useful. Personallly I want to give the flat (and cats) a bloody good clean, and then see how it goes, but my gf is being akward and insisting i do the full on treatment (bar the shaving as we both think that that's totally uncesseccary and cruel.)
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Originally Posted by Saynamore
You may not be so bad with only having two cats, and you could get away with spraying your carpets etc. with a product such as Virkon.
Grisofulvin tablets and fungicidal shampoo are the standard way of getting rid of ringworm as it has to be fought from both the inside and outside of the cat. It is not always easily noticeably as when mine was found at the show it just looked like a bit of dandruff or as I at first thought, dried in talc from the cat's bath.
If your cats have been tested and it has been confirmed, I dont think you have any option but to treat as it will keep recurring and can also spread quite rapidly. I may shop around as £50 just for the shampoo does seem harsh, are you sure this did not include the testing. As I seem to remember the testing costing about 35 quid per cat. You can buy SporalD online for about £12.00 but the tablets do have to come from your vets. They can not be given to pregnant cats and they can be dangerous if the correct dosage is not given.
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Yer I already paid £80 odd quid for testing! The £50 is for some kind of liquid, and shampoo is £19 per bottle.
Is virkon something I can buy myself (no prescription).
I suppose if i find out what they 'need' then find out which of it i can buy for a fair price, and then i only need to get ripped off on the prescriton things.