My sister has recently come down with ringworm and I'm extremely worried about my rabbits as she defo got it from one of my cats. So I thought I'd speak to you lot about it as my rabbits have no contact with my cats but I touch them and then touch my rabbits. So im worried.

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if your cat has ring worm you should NOT be handling them without disposable gloves, you can easily pass ringworm on to them

the best treatment i know of for ring worm is actually daktarin (an athletes foot cream available over the counter from most chemists)

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Ring worm can be passed onto humans...you really need to be handling your cats with disposable protective gloves on. You should thoroughly wash your hands in hot water before and after handling your cat and again when handling your rabbit. If you haven't been using gloves for your cat untill now I would seriously consider using gloves to handle your rabbit from now on just encase you have contracted it and haven't noticed any symptoms yet.

If your cats are cuddly with each other chances are more than 1 has it. If you go to your vet they may be able to cover the affected area untill it has cleared.

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Adopted by:

Ginge - Abby guinea piggy
Bubbles - English crested piggy
Mackenzie - English crested piggy
Skit - Standard (but cute) piggy
Max - Ragdoll x cat
The Rainbow Fish
Rest in peace my lovely furfamily that are no longer with us.

They are all going to the vets this week ASAP, I've been hardly touching them since I found out, I'm surprised I haven't got it.

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I was gonna say the same with the Daktarin, worked wonders on a fungal infection on Luna the guinea.
As lil miss said, you need to be careful touching your cat, you could catch it from the cat yourself, not just pass it to the rabbits. Make sure you are washing your hands with soap and water and changing your clothes between animals.
I caught it off of a guinea pig where I worked, and its a bugger to get rid of, wish I had known about the Daktarin!!!

*Heidi*

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The problem is I have 5 cats so I'd be washing my hands 24/7 and going through millions of pairs of clothes.

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it needs to be done im afraid, ring worm is nasty and extremely contagious

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Yer I'm limiting my handling to just emergencies to prevent the spread.

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I would suggest that you try and find a place where you can keep the obviously infected cat away from the others until you know if all the others have it or not and then you can just wash your hands and maybe change your clothes after you have handled that cat. Also try to keep them inside if you can or all the neighbourhood cats could get it. It really is that contagious!

*Heidi*

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I keep telling my parents this, but as usual they think they know best when they don't!

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