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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Smudgey on December 06, 2010, 18:20:18 PM
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My husband has just been diagnosed with this although our cats do not have any signs of it
I'm just wondering if he could pass it on to them??
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A question for your doc I think......its very infectiuous and as cats can pass it on to humans I would guess maybe the other way too
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a quick google suggests there is only one type of ringworm, so can be caught from, and passed to, other people and animals
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Yep, ringworm is transferrable between cats/humans. Both my Mum and I caught it many years ago from a litter of kittens and their Mum that set up camp on our patio on holiday in Fuerteventura. Their ears looked a bit scabby but we didn't know what it was and continued to cuddle, stroke and feed them.
I had Tiggy and her brother back then and was soooo worried about passing it to them. My solution was to keep the lesions covered with a square of micropore at all times (not so easy for my Mum as she had one on her forehead :evillaugh:). Not let the cats in my bedroom as that's the time your flesh is exposed to the sheets/duvet and the spores are deposited, any other time it's hidden by clothing. The same for the bathroom as towels would also come into contact with it.
It's highly contagious and a booger to eradicate from cats so please tell your OH to be extra careful :hug:
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Ok thanks for the replies
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Its possible your husband may have caught it from your cats. Cats that are ringworm carriers don't necessarily show any signs themselves.
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Really Gillian my cats never go outside although we do have a cat that visits so i didn't think it would be from them also i have not got it and the cats spend more time with me than him
Got a vet visit in 2 weeks so i will enquire then
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I'm pretty sure ringworm shows up with a UV lamp. I know it is a pain to get rid of. When we visited CP HQ, they showed us the ringworm quarantine area. Designated staff had to dress in disposable boiler suits and walk through a disinfectant bath before entering or leaving. They said that pregnant strays that came in with it were there for 3 or 4 months. I remember one of the staff said it was really sad that kittens were 4 months old before they saw the outside of the room. I'm surprised there isn't a type of 'lamisil once' that can zap it.
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We used to use a wood lamps (UV).
Think it can take a while for any scrapings taken by the vet to be confirmed as ringworm (10 days +) but best to ask your vet.
I have seen the isolation ward down at CP. They are meticulous about it aren't they Mark. It can be highly contagious and transferable.
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Really Gillian my cats never go outside although we do have a cat that visits so i didn't think it would be from them also i have not got it and the cats spend more time with me than him
Got a vet visit in 2 weeks so i will enquire then
Not everyone is susceptible to ringworm, so one person might catch it and another not, even though both in contact with it - same with cats.