How to treat ringworm in a three-month-old kitten? Can ringworm be transmitted to humans?

Nowadays, many people like to keep cats and dogs as pets. It has to be said that having such pets at home can make single life very interesting. For example, cats are very clingy when they are clingy, and it is easy to get addicted to petting them. If it is a kitten, you must pay attention to the care method, otherwise it is easy to get ringworm. What should I do if my cat has ringworm?

How to treat ringworm in a three-month-old kitten

The chance of young cats developing ringworm is quite high. Ringworm is a skin disease caused by some microsporum fungi, which mainly infects cats. Patients will experience local skin hair loss and severe itching. It is usually examined with a Wood's lamp. If not treated in time, it may cause systemic infection in cats!

Fungi are quite common in cats, but cats with normal immunity will not get sick. However, young cats or old cats with low immunity are very likely to get the disease and develop "ringworm".

It is recommended that the kittens do not use medication for treatment. It is recommended that the kittens be exposed to the sun and have more nutrition to enhance their resistance, so as to achieve the purpose of resisting ringworm. This treatment method is for milder ringworm. If the kittens use medication directly, it may be toxic! If the case is more serious, it is recommended to use medication!

For drug treatment, generally a combination of drugs (fungal spray) + oral administration (itraconazole) + medicated bath (medicated shampoo) + nutrition (delicious food, such as nutritional paste, etc.) is used. During the treatment, be careful not to let the cat lick the affected area to avoid infection of the whole body, and also avoid the cat scratching the affected area!

Can ringworm be transmitted to humans?

Ringworm can be contagious to humans, especially children and girls.

The main characteristics of ringworm in cats are "long treatment cycle and easy to transmit to humans". Therefore, cat owners who often have close contact with cats must pay attention to the prevention and treatment of ringworm in cats. Not only can cats infect humans, but human ringworm can also be transmitted to animals, so it is called a "severe skin disease"!

What is cat ringworm

Ringworm is a highly contagious skin disease that many cats are easily infected with. The pathogens are usually caused by some Microsporum fungi. Generally speaking, kittens are more likely to be infected with ringworm than adult cats, because once the resistance of kittens decreases, ringworm will find them!

Cats living in a humid, high-temperature environment are prone to ringworm, which is very easy to spread. During the illness, cats can take a bath or buy corresponding medication for medicated bath.