Ringworm is the most common infectious skin disease in cats. Cats become infected with ringworm when they’re exposed to infective spores through contact with an infected animal, a contaminated object such as shoes, or a contaminated environment. Spores are small and may also be carried on air currents and on dust particles. Cats with ringworm may or may not have visible skin lesions. Those who do have visible skin lesions typically have flaky bald patches primarily on the head, ears, and legs.

What You Can Do!

1. Your cat needs a care. Ringworm left untreated can get progressively worse, and/or can increase the likelihood of spread to other pets and humans.

2. Prevention of spread of ringworm and disinfection of the environment is very important. Ringworm spores can be very hard to eradicate from carpet and furniture. It is best to confine all pets with ringworm to one small room in the house that can be easily disinfected (e.g. no carpet, no fabric covered furniture).

2. Everyone handling your cat should take precautions such as wearing gloves and a long sleeved shirt, washing hands, and vacuuming/disinfecting areas that your cat has spent time in.

3. Household cleaners do not effectively kill ringworm spores. Disinfection should be done with chlorine bleach diluted 1:10 (1 ½ cups in 1 gallon of water), and care should be taken to avoid exposing pets or people to chlorine bleach fumes.

4. Discard animal bedding, toys, blankets, collars and brushes to avoid the risk of reinfection.

5. Give your cat a bath with Curaseb Antifungal & Antibacterial Shampoo. Leave the shampoo on for 510 minutes (make sure to have treats or a helper handy!) and rinse it well!

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6. The most effective treatment for ringworm in cats is lime dipping in combination with oral antifungal medication.

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7. Itrafungol Oral Solution for Cats, 10 mg/mL, 52mL

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