Ring Worm Problems

[Graceful Meadows]

Oy vey! if it is not one thing, it is five others with these rabbits! Now I think a momma and one of her seven babies has ring worm fungus and I am not sure how to contain it, or much else about how to deal with it. I bought some antifungal spray for dogs and cats, but I am not sure what else to do. Any suggestions would be a help.

By the way, has any one else noticed that as you get more rabbits, they catch more weird things? :shock:

 

[Wheels]

your spray I think will work but my first thought at Ringworm is Blue Star Ointment! It will take a week or so before you see a big difference. I would sanitize everyone's cage with a weak bleach solution (or something labeled as Anti-fungal ) and then rinse it well after it sits for a few minutes. Keep your bunnies from touching each other and that should get you on the right track

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Nu-Stock or Blu-Kote, available at feed stores, are anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. The Blu-kote stains everything it touches purple, so wear gloves (or a Hazmat suit!) when applying. Nu-Stock is a great product made of sulfur and pine tar, and is less expensive, but has the down side of separating when in storage. I put mine into a small glass bowl with a lid so I can stir it and add more mineral oil if it starts drying out.

Ringworm starts out as circular patches of hairloss (as the fungus colonize the hair follicle, the hair falls out), but as it progresses the circles become more distorted in shape. I think direct contact is the mode of transmission.

By the way, has any one else noticed that as you get more rabbits, they catch more weird things? :shock:

Keeps life interesting.

 

[Miss M]

my first thought at Ringworm is Blue Star Ointment!

Can you use Blue Star on rabbits?

The Blu-kote stains everything it touches purple, so wear gloves (or a Hazmat suit!) when applying.

She is NOT kidding. :lol: But it's good stuff!

Nu-Stock is a great product made of sulfur and pine tar, and is less expensive, but has the down side of separating when in storage. I put mine into a small glass bowl with a lid so I can stir it and add more mineral oil if it starts drying out.

Yep, I have mine in a glass jar. But I've used it for ringworm on myself, and it nuked it!

 

[Wheels]

my first thought at Ringworm is Blue Star Ointment!

Can you use Blue Star on rabbits?

It's Camphor oil based - which I know is also in VetRx Rabbit Remedy.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Camphor oil is good for ear mites, too.

 

[Miss M]

my first thought at Ringworm is Blue Star Ointment!

Can you use Blue Star on rabbits?

It's Camphor oil based - which I know is also in VetRx Rabbit Remedy.

Oh, yes, that's right... and I remember Hoodat saying he uses Campho-Phenique for ear mites.

 

[cmfarm]

Tinactin (or however you spell it) works well. Anything for athletes feet will work. I used to work for the humane society taking care of the sick cats and treated a lot of ring worm.

 

[Sagebrush]

Monestat(?) works as well when rubbed into the fur. I used it on my puppy when she had gotten wring worm after going to the vet for her first set of shots. Mind you this was about 3 years ago.