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Hello, my 7 month Scottish fold has ringworms and it’s getting worse. The vet gave him a injection to boost his immunity. Also he prescribed me pills called sporanox 100mg (each pill divided into 5 portions, one portion a day). Also he prescribed a shampoo called ketoconazole KORHISPANA 2% gel to shower him once every week. However, I’ve been giving the medication for the 5th day and showered him 2 days ago. Another vet wanted to use a scalpel to remove it off his body and said the meds is toxic

Hello, my 7 month Scottish fold has ringworms and it’s getting worse. The vet gave him a injection to boost his immunity. Also he prescribed me pills called sporanox 100mg (each pill divided into 5 portions, one portion a day). Also he prescribed a shampoo called ketoconazole KORHISPANA 2% gel to shower him once every week. However, I’ve been giving the medication for the 5th day and showered him 2 days ago. Another vet wanted to use a scalpel to remove it off his body and said the meds is toxic

Updated On February 14th, 2021

Pet's info: Cat | Scottish Fold | Male | neutered | 6 months and 25 days old | 8.5 lbs

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Answered By Anna M., DVM

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Poor Tuki! With that degree of hair loss, if ringworm has already been diagnosed as the cause, I would agree with the first vet that a systemic (oral) antifungal such as Sporanox, in addition to a medicated topical treatment is necessary for this degree of hair loss. All anti-fungal medications have risks in cats, but we need to weight the pros & cons, and with a serious fungal infection the treatment is often necessary. I do not recommend using a scalpel to remove ringworm lesions - however, there is a test called a "skin scrape" where we use a scalpel blade to gently scrape (not cut) the very top layer of skin onto a microscope slide, in order to look for skin mites as a cause of hair loss. This would be done as a diagnostic test, not as a treatment. I wonder if this is the test that second vet was recommending, in order to make sure there isn't something else causing Tuki's hair loss. And in that case, I would also agree with this second vet. If Tuki is getting worse despite treatment, then it's worth making sure there isn't something else requiring an adjustment in Tuki's treatment plan. Hope this helps!

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