Ringworm - McKinleyville,CA

Call a vet. They can help you. So you dont have to worry.

Should your child get ringworm, use an antifungal cream (used for athletes feet) and apply a small amount to infected area. This seems to work very well =)! Good Luck

Our Yellow Lab has gotten ringworm a few times they say a dog can contract it from digging, so if the dogs a digger thats how they got it, I was told to use Lamisil, or Lotrimin, I bought the spray kind, then I shaved (well I used buzz clippers) our dog where he had the ring worm and sprayed the areas 2-3 times a day as the can recommended, I saw healthy skin regrowing in about 2 weeks.. I have 4 kids and they never contracted it, he is also a mostly outdoor dog that is only allowed in the house to go to his "bed" (kennel) at night so it was pretty easy to keep the kids away from him while he was healing from this.. if your looking for something natural for your daughter in case she does contract ringworm I would recommend Tea Tree Oil.. its wonderful stuff and great for killing fungus! it also smells pretty good too.. *L* Good luck!

I just researched this subject because we went to visit friends who have a puppy that has ringworm and I have a 10 month old crawler, so before the visit I called our pediatrician....she said ringworm is transferred via the feces, so as long as your child isn't playing with the poop, or in a place where the animal pooped you're ok. We were especially worried because this dog was a puppy and wasn't yet potty trained, but if it was an older dog that was at your house and it didn't go to the bathroom in the house you're probably fine. If the dog was on any bedding, I'd just be sure and wash the bedding.

Hi A.,

We have had the ringworm round at our house more then once..with two active boys I don't really think there was a way to avoid it. In my experience there is nothing much you can really do to prevent it in your situation. Don't let your daugher play with/rub on/ the dog, but I am sure you already realized that. If you daugher does pick it up..DON'T WORRY... it is really not that big of a deal. If you do notice the red/bluish ring just go to Whole Foods and pick up the anifungal lotion there. DO NOT BUY THE PRODUCTS DOCTORS/NURSES TEND TO RECOMEND. THEY USUALLY SUGGEST THE ANTIFUNGALS ADULTS USE FOR ATHLETS FOOT. The more natural one at Whole Foods works just as well and does not pose a danger to your childs liver. Tea Tree oil olso works well....but any and all treatments can take up to 3 or 4 weeks to clear it up. Most of all just don't worry, it is not as bad as it seems.

Hi A.,

Tinea can live on pets, humans, and also in soil.

If a person's immune system is working well then a ringworm fungal infection can be easily treated. It get's much harder in an older person when the imune system is depressed, or in people who have been compromised by parasites or other bacterias. All people in the family can contract tinea from the pet, not just the children, as it can be spread by indirect contact as well.

Ringworm can also infect feet. It's called tinea pedis, or athletes foot. (you can pick it up from others in showers, for example) it likes warm, wet places.I picked it up by standing on a lawn while I was watering it and I can't seem to get rid of it! Even after meds from the doctor and tea tree oil. This same organism causes nail fungus of the fingers and toes, also harder to get rid of than on the skin because it gets deep in the cuticles. Wear shoes with socks outside always and take the shoes off at the door, unless your animals roam free in the house. If they do, keep socks on at all times.

Personally I would keep all the animals outside. Fungus is the least of your worries of the things animals can infect humans with. They can carry staph in their mouths and lick an open would on a person and infect them. They can and do carry a lot of parasites internally, and again licking humans on the hands or face can spread it to us. one parasite example is pinworms, another is roundworms. If your pet happens to get into a rumble with another dog or cat, they can bring in mange,which is terribly hard to get rid of. They usually have to put the dog to sleep. A rumble with an oppossum can bring in rabies or fleas and tics. Dogs as well will carry in those fleas and tics. Lyme disease is not only caused by a tic, it can also be transmitted by a FLEA and a mosquito. DOGS RIGHT HERE IN lIVERMORE AND FREMONT HAVE GONE FOR A RUN THROUGH A FEILD AND HAVE BROUGHT BACK TICS. People who get lyme disease get very sick and usually have it their entire lives because the bacterium that causes it burrows deep into tissues and antibiox can't get to it. They are usually never diagnosed because most people , even doctors , think it LYME so rare and the disease mimics so many other diseases. Fleas also carry bubonic plague, which is rare but people in california have died from it.

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