Licking off miconazole cream!

[popcornpiggles]

My Pixie has a little patch of ringworm that I am attempting to treat with topical miconazole nitrate, but after applying it she immediately tries to groom herself to remove the cream, and I'm worried that her aggravating the infection. Is there any way I can get her to leave the skin alone, even just to give the cream enough time to do it's job?

Also, should I isolate her? I'm hesitant to as she's very social and would suffer on her own, and the others show no symptoms, other than one of my old lady pigs who had some hair loss that I was sure was fungal, but the vet assured me it was likely a symptom of the mass in her belly, unfortunately.

Here is my wee menace to society.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Unfortunately there is not really any way for you to stop her grooming it off.
Creaming is the least effective method for treating ringworm as spores are shed from a wider area than you add the cream this can perpetuate the infection.

As she has been with the others, isolating her now is not much use. They have been exposed. You are better off to treat the others with bathing. There is a 10-14 day incubation period between exposure and symptoms so so keep an eye on your others is they are still to get to that window.

I’ve added the ringworm guide below as it fully explains everything including the disinfection required

Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures

 

[popcornpiggles]

Unfortunately there is not really any way for you to stop her grooming it off.
Creaming is the least effective method for treating ringworm as spores are shed from a wider area than you add the cream this can perpetuate the infection.

As she has been with the others, isolating her now is not much use. They have been exposed. You are better off to treat the others with bathing. There is a 10-14 day incubation period between exposure and symptoms so so keep an eye on your others is they are still to get to that window.

I’ve added the ringworm guide below as it fully explains everything including the disinfection required

Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures

Thanks so much for this, I'll take a look at the guide. I have an antifungal shampoo, I was just hesitant to bathe her as I've heard that skinnies don't tolerate bathing too well! Would you recommend bathing both her and her buddies?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Has the vet been consulted for this ringworm?
The best treatment is a prescribed oral medication called intrafungol.

I cannot comment on the risks of bathing skinnies I’m afraid.

 

[fluffysal]

I have no advice, just wanted to comment on how pretty she is

 

[popcornpiggles]

Has the vet been consulted for this ringworm?
The best treatment is a prescribed oral medication called intrafungol.

I cannot comment on the risks of bathing skinnies I’m afraid.

Haven't seen a vet yet, will be my next step. It was very small and I though maybe if I got it quickly I could nip it in the bud, but unfortunately not. So many vet trips lately

 

[popcornpiggles]

I have no advice, just wanted to comment on how pretty she is

Aww, Pixie says thank you! Love my wee baldy girl

 

[Piggies&buns]

Haven't seen a vet yet, will be my next step. It was very small and I though maybe if I got it quickly I could nip it in the bud, but unfortunately not. So many vet trips lately

Definitely get to the vet and never try to treat ringworm on spec. Ringworm really needs to be hit hard from the beginning otherwise it can become a recurring nightmare.
Using creams which are ineffective anyway, and bathing before seeing a vet will make diagnosis harder.

Get hold of some F10. It is a vet grade disinfectant which kills ringworm when made to the right strength - it tells you on the bottle. Make sure you are exercising your own strict hygiene so that you don’t catch it also

 

[popcornpiggles]

Definitely get to the vet and never try to treat ringworm on spec. Ringworm really needs to be hit hard from the beginning otherwise it can become a recurring nightmare.
Using creams which are ineffective anyway, and bathing before seeing a vet will make diagnosis harder.

Get hold of some F10. It is a vet grade disinfectant which kills ringworm when made to the right strength - it tells you on the bottle. Make sure you are exercising your own strict hygiene so that you don’t catch it also

Thanks, I have f10 already so I'll do a big clean and disinfect tomorrow, as well as get hold of the vet. Fingers crossed I get an appointment on the day or I'll have to wait til Monday I won't bathe Pixie til she's seen a vet.

 

[flowerfairy]

Good luck with your vet visit. Your Pixie looks lovely as does the guinea pig in your avatar.

 

[popcornpiggles]

Good luck with your vet visit. Your Pixie looks lovely as does the guinea pig in your avatar.

Thank you! That's Nifty in my avatar, she's very photogenic

 

[popcornpiggles]

Pixie is booked in for the vet tomorrow! Will update with any news