ring worm again

[fourcavies]

Hi, I wanted to know what to do with one of our little GP's, he looks to have contracted ringworm again and this time it is on the rim of his eye so it's difficult to treat. I know this can go on its own accord but I have an impaired immune system and tend to catch it myself. I have to keep the four boys separated due to fights anyway but wondered what advice you could give me? When I got them they all had it badly and the vet did prescribe oral medication as well as a topical ointment, this was very pricey and I'm not sure it it would have gone anyway. Another time I used an athletes foot cream but it wasn't close to the eye that time. Today I will clean out his cage and move him to a separate grassy area to help prevent the others picking it off the lawn (also have cat and dog...).

 

[Deleted member 114675]

I must admit, if it’s on his eyelid , I’d be looking at getting your vet to prescribe oral medication.

I had a boar who developed a fungal patch on his eyelid. It was related to stress and cleared with a course of Intrafungol.

 

[fourcavies]

Hi, I wanted to know what to do with one of our little GP's, he looks to have contracted ringworm again and this time it is on the rim of his eye so it's difficult to treat. I know this can go on its own accord but I have an impaired immune system and tend to catch it myself. I have to keep the four boys separated due to fights anyway but wondered what advice you could give me? When I got them they all had it badly and the vet did prescribe oral medication as well as a topical ointment, this was very pricey and I'm not sure it it would have gone anyway. Another time I used an athletes foot cream but it wasn't close to the eye that time. Today I will clean out his cage and move him to a separate grassy area to help prevent the others picking it off the lawn (also have cat and dog...).

I must admit, if it’s on his eyelid , I’d be looking at getting your vet to prescribe oral medication.

I had a boar who developed a fungal patch on his eyelid. It was related to stress and cleared with a course of Intrafungol.

Thanks for your reply, I did book him in hoping to nip it in the bud for his sake. Meanwhile I’ve sprayed all the cages and houses, I know it’s such a tiny spot but with the weather possibly getting warmer next week think he’ll be more comfortable.the scale now has @ pink centre so it must be irritating. He’s a feisty boy and constanty throws his head back if he’s stroked so he’ll be fun to catch and treat ;-)

 

[Freela]

I agree that with it so close to the eye, you will need an oral medication. Definitely better to treat early than to see if it will go on its own (in my experience- with my son as a small child rather than my pigs, it will not go if untreated or misdiagnosed, it will just get larger.) I hope it's soon gone. As always, wash your hands well after handling him!

 

[Wiebke]

Hi, I wanted to know what to do with one of our little GP's, he looks to have contracted ringworm again and this time it is on the rim of his eye so it's difficult to treat. I know this can go on its own accord but I have an impaired immune system and tend to catch it myself. I have to keep the four boys separated due to fights anyway but wondered what advice you could give me? When I got them they all had it badly and the vet did prescribe oral medication as well as a topical ointment, this was very pricey and I'm not sure it it would have gone anyway. Another time I used an athletes foot cream but it wasn't close to the eye that time. Today I will clean out his cage and move him to a separate grassy area to help prevent the others picking it off the lawn (also have cat and dog...).

Hi!

Please ask your vet for oral medication (UK: itrafungol; US: ketaconazole). it is not quite cheap, but well worth the extra expense!
It is so much easier to treat with a once daily dose and it has the advantage that it gets everywhere in the body, especially when the
ringworm is in very sensitive places like the eye or the inside of the ear.

Make sure that you wear something old with long arms and long gloves that overlap with your treatment garment as well as using a towel that can be washed regularly at 60 C/140 F to prevent infection of yourself.

Your other boys that are not in direct contact will get away with three days of oral treatment and a deep clean to prevent an outbreak on them.

Most topical fungal treatments will make the eye swell up badly.
Creaming is definitely not recommended; the problem with creaming is also that it is not as efficient and - as we are seeing repeatedly on here - has a much increased risk of ringworm popping up again.

You still need to bathe at the end of treatment to make sure that there are no ringworm spores stuck in the coat.