https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/9204/ringworm-pandemic OK, so maybe not a pandemic, but certainly a bit alarming. Client brought a kitten in on Fri evening, from a notorious local &#39;breeder&#39;. Cat fine, but since its introduction, every other living being in the household has developed ringworm: other catsen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44485?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:01:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:dbca8ad0-3014-42d2-b630-83ee9d1163deAnonymous<p>[quote user=&quot;James Laidlaw&quot;]Can you still get Gris? I thought it disappeared due to terato- or carcino- genic effects?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>You can even get <i>veterinary-licensed</i> griseofulvin (for horses), either from Norbrook (Norofulvin: 7.5% granules or 33.3% paste) or Vetoquinol (Grisol-V 7.5% powder), though unless you&#39;re actually treating a horse and happen to save some for a rainy day, then the few granules you might want for a guinea pig or two (or whatever else) are likely to come at quite a cost and your local chemist might be more helpful...</p> <p>Incidentally, unless treating a cat, a veterinary-licensed griseofulvin is equally acceptable under the cascade to a veterinary-licensed itrafungol (if you care about such things)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44476?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:02:04 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:15bafc23-53d6-4e2c-a45d-3af401bfce38Mark Hedberg<p>[quote user=&quot;James Laidlaw&quot;]Can you still get Gris? I thought it disappeared due to terato- or carcino- genic effects?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I have no idea where she got it from...the lady smiled, touched her nose with a finger, and really did a Mary Poppins on me. I&#39;ll try to interrogate her again, but she&#39;s got this habit of pulling the impossible which comes in very handy sometimes! :) (No joke!)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44464?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:09:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:5181c51f-c950-4def-9858-ce0e1ac0268dClaire Edgington<p>Itrafungol is expensive but I&#39;ve had some good success in cats and small dogs with it. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44462?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:06:27 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b8e8fbbd-d178-4a0f-ab5e-d0afb0c3b64cDagmar Steele<p>all studies I&#39;m aware of say program is not effective against ringworm</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44456?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:32:57 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f5c9724f-009b-41d4-82ce-1b0f2d2fb6b8Rob Davis<p>Anyone using program, or has that been dismissed as ineffective now?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44449?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:45:26 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7f8b4bd0-1f79-474c-929f-9098e968b63bJames Laidlaw<p>We use nizoral for some cases here (ketaconazole) and it works ok, but is expensive and can require multiple MONTHS worth of treatment...!!!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44448?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:43:28 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c382035a-aaa0-4ac7-aeae-921406e5b9fbJames Laidlaw<p>Can you still get Gris? I thought it disappeared due to terato- or carcino- genic effects?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/44357?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:38:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ac1386b8-be18-4657-bf19-e6e958439139Mark Hedberg<p>Griesofulvin, full stop. Get an older copy of the formulary, new one doesn&#39;t have the dosages.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>