https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/2638/ringworm I went to my friends dairy farm this weekend and was letting the calves suck my hand.....as you do, anyone who&#39;s been around cows knows what I mean hehe and about half an hour later he says ohhh by the way the calves have ringworm, &lt;-- that was meen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/22801?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 May 2009 20:48:08 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8fe2992e-7c62-4684-aad2-03e4e29fb5feA Little TLC<p>try and keep it covered til you know for sure <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/22754?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 May 2009 20:15:32 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:1b97d7f3-49dc-4e2d-a2bc-f63c4dc284b5chris beasley<p>I caught it from a kitten I was holding for owner. I had gloves on, so did VS!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/22676?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 May 2009 13:52:54 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2bac1068-b703-48c9-9e31-61fd72b3d57bMac Feather<p>I have been among calves that had ringworm and never got it but got it from a cat despite wearing protective gear.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/22415?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 12 May 2009 22:37:27 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:5590c764-0949-4a4f-a8e8-85ed9736f8f9Steph Worsley<p>it&#39;s possible you have got it!</p> <p>Remember not all ringworm will light up under uv so it isn&#39;t 100% sure, I would get to docs for anti fungal cream or whatever it is they give these days!</p> <p>and just because farmer hasn&#39;t got it doesnt mean you can&#39;t....I worked closely with a nurse once when we had tonnes of ringworm rabbits and g-pigs in from a petshop so they were getting the baths.....anyway she developed ringworm with a secondary bacterial infection on her leg (no where near the bunnies!) and I didn&#39;t catch it, also when my cats were kittens they had it and again I didnt catch it even though I didn&#39;t stop them nuzzling round me like they usually did!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/22414?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 12 May 2009 22:36:56 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c6a9a778-6abf-4772-b491-d68a1497b579Claire Cameron<p>[quote user=&quot;albatross&quot;] <p>think you need to find out for sure - the clients wouldn&#39;t appreciate their cats coming in for neutering and going home with ringworm.....</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>Don&#39;t worry just been marketing today, not been handling the kitties until diagnosis x</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/22411?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 12 May 2009 22:34:08 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2e5bc871-4f4d-4295-b724-a2e3602120cfMac Feather<p>I got ringworm a couple of years ago, I think I cleaned it in pevidine and then applied daktarin that I got from chemist.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/22406?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 12 May 2009 22:30:07 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:cc2160ea-c645-4e97-bba6-7f7a69582a65albatross<p>think you need to find out for sure - the clients wouldn&#39;t appreciate their cats coming in for neutering and going home with ringworm.....</p> <p>Ringworm being a fungus means the spores are airborne as well so you don&#39;t actually have to touch them (well that&#39;s how I was told anyway). It&#39;s obviously more transmittable via direct contact but close proximity is as bad.<br />We had a dog in the clinic with it ages ago, and the owner had it too and hadn&#39;t realised!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>