Help getting rid of ringworm?

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C. Hayden

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Just wondering what you guys think is the best way to get rid of ringworm on a calf?  One of my calves has ringworm and we washed it with antifungal soap and have sprayed fluidfilm on the spots for the past two weeks or so and it still keeps spreading.  Also curious if getting a goat really helps?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 

Hyper Intake

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put a good coat of spray paint or fitting paint on it. that suffocates the cells that are still alive. make sure you run a comb through the spot a couple times so you dont get a clump of hair.
 

CVAR

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I had a hell of bout of ringworm work it's way through my herd last year - I used iodine (bought a gallon bottle from my vet) and I also clipped the cattle that had it as sunshine seems to get rid of it more than anything - those 2 things combined seemed to get rid of it. (the heavy winter coats make it hard for the sunshine to find it's way to the skin so clipping the area will really help.
 

OLD WORLD SHORTIE

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thunderdownunder

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Bleach. Scrub the scab off with a toothbrush or comb, make sure it bleeds. If you scrub with bleach the liquid will soften the scab and make it easier to get off. You need to make sure you get this off so the bacteria underneath is killed.
 

ADG

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Ringworm lives in the ground on your halters on your brushes, etc.  Sunshine is the best remedy but now that it is cold and the days are shorter it is tough to get rid of.  Don't forget to clean your brushes and halters or else you are just spreading it around.  You can soak everything in a bucket of bleach water and it will help. 
 

bk2005

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there really aint no easy way of getting rid of it fast. if u show alot, do everything you can to prevent it. i go threw alot of equipment dip and fungus fighter during the early winter shows. i always seem to get it but never as bad as most. i load em up with la-200, scratch the dryness off of em as soon as i notice it. i put athletes foot spray on it everyday and keep it clean. i paint it every other day too. normally ill have hair growing back within 2 wks.
 

Charguy

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In 4-H an old timer told me to soak it with Coke - not Pepsi - straight Coke. I actually had a subborn patch on my arm from my steer and nothing the doctor gave me worked. But the Coke cleaned it up in a few days. So if all else fails give that a shot. Good luck its such a pain
 

BRdoc

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I will strongly second the suggestion of Vetericyn. That stuff is a must in any horse or cattle operation. I usually spray it on the ringworm twice a day for 4 days. I then use Shapley's M-T-G twice a day. I have yet to have a ringworm case that didn't heal quickly using Vetericyn. As with all ringworm, once you kill the fungus, it takes time to get the hair back. That's why I use the Shapley's, to get some condition back to the dry skin.
Vetericyn will heal a wound faster than anything I have ever used.
 

showrookie

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Get your vet to write you a script for Fulvicin (Griseofulvin), it will treat it systemically.  Get the powder and feed it to them over a week and it is gone.
 

MCC

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You might run a search on this. A while back this same topic was brought up and there were several good ideas posted then as well.
 

bruiser

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I've had good luck using A@D ointment mixed with tea tree oil and generic athelete's foot cream. The A@D keeps the skin moister than FluidFilm and seems to stay on better. The tea tree oil is good for hair growth.
 

LindseysMaine_Angus

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Blue Kote. Thats what I used on my steers. I sprayed it on there 2x a day. and then when it started to dry up i just put some Corona salve on there. I will post pics of what i used. it cleared right up.
 

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OH Breeder

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The biggest thing with ringworm getting rid of it is DILIGENCE. You have to spray down the pens disinfectant and change out the bedding. You have to follow which ever protocol you use DAILY. Whether its Tinactin, Blue Starr, whatever. It doesn't go away if you do not attend to it every day and til its gone.
 

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I will also add my vote for Fluid Film. I have tried a multitiude of ringworm treatments over the years and found some to work pretty decent but none seemed as good as my grandfather's home remedy... that is until I tried Fluid Film. It is without any doubt the best treatment for ringworm I have found. I have seen hair appear in two days after the first treatment, but usually spray the ringworm twice and the hair will come back quickly . I'm not sure what is in it but it fizzes where the ringworm is growing and doesn't do anything to normal hair beside the ringworm. The first treatment seems to remove the ringworm scab and once that is done, the hair has a chance to come back.  I keep a couple bottles near every chute on the farm.... just in case I see some ringworm starting.
 
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