rIngworm

Alright I have a heifer that has a very resistant form if ringworm we've used bleach, the fung-all stuff from sullivans, to little affect. Most of it has died but still some won't. Why do you guys reccomend doing? Thanks

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My daughter's steer had a horrific case of ringworm this past winter - lost all of the hair from his neck to his tail head and halfway down both sides of his body.  Our vet gave us Griseofulvin (not sure if that is how you spell it) but it was reasonably expensive (I think $55 for a 10 day supply) that we fed.  It was the only thing that cleared his ringworm up and it did it in a hurry (fed it to him the end of January and by middle of February he had hair growing back).

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prfarms said:

My daughter's steer had a horrific case of ringworm this past winter - lost all of the hair from his neck to his tail head and halfway down both sides of his body.  Our vet gave us Griseofulvin (not sure if that is how you spell it) but it was reasonably expensive (I think $55 for a 10 day supply) that we fed.  It was the only thing that cleared his ringworm up and it did it in a hurry (fed it to him the end of January and by middle of February he had hair growing back).

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Can you tell me if your heifer had any side effects from the Griseofuvin?  We have a heifer that it just popped up on Saturday and it is bad on her face.  We really need a quick fix before our nationals.

I used Captan fungicide (for fruit trees) last year with good results.  Its cheap and usually effective.  I mixed 3 tbsp. of the powder in a quart of water in a spray bottle.  Spray it once a day and let it dry. (thumbsup)

Our steer had no side effects from the Griseofulvin (spelling may not be right).  And we tried EVERYTHING prior to that (shampoos, topical ointments, sprays, etc.).  He continued to eat and gain well for him (he has been a picky eater from day one).  Our vet also said we could take Captan (a plant fungicide that you can get at most any greenhouse) and melt a jar of vaseline and mix as much Captan in as we could, let it solidify and smear it all over - but we didn't need to go that route because of the Griseofulvin clearing it up so well.  I know if anything in the future shows any hint of ringworm we will be getting more Griseofulvin right away.  Hope it works for you.

Ok guys and gals! This is not what you all want to hear I am sure but it is the plain ole fact. I know you all want to keep them in the dark, cooler if possible but plain ole sunshine will help with a lot of your ringworm problem. Bet some of the vets that are on here can now jump in and say I am wrong but look at their regular cycle. They most usually come on in the later fall/ winter and in the spring on cattle other than "Show cattle" clear up with the days getting longer and more sunshine. I will have grass calves covered up with them in early spring, with no teatment what so ever you can not tell they had any now.
Not wanting to start a big ass arguement on here but this is what I have seen over the years. SO, in saying that. I ask this question. Is it better to have lots of hair with bunches of holes in it or lesser really good fur? Some shows will not let you in and lots of vets will not write you CVI if they seen the cattle.

There is ONLY one item that works for sure, it is called Fluid Film and you get it at a John Deere Dealership , it is a sray for equipment and just spray it all over the area  every other day 3-4 times and it will be gone!!!