Why Spot Treating Doesn't Cure Ringworm in Cats

Many people think spot treating is effective at treating feline ringworm. Spot treating is when you apply something only to the lesions instead of doing oral medication or shampooing/dipping the whole cat. In this video, I will explain why spot treating, even with something proven to work, has major problems.

If you want to know what the best treatment for ringworm in cats is, I cover that in this video:

Here are the sources for this video:
M20: Moriello, Karen. "Dermatophytosis." August 2020. Cliniciansbrief.com.
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M17: Moriello, Karen; et.al. "Diagnosis and treatment of dermatophytosis in dogs and cats." May 2017. Veterinary Dermatology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...

M14: Moriello, Karen. "Feline Dermatophytosis." May 2014. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...


Crawford: Crawford, Cynthia. "Ringworm." Shelter Animal Physical Health. University of Florida. https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/shelteranim...
-- "Ringworm Treatment" https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/shelteranim...

DeTar, Lena. "What’s going on with Lime Sulfur? What should I do about my RW cats?" Sept. 2021. Association of Sheter Veterinarians. https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.ed...

Studies:
2020 Moriello Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a...

1981 Clotrimazole Dog Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7021507/

1993 Guinea Pig Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8396203/

2008 Enilconazole Study https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/documen...



Other important Sources:

UF Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program. "Feline Ringworm in Shelters." https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/app/uploads...