Cattle Ring Worm

[ShallowCreekRanch]

I have identified a breakout of ring worm, I have a pretty good regiment of treatments for my animals. This is the first outbreak of this pest. I use ivermectin pour on for most parrisites. Any ideas on how to doctor this before it take over my heard. I have my animals broke out in three pastures by age. This looks like it is limited to my caving pasture. I am down to two more for the year, so remember the RX needs to be good for lactating cows. Thanks for the help.

 

[dun]

Firsy of all, ringworm isn't a parasite, it's a fungus. Treat with iodine, monostat, crest tooth paste, athletets foot spray/ointment, etc. Be very careful since it's contagious. If you have it once you'll probably have it again some time in the future. Stuff seems to live forever on boards, fence, maybe even in the dirt.

 

[Brad D]

Sunlight is a good cure for the crap too.

 

[RVF]

Ringworm is just a cosmetic problem. I asked my vet about the treatment of it. Her response was to do nothing and it will have run its cycle on an animal in two weeks. If you want to use any preparation like dun suggested, it will not hurt the animal, may help, and the Ringworm will have run its cycle in about two weeks. Since I am naturally lazy, I take the first approach and do nothing. The good news is that cows build up immunity to ring worm so the cattle that get it now will probably not get it again. But it will continue to pop up in new cattle and young stock.

 

[johndeereboy]

If i am understanding this, some of your post's say, time will cure ringworm, and RX isn't needed?

 

[angie1]

It is true that sunlight and time will cure it. However your best chances of containing it to this group include treating it. Besides, its ugly. retty:

 

[CKC1586]

I have identified a breakout of ring worm, I have a pretty good regiment of treatments for my animals. This is the first outbreak of this pest. I use ivermectin pour on for most parrisites. Any ideas on how to doctor this before it take over my heard. I have my animals broke out in three pastures by age. This looks like it is limited to my caving pasture. I am down to two more for the year, so remember the RX needs to be good for lactating cows. Thanks for the help.

Ring worm (not really a worm but a fungus) has been talked about a lot on these boards. Go to the search tab at the top of this page and enter ring worm, you will get a ton of reading on the subject....