If you want to distinguish whether a cat has feline ringworm on a cat, you have to mention a tool here, that is, the cat ringworm lamp that the veterinarian said - Wood's lamp. Cats
The accuracy rate of Wood's lamp to detect feline ringworm is about 80%, Wood's lamp is only a means of clinical judgment, and can not give 100% of the judgment basis for whether to get feline ringworm, different germs are different for Wood's lamp irradiation of fluorescence reaction, today Lao Deng will teach you how to distinguish.
Microsporum caninis: apple-green fluorescence.
Microsporum rust: Fluorescent blue-green.
Microsporum gypsumoides: dark yellow fluorescence.
Microsporum: light green fluorescence.
Aflatoxin: Fluorescent blue to green.
Most of the common feline ringworm is caused by Microsporum canis and Microsporum gypsum, which means that the ringworm in cats will mostly show a yellow-green fluorescence reaction under the illumination of Wood's light.
Cats will have hair loss, ring-shaped ringworm spots, dandruff, yellow-green fluorescence reaction after light exposure, and in severe cases, large red rashes and partial ulcers.
What should I do if it is confirmed to be feline ringworm?
First of all, you need to bring Elizabeth circles to the cat to avoid licking and scratching; Then the home needs to be disinfected, cat ringworm is contagious and can be transmitted to other small animals in the same environment as well as to the owner; Symptomatic medication for the affected area of the cat, which can be combined with medicated baths; Frequent disinfection, sunbathing, cat breeding environment to keep dry and not humid, increase nutrition for cats and improve immunity.