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>>My dog had ringworm for a while. The hair comes off and the skin
underneath
>>it turned a black color. It's treated with some type of medicated
>>oil/lotion. Depending on the color of your gerbil, can you see any dark
>>spots where this bald spot is?
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>>Angie
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>Gerbil skin in ringworm looks greyish.
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>Ringworm is easily treated with human athlete's foot preparations. They
>are far cheaper than the veterinary alternatives.
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>Just make sure you keep up treatment for ages.
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>Julian
Yes. After all appearances of the rash is gone you must keep up
treatment for approximately a month. Else it will be back...
Most warmblooded animals can have ringworm...including calves
humans, dogs, cats, pigs...and can give it to each other.
[Grew up on farm, we had some cow or calf get it every few years
and would have to treat it for ages...and an aunt, they had a calf
so full of it, it was mostly bald and full of rings about 4" (10cm)
across...and one of my cousins caught it on her thigh from climbing
a fencepost that calf rubbed on....she quit treatment about the
time the ring (she got an almost complete one) disappeared and
IT CAME BACK...]
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
