Tips to Dip: Best Practices for Ringworm Treatment

Ringworm is not a worm. A lime sulfur “dip” doesn’t involve lowering a kitten into a bucket of liquid. You don’t have to be the San Francisco SPCA’s Laura Mullen to know that.

But you do have to be Laura Mullen, CAWA, to combat dermatophytosis in animal shelters by creating a program known as SPORE (Shelters Preventing Outbreaks of Ringworm through Education). Since 2013, Laura has trained folks from dozens of shelters how to prevent and manage the disease.

To further her fungus-fighting mission, last month Laura gave a presentation to California shelters during our weekly CASCAR Zoom call. CASCAR, a group formed in response to COVID-19, gives animal shelter leaders in California and KSMP team members a chance to meet regularly and support each other through this challenging time.

Laura’s presentation focused on empowering volunteers to safely foster cats and kittens with ringworm. Soon after, Laura shared a ringworm treatment video with us that we want to share with you.

Find “Tips to Dip: How to Dip Cats and Kittens for Ringworm Using Minimal Stress Handling” at sheltermedicine.com in the Treating Ringworm chapter of the Ringworm Guidebook in our online resource library.

Thanks to Laura and the SF SPCA for spreading the word about how not to spread ringworm!