KatherineAlice
New Born Pup
Hi everyone, I hope this post doesn't come across as too stupid and if it does, please be kind.
I bought two guinea pig over 2 weeks ago, and I didn't realise that they had ringworm. I took them to the vet because I'm new to keeping guinea pigs as an adult so I'm not too experienced in this area.
It's been 2 weeks now and in those 2 weeks I've been treating them religiously. I did ditch the gloves after a week as I found it harder to rub into infected areas so I just made sure that I washed my hands afterwards. Anyway, the two crust spots each had on their face have not been crusty for ages and they have new baby hairs that have pretty much grown back into the areas so happy days! And they look healthy which is a win.
The thing that I want to ask because I have really bad GAD and OCD so I obsess over something too much when I see it; I googled Ringworm yesterday and I know it's contagious that's why I've been washing hands etc, but it showed pictures of people's heads saying Ringworm causes hair loss and in some cases permanent hair loss. I know Google is not the best place to go as it creates hypocondria but after stumbling on that, I am really scared I'm going to catch it on my scalp and lose my hair. I'm really scared because when I was handling my guinea pigs on Tuesday (didn't touch areas) before doing their treatment, I unknowingly went to touch my scalp and scratch, but then I stopped as soon as I touched my head. But now I'm worried because of what I've seen on Google that I've touched my scalp and now I'm going to get ringworm on my scalp and lose my hair and have to go through a long medication process. My vet said that I shouldn't have to worry too much as it's been 2 weeks and I've been fine and the hair has grown back, still be cautious, but not panic too much. I don't know, Google really made it sound really horrible and because I have no experience in Ringworm, I just wanted advice
I'm so sorry for the petty post I guess I just need some reassurance that it's not as bad as the internet makes out?
I bought two guinea pig over 2 weeks ago, and I didn't realise that they had ringworm. I took them to the vet because I'm new to keeping guinea pigs as an adult so I'm not too experienced in this area.
It's been 2 weeks now and in those 2 weeks I've been treating them religiously. I did ditch the gloves after a week as I found it harder to rub into infected areas so I just made sure that I washed my hands afterwards. Anyway, the two crust spots each had on their face have not been crusty for ages and they have new baby hairs that have pretty much grown back into the areas so happy days! And they look healthy which is a win.
The thing that I want to ask because I have really bad GAD and OCD so I obsess over something too much when I see it; I googled Ringworm yesterday and I know it's contagious that's why I've been washing hands etc, but it showed pictures of people's heads saying Ringworm causes hair loss and in some cases permanent hair loss. I know Google is not the best place to go as it creates hypocondria but after stumbling on that, I am really scared I'm going to catch it on my scalp and lose my hair. I'm really scared because when I was handling my guinea pigs on Tuesday (didn't touch areas) before doing their treatment, I unknowingly went to touch my scalp and scratch, but then I stopped as soon as I touched my head. But now I'm worried because of what I've seen on Google that I've touched my scalp and now I'm going to get ringworm on my scalp and lose my hair and have to go through a long medication process. My vet said that I shouldn't have to worry too much as it's been 2 weeks and I've been fine and the hair has grown back, still be cautious, but not panic too much. I don't know, Google really made it sound really horrible and because I have no experience in Ringworm, I just wanted advice
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