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Sporanox - The Ringworm Treatment for 2005 |
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Sporanox unlike Lamisil which only treats Dermatophytes, is a broad spectrum antifungal, killing all types of ringworm
It has potentially hepatotoxic side effects but I have never seen any problems in cats in doses recommended below.
Sporanox (itraconazole) recipe is 8mg/ml suspension. An average 3kg cat is 1ml per day, for as long as it takes OR Sporanox can be give as “pulse “ therapy 5 days on 5days off, also for as long as it takes for the ringworm to clear and then an extra 10 days. It is more economical to get 200ml of this mixed up than a 100ml bottle. Shake well before use.
The suspension can be made up by your compounding chemist in chicken flavour which the cats love and lick their chops afterwards.
Sporanox is excreted into the breast milk and so treating the mother automatically treats kittens exclusively on mothers’ milk.
You will need a script. This is quite legal and has nothing to do with the PBS if the script is clearly marked “PRIVATE” and “FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY”. You will need to negotiate a price with the compounding chemist.
This is the link to the member list of the PCCA which are the compounding chemists; I suggest giving your most local one a ring and see if they can do this for you.
http://www.pccarx.com.au/Pharmacy.htm
The eye drops for treating herpes eye infections in cats are called “Idoxuridine Eye Drops”, and most compounding chemists have the formula for this, and you may not need a script, I’m not sure; ask the Chemist. Dr David Richardson Oct 23 2005 Comment on this by Dr Richard Malik:
you can get it as an oral solution without
going to a compounding phamacist
Yes but it costs twice as much and cats vastly prefer chicken to cherry flavour, the most I’ve been charged for 200ml of 8mg/ml is $140, the least $75, which sure beats $237.57.
Cheers
David
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