Archive for the ‘Pet Ringworm’ Category

Products Safe for All Animals

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Although we mainly treat dog and cats for ailments such as pet ringworm, mange, ear mites and even staph infection. We know animal lover’s are not limited to cats and dogs. It’s important to know our products are safe and non-toxic for all animals. The treatment method may differ, but the products are still safe to use and effective in treating a wide-array of animal ailments.

Many of our consumers have used our products with success when treating horses and cows. We have even received positive feedback from customers treating hamsters, rabbits and even snakes with ear mites. Our newest animal added to the list of succesful recoveries is Boer Goats.

We recently sent some Pet Ringworm Treatment products to a lady with a rignworm problem with her family of Boer Goats.

We continue to take great pride in our non-toxic formulas. We know they work and continue to hear great review time and again from our many satisfied customers.

Review Pet Ringworm Treatment : Kills Fungus

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

We are often asked if our products actually kill the ringworm fungus or does it just relieve the symptoms of pet ringworm. Our customers are always relieved to hear our products are made to actually kill pet ringworm fungus and eliminate pet ringworm completely, not just relieve the symptoms of your dog or cat’s ringworm infection.

Stacey V. wrote in about this very topic.

“My kitten currently has 7 ringworm spots.  5 of the spots still glow slightly green under the black light….Does your product kill the fungus in the infected hair shafts so that it will no longer glow green under a black light or does it just relieve symptoms?”

Fortunately, for Stacey she learned that not only kills the fungus but because of its non-toxic, gentle nature she could use our products on her kitten and not have to worry about side-effects.

Custom Pet Treatment Regimens

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

We have always taken pride in offering our customers custom regimens to fit their pet’s needs. Each order placed receives a regimen to go along with the products for helpful tips and hints on how to use the products, other products that may help with treatment and more. We encourage our customers to call if they are not seeing the desired results from the treatment whether it is for mange treatment, ear mite treatment or even to eliminate a pet staph infection.

In order to create your custom pet treatment regimen all we ask is that you call or send an e-mail. Let us know what’s going on and what you are seeing. We are happy to work with you in designing the most effective treatment for your pet’s ailment. A lot of times, our customers need help adjusting standard regimen to fit their dog or cat’s needs. Breed, size and age all play large roles in how you should go about treating mange, ear mites or pet ringworm.

The regimen may change, but the service remains the same. Our non-toxic treatment products for pets allow you to have the peace of mind that other toxic treatment just cannot provide. Call 337-937-8800 to speak to a trained customer service specialist and create a custom treatment plan for your pet.

Safe enough for Kittens — Customer Testifies to It

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

We received a wonderful report just the other day from a very happy customer of Pets’BestRx. We always love to hear follow-up stories from our customers and we also like to pass them along to others. A sickly kitten brought back to health story is something everyone likes to read.

When I got to work one day this week I read the following e-mail that was sent to one our customer service representatives. It definetly put a smile on face and hope it does the same to yours.

Jan W. wrote “I bought the cat ringworm pack for a foster kitten who came down with ringworm and I can’t thank you enough. The Sulfinex and spray really work.  It took about 4 – 5 weeks for total resolution for my foster kitten, but she had it for nearly 3 weeks before that.  The vet was trying to decide what I should do to save money even though he was leaning toward the mega expensive internal medicine, which I would not give to any cat.  I gave up on him and went with your product and I am so glad!  I just recommended it to another friend whose new kitten (and now daughter) came down with it as well.  Thank you for a great non-toxic product!”

I think one of the great features of our products is the fact that they are tough acting but safe enough to use on even kittens.

Major Ringworm Outbreak

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Have you ever dealt with ringworm? If so, have they ever started to spread so rapidly that you didn’t know what to do? Well, trust me you are not the only one. In some people and pets it’s a constant battle they have to go through.

Mrs. Lynette is a kind lady that loves animals, especially cats. She has a total of 12 cats! One day she realized Bella broke out in some odd pimple-like rashes. This caused the cat to constantly scratch and bite herself. Soon enough, the ring-shape started to appeared and within just days, it started to spread to other parts of her body and her other cats. Mimi and Tyrone started to develop the same rashes as Bella. At first she wasn’t sure what it was because at the same time she did try changing their foods. She went to the Vet for further diagnosis, and spend a few hundred dollars. The Vet suggested to her the standard treatment of Lyme sulfur dips to treat her cats, but she would have to bring them every week. Luckily money is not a problem for Ms. Lynette so she could afford to treat all her babies without a problem. She requested for more information about the possible side-effects of the medication and was shocked by the answers. Right than and there, she refused the treatment. she started to look for a home remedy or natural cure for pet ringworm. She did find some home remedies to treat her cats for a few weeks, but she barely received an results from them. Worst yet, almost all of her cats, now started to develope ringworm sores. The results were not fast enough. Some of the ringworm home remedies seemed to make the ringworm bigger and spread to different areas of the body.

She did have four cats that did not yet have ringworm symptoms. She kept these cats quarantined from the others to provent them from being infected.  She was so tired of dealing with the ringworm and wanted a more non-toxic and yet fast-effective treatment. She started looking for a fast ringworm treatment and found us.

Ms. Lynette happened to get me on the phone and explained her situation briefly to me. I was so amazed how deeply some people really love and care for their pets. She have such a big heart for those little animals and with such patience and kindness for them. She was telling me how she was constantly cleaning her environment every day. She was using any thing that she heard of that would be beneficial in eliminating  fungal spores, from bleach to vinegar. Luckily she only has a two-bedroom house with one bathroom. She told me that all she wanted was to eliminate the ringworm from her environment and to cure her babies. She said that she loved her animals so dearly that she was willing to do anything to get rid of the fungal infection.

I assured her that once she started using the treatment correctly she would start to see results within just a few days. Ms. Lynette was so happy to know the effectiveness of our ringworm products. She purchased a gallon of our sulfinex cream, healing spray, X-treme clean, and our ready to use disinfectant . She also added 12 bottles of our Might Vites pet’s supplement to help boost her cats ‘immune systems. She overnighted the package to her and got it the Next Day. She started to use the products right away. She started off with sulfinex 2 times a day and healing spray 1-2 times a day. She misted all of her cats’ fur 2 times a week with healing spray to kill spores on her cats. She washed every thing she could with our X-treme clean. She disinfectanted every thing that the cats may have come in contact with. She followed every instructions that we advised her to do. Three days later, some of her cats’ ringworm sores start to look really good.  The following week, she called back and you could hear it in her voice, she was just so glad and thankful that she had chosen Q-Based Healthcare for her cat’s ringworm problem. Now everything is fine and back to normal again for her. All the cats’ ringworms are completely gone. The scabs have fallen off and faded away and she is seeing some signs of hair growth.

Brownie

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Brownie, is a one year old Siamese cat who was adopted by the Smith family when he was about six weeks old. She has always been cheerful and playful even with the ringworm. Cat ringworm has been an issue for them since the Smith’s adopted her. The Smith’s were aware of Brownie’s condition before adopting her and still made the decision to take her into there home anyway. They could not resist her beautiful brown eyes and tan coat.

The Smith’s took Brownie home with extra precautions to avoid from being infected. They took a trip to there local vet’s office the next day to verify that it was a fungus. The black light test was done and it turned green in areas. To confirm the fungus, a scrapping was also done but the results would take ten days to come back. During that period Brownie was kept confined to one room where an anti-fungus cream was applied to the two small areas, and the room was vacuumed daily. The bedding was also washed daily. Once the test came back, they had a second confirmation that it was a fungus. The vet suggested a Sulfur Dip and an oral medicine. But what the Smith’s were not advise was how harmful the oral medicine would be to her. If the dips were not bad enough. They smelled awful and stained things as well as it seemed to drain her and made her hair fall out. They noticed more itching and open lesions. After the fist dip the Smith’s were not satisfied with the results and started to search the web for answers. That is when they first found out how dangerous the oral medication was for there ” brown bomb shell” as they sometimes call her. That is when they stumbled upon http://www.petsbestrx.com/PetRingworm/.

Needless, to say they didn’t return to there next dipping and stopped giving her the oral meds. They started the regimen using the Sulfinex Cream (White Sulfur non staining and odorless) on the affected areas two times per day a light layer and rub into the skin at least 4 hours apart. This product will dry the fungus to kill it and will help heal open legions on the skin. The Healing and Protection Spray is an antimicrobial formula  which is an antifungal defense which helps sooth the skin and kill the fungus and bacteria. This product can be used on small affected areas as well as the whole coat to help kill fungus. This product was applied in a light layer to the entire coat and the affected area daily and rubbed into the skin one time a day. The Disinfectant Spray was also used to the kill the fungus on contact on furniture and hard surfaces.

The Smith’s used this regimen for two weeks and noticed a huge improvement.  Brownie’s hair started to grow back and she became more active and playful. She returned to the way she was previous to the dip and oral medications. They are now a happy family enjoying there daily lives. They are now fungus free  after only four weeks.

Pine Oil and Cats

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

More people have been asking about the pine oil dosage in our PetsBestRx Sulfinex cream. This was written by the President of Q-Based Healthcare, Joseph Marquardt, addressing the concerns of our customers.

“We here at Pets’BestRx are greatly concerned about the safety of our veterinary products, for cats in particular as they have very sensitive systems.

It has been determined by various Veterinary agencies that the toxic dose for pine oil, when ingested, to cats and dogs is 0.5 – 1.1 ml per pound of body weight and lower amounts may cause serious damage.  The average year old cat weights approx 5 pounds( and some are much larger) so this would mean the minimum toxic dose to be around 2.5 ml.  There are approx. 50 doses in a 2 oz. jar for Sulfinex when applied to a cat.  Each dose of Sulfinex contains approx. 0.024 ml of pine oil or less than 1.0% of the minimum toxic dose. Remember the above assumes direct oral ingestion into the GI tract.

Pets’BestRx has treated thousands of dogs and cats for mange and ringworm and we know of no reported cases of pine oil poisoning since we developed our Sulfinex cream nearly 3 years ago.  We believe that Sulfinex when properly applied, per our regimen, has proven to be very safe to use even for cats and the benefits of micro doses of pine oil far outweigh any potential harm.”

We have written our regimens for pet ringworm and pet mange to explain that the PetsBestRx Sulfinex is to be applied to the skin very ligthly. It also states the excess cream that may get on the fur should be wiped off with a cloth or papertowel that could be thrown away. We normally suggest holding your cat and rubbing the cream into the spot for at least a minute to make sure all of the cream is absorbed in the skin and cannot be ingested by your cat if he or she chooses to lick the cream. Another suggestion that we have is to purchase a cone collar to put on your pet for about an hour after ringworm or mange treatment because it is natural for them to want to lick the area. Your pet’s safety is our main concern.

Pet Ringworm Success Stories

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Ringworm is a fungus that is not all that hard to treat if caught in the early stages of first becoming infected. It seems that pet ringworm is the hardest and sometimes the most diffucult to diagnose. Taking your pet to the vet usually make it easier, however some dogs and especially cats can carry the fungus on their fur and you not even know it. Not only do you have to clean and treat your pet but you also have to disinfect your home: furniture, your bedding if your pet sleeps with you, and not to exclude your air filters because the fungus can recirculate in the air ducts. I have included some testimonials from a few Happy Customers that have used our ringworm products on their beloved pets and have gotten exceptional results.

 ”I have purchased and used PetsBestRx ringworm products prior to my current purchase. I have found your products to be very fast and very effective. .I found that using the spray only once daily proved sufficient. I also kept  checking on treated ringworm lesions with a Woods lamp and was amazed that after just one treatment on affected areas the fluoresce of ringworm was greatly diminished, in three days of once daily treatments on young kittens there was no fluorescence, only a clean circle where the ringworm had been. The ringworm has not reappeared again.” -Diane

 ”I am very happy with the service and products I have purchased from you in the past and I’m sure I will continue purchasing your products in the future. Please note that I was extremely satisfied with the cream’s effectiveness and that is why I had ordered more (in case).  I did not need to open the second jar until 2 days ago as I had some left over from the previous order.  As I run a private shelter on my own with 45 plus cats.  I am very pleased with this product and would recommend it highly to anyone. ” – Joanne 

“I’m letting you know that the products I ordered are helping my dogs get better. My dog Diesel had a rash or ringworms. It has cleared up. My dog Titus had a spot between his eyes that the hair was getting thin. It has also helped that. It’s getting better. Not healed up completely but it’s getting there. Thank you for your help. I will recommend you to all my friends and customers I see at work.” – Susan G.

Helping our customers with their ringworm treatment is the most important value that we have here at Q-Based Healthcare.

Vet treatments that do not work.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

I wanted to share a new testimonial that we received from one of our customers. As the Customer Service Manager at Q-Based Healthcare, I am so happy my team is able to help customers with cat ringworm everyday. It makes for a very rewarding career. Here is what she wrote.

“Just wanted to let you know our story regarding a kitten we received from a Humane Society here in Washington State.

We brought this kitten home and noticed within a week a skin problem by her ear. We originally thought she had scratched herself, but as the week went on we realized that there was something wrong. We couldn’t get her into the veterinary clinic until Monday and by the end of the weekend we knew we had a problem. Monday, the veterinarian confirmed that she had ringworm. She sent us home with topical medication, and told us that we needed to get an oral medication also that had to be received from a compund drug pharmacy in our town. The visit to the veterinary came to a total of $17.92. The vet didn;t charge us for the office exam.

We came home and started the topical medication, and by Wednesday we had the oral medication, which came to $76.11, and gave it to our kitten. Yes, it helped, but new spots continued to come. We ordered a refill of the oral medication, another $76.11, and also went to the vet clinic and purchased another $17.92 in topical medication.

At this point, we were getting pretty concerned as it was spreading quite rapidly. I got on the internet and found your company and my husband said to order whatever. So, I ordered RW Super Pk for Small Breed Cats at the cost of $72.20 which included the postage. The day before Thanksgiving we received our order and started it right away. We could see a difference within two days! We continued the treatment and she was totally cleared of her ringworm in about 10 days. Fantastic!

I have also ordered XTREME CLEEN and I am cleaning as much of the house as possible. We have a grown daughter that has an immune disease and it is a concern of hers and ours that she doesn’t get ringworm as it could have a very harmful affect on her.

Thanks for your product. We would definitely recommend it to anyone. Wish we has known about it before we spent $188.06 on medication that didn’t do too much good. ”

This was sent to us from Andrea T. in Edgewood, WA.

Ringworm Symptoms

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Ringworm in cats, ringworm in dogs, rabbits or other animal is a fungal infection, not an actual worm. Many pets owners don’t realize what ringworm really looks like and will usally bring their pets to the Vet for diagnosis. Here is more details on how ringworm usally form. They usually appear as a small pimple-like growth that can begin growing into a scaly or crusty, red, raised area that sometimes can cause blisters and pustules. Hair around the ringworm areas can become thin and brittle in turn causing hair loss and bald spots in animals. As the ring start to grows, the center of the rash will usually turn into a more normal skin color, and you will be able to see the ring-shape or almost circular-shape.

Here are some of the most common symptoms of ringworm in animals:
Sometimes a patche of hair loss, matted wools, discoloration, crusty, thick lesion, pustules, thickened, red, oozing skin, if hair growth happened, it might grow back black, scarring can occur, hair becomes brittle, and swollen lesions.

As a CSR at Q-Based Healthcare, it’s very typically to get a call about ringworm in cats and dogs. Most of the customers that have pets with ringworm have either treated with something over-the-counter, an athlete’s foot cream or prescription from the vet. Many found that what they are using is not working or just keeping the ringworm at bay. Some even say the medication that they used caused the ringworm to spread. As I have tried to explain to many customers the medication cannot spread the ringworm, it’s the spores of the ringworms that spread if not treated correctly.
Many people have tried home remedies such as tea tree oil on their cats not knowing that this is very toxic to them. Some use sulfur based products that are made with HARSH yellow (lime) sulfur that STINKS and STAINS. Pet owners are required to use gloves and use in a well ventilated area, (Yellow sulfur is very corrosive to skin and can cause serious injury) it is also not recommend for small animals under 12 weeks of age.

What PetsBestRx use as their treatment is the White sulfur (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane)-it’s safe, non toxic, and non-staining, plus has a pleasant smell to them as well and they do not contain tea tree oil. This method has been proven to be 98% effective. Another product that is used in conjunction as a double protection is our Healing Spray/Infection Protection Gel which has anti-fungal properties to attack many fungal strains deep in the dermal layers. Beside the actual treatment, please remember that the treatment of your environment is also very important to sanitize to eliminates any spores, otherwise, you might constantly have ringworm outbreaks from one pet to another or even yourself. Good Luck!

Nan, CSR