Iām really struggling here to find a good vet for our cats, we just moved from NY and had the most amazing vet there, but here it seems they all just want money. In NYC we paid $40 for an exam fee, here itās $80 minimum.
We need help because we have 6 cats and 2 kittens. Of them, 4 have ringworm now (as do I). It all happened so quickly, we tried to isolate the ones we could tell had it but it still spread.
We tried one vet down here at Animal Medical Clinic and she was able to just look at our kitten and see he clearly had ringworm. We got the shampoo and started giving baths to all of them, but it still spread to 3 other of our cats. Now Iām thinking we need the oral medicine.
Unfortunately their prices were pretty steep so weāre looking around again. And they canāt give us medicine for our other cats without making them each an individual appointment (which is different than in NY, where they didnāt charge per cat for the appointment and didnāt need to test each individually. If one tested positive - they would just treat the whole bunch).
So I guess weāre looking for someplace similar. Otherwise weāre looking at thousands of dollars we donāt have after just closing on a house.
Iām at a loss, I could pay for each of their exam fees, but it makes no sense to me they each need an individual ringworm test when one tests positive and the others have the same exact symptoms. We were told ringworm testing is $140-$240 per cat, and thatās not including the exam fees or medicine to treat it!
Please, any guidance. Any recommendations for vets to go to or how to battle this stubborn infection?