Cat Fungus

This time last year, my then 10 year old cat developed a fungus diagnosed by black light. It was nearly impossible to get the liquid oral meds down her twice a day. I watched YouTube videos, wrapped her in towels. She would clench her teeth and if I did get it in her, she spit it out. There was more on me than in her. I don’t know how but She eventually fully healed. she had a full thick coat of hair. Well, it’s back. It’’s started on her back legs just like last time. Any suggestions for my now 11 year old kitty?

I don't know much about black lights but UV ones can sometimes be helpful.  Anyway, fungal disease is often associated with drops in immunity -perhaps secondary to some other process that is stressing the cat out, so a vet check to screening for weight loss, arthritis (joints get bad in the cold), liver disease etc may prove useful.  MORE COMING

After all, cats are exposed to fungus and yeast quite frequently - is may be interesting why the immune system is not preventing it.  Usually, ringworm and yeast infection etc are associated with young animals and underlying disease.  So that's the first consideration....

In answer to your question, many yeast / fungal diseases in the UK can be treated with a bath - and when they're on the skin, this is often preferable to the tablet treatments because the drug doesnt travel through the cats' system that way.  This may be an interesting thing to ask your vet about.

I guess a good question for your vet might be, 'I can't administer this treatment.  Could I bring my cat in for your nurses to bathe / tablet?'  I know that none of these are the best ideas in the world for a scaredy-cat and none of the ideal, because stress compounds illness.   The answer might lie in working out the least stressful solution for efficiency, and perhaps looking at why it happens, in order to prevent any underlying cause. Few vets can do home visits or online consults in the current climate, but this may be worth asking about, just in case.  

Hello!   I have come back to this, to make the same points more clearly.   Fungal (or yeast?) infection is often seen when the immune system takes a dive - for example, because of some other illness going on in the pet, such as arthritis which is exacerbated in cold weather.  Vets therefore have two main jobs - to check for and treat any underlying disease, and to treat the perceived yeast or fungal infection.  I do not know which infection you feel may be present and you do not site where in the body, but depending on the type and location, there may be topical treatment or shampoo available.  The first step would be to have the vet give your cat a check over in order that they can weigh the situation up.