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Comment on Discussion Thread 🧼 Friday 3 April 2026

melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I had the bright idea of using an antifungal pump spray on the cat’s legs as a quicker application (because he doesn’t stay still and pulls his legs away). It just scared him.

I’m feeling so stressed and trapped about the whole situation. The loss of Melbcat has severely destabilised me, I don’t know how to solve this, and my own treated lesion seems to be coming back. Ignoring the cat and not helping him is not an option. I’m just going in circles here.

I’ve contacted the rescuer again. Asking if I can get some oral medication for him. Explaining my difficulties with topical. And about being unable to get help from the vet or find his owners. Asking if I would be able to treat him in the community or if I should surrender him to her organisation :(

I’m going to go put a found poster outside where I was told these alleged owners live, but it’s highly possible they could have moved or just don’t give a damn 🫩

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Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Just do things the easy way. 👍

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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  The easy way is to do nothing (no) or surrender him to the kill shelter (no). Doing nothing means I stay on the ringworm hamster wheel.
  
  There’s no easy answer so I’m asking if I can get some oral treatment for him or if I should surrender him to this rescue which will skip the pound and take him to foster.
  
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  - Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    the easy answer is do what you need to/want to in the easiest way possible and don’t fret
    
    ringworm in humans is not such a difficult thing and it’s not dangerous, just paint liquid daktarin a few times and it’s gone, so don’t fret, you’ll be ok
    
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    melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I can’t help it. My brain has gone out of control in the worst way. And my immune system is really weak so it may not be able to beat it.
    
    The lady is going to call me about getting him some tablets. I still have no idea what to do about him (and he’s started trying to kill the magpies)
    
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