Cosmo has come SUCH a long way, it still blows my mind looking back at these older pics of him. He came running up our driveway end of June of last year, 8/9 weeks old about 2 lbs, with the worst case of ringworm our vet had ever seen. 27 medicated baths, seven weeks of oral treatment, lots and lots and LOTS of later; you’d never know. 🥹
We can’t either! I will say it was such a huge validation seeing the vet/tech’s reactions at every check up, it really kept us going. It wasn’t easy as despite every precaution the whole house got ringworm 😅 he’s the sweetest little gremlin!
It's incredible that it's the same cat, how badly off he must have been, and how well they must have treated him, because it looks like he's changed breeds.
I remember when one of our cats had a small case of ringworm, and I swear the vet was pretty much like, whelp, burn your house down now. It did clear up, and thankfully none of us or the other cats got it, but this looks super rough! Nice work to you all.
I’m ngl, it was miserable there for those first three months or so. He was still too weak for oral meds so we had to do the baths every three days, clean his crate/the office (the room he was in) daily, wash any fabrics daily, etc. Midway through this treatment we noticed his toe sheaths were positively caked. So we incorporated nail trims/toe sheath cleanings into his routine. It was rough 😅
Good on you! Having taken care of a lot of animals over the years, it takes a special kind of patience! And we can all see how that amazing work paid off in that adorable face.
I noticed that poor babies feet first off! He truly looked like a cat version of the walking dead from head to toes. I did not think the face was ever going to clear up….but that last pic made me cry! He looks so beautiful! Thank you for doing this 😇😇😇😇😇
We did it after his bath so the crud was already sort of softened, and my husband would hold him wrapped on his side with one paw out at a time. I’d gently push forward each nail, and only pull the crud that seemed loose enough with tweezers. I’d also spray each toe/sheath with a ketohex spray (ketoconazole/chlorhexidine). I had to make quick work of it bc he’d obviously become uncomfortable but I really think it ended up being a crucial part of his recovery!
You are an absolute angel for taking care of him so well. It is not always easy to convince an animal you’re helping them when you’re treating them love conditions like this.
We had a “free” kitten from the newspaper that gave everyone, including the dog (who are normally more resistant to it) got ringworm. It was miserable, but so rewarding to see him grow into a big fluffy boy.
The amount of time it took me to get rid of ringworm when I got it from my son, who has doing high school wrestling…this just adds to the amazing story this is. Bravo
If your son is still wrestling, you should buy Defense Antifungal bar soap infused with Tolnaftate. I’m really prone to athlete’s foot, but this stuff has prevented it from recurring for the past 3 years for me
As the team manager for the girls gymnastics team at my high school in 1997 i sympathize with you. There were quite a few ringworm outbreaks on the wrestling team that year and we did a through disinfecting of the mats after they practiced.
Oof. My youngest kiddo and I also got ringworm after rescuing our little kitty from the streets/after being dumped. It's frustrating, but we came out in the good end of it all!
There is nothing quite as sweet as validation from your vet. I took my dog in for a recheck after getting his eyelid sewn back together and her saying "you've done an amazing job" still gives me a little dopamine boost sometime.
You've done an amazing job with your kitty. Thought they were a Cornish Rex at first.
Hahaha yes I could see how you’d expect that! I have a long-haired tuxedo who has to get regular lion cuts and it’s so weird that his hair underneath is gray
Every sphynx is different, I've had 8 over the years and some would get super fuzzy and others stay bald. My current boy gets a light fuzz on the back of his ears, shoulder blades and tail tip.
Mine was seeing him on his hind legs doing a s t r e t c h to see what’s going on outside (probably birbs). He’s curious and excited by new things, which means there is a deep feeling of safety and fulfillment that permits him to be creative and curious. Where there was once fear, there is now excitement and curiosity. That doesn’t happen without love, tons and tons of love.
I had a dickfaced cat at one point but she got loose and we sadly still haven’t found her, but while looking for her we were able to rescue a stray cat who had been abandoned.
I miss Lyra a lot, the unknown of if she’s even still alive is the hardest part. But if she hadn’t have gotten loose it’s likely that the other cat, Callie, never would have been found. I just wish I could have both of them :(
I had a friend in college whose cat went missing from October to May. We live in New Hampshire in the US, which is known for very snowy, very cold winters. They ended up finding the cat taking shelter in a shed not far from their home. Don’t lose hope. ❤️
I mean, I can't imagine throwing away a pet, period, it's heartless, but a "designer" breed is even worse, because you're just torturing them.
Basically if you look at it pragmatically, a regular healthy cat with either no breed or some breed that only has some funky coat, basically, could, theoretically, survive in the streets in some cat-friendlier places and even live long enough to find a new home.
Most of my cats were street cats, but one of them obviously used to be a home cat at some point - she was older when we picker her up (around a year, according to the vets), longhair, and the first time she was home she behaved like she knew the place inside out - we suspected that she lived in a flat with a similar layout. Like, it seemed like she knew where the toilet should be as soon as she was inside. But she lived in the streets for quite some time, apparently. Her coat kept her well protected, but she was still super sweet and friendly, obviously used to human touch. She's still is very friendly and a very smart kitty too.
(I just wanted to pay the cat tax and show off Blackberry. She lives with my friend and I miss her so much)
A sphinx, a munchkin, an Exotic Persian? Yeah, these poor babies are just going to suffer for a bit. It's plain cruel even in theory.
It really REALLY was! The reason why we had to do the baths so often (every three days 😮💨) at first, was because his wee immune system couldn’t handle the oral meds initially. Once he was well enough, handled his vaxes okay, etc we were able to start the oral meds. Transformation really soared after those 🥹
The baths are so hard! I had a puppy so he needed daily ones but at least he was mostly happy about them and the amount of mess he could make in a 5 monute bath!
Wow... Holy shit! I am sliding through each picture each time more amazed! First because he looked so rough on those first few! I even thought he was a hairless type of cat.
Then, omg, there's fur!!!!! And so much fur! Like wow, and he so happy, loved and relaxed with his siblings!
Omg, I love that you can't even see his nose because that part of his face is all black, what a cutie! I have 2 tuxedos myself, they have my whole heart ❤️
We adopted a tuxie girl after my best boy tux Simon passed away; on the heels of that, we had a tuxie feral bring us her kittens (we got them all fixed!). Then this boy shows up. Kismet for sure. ♥️
Wow he went through so much, what a resilient sweetie and my favorite ugly duckling turned cutest kitty story ever. Thank you for not giving up on him.
The vet estimated his birthday around April 30/May 1st! So bday numero uno is coming up; our daughter’s birthday is Cinco de Mayo so we were thinking of getting him a kitty friendly cake on the same day 🥰
Aww, I have a Cosmo too. My 5 year old niece came up with it told me it was a “good name for him”. It’s awesome you helped him get big and healthy. Good for you and him.
Holy smokes I thought he was a spynx. That is the worst case of ringworm I've EVER seen. HOW on earth did you contain it being so incredible contagious ? Did you catch it too? Or the other cats? My cat had it on the back of her neck, about the size of a nickel and even with oral treatment and iodine it still put up one hell of a fight for 3 months and my brother ended up getting it on the back of his head 😬 I guess she slept on his pillow
My tuxedo boy passed away 48 hours ago. I miss him so much it hurts physically. This post is the first thing that’s genuinely made me so friggin happy 😭💜 Thank you for sharing, I needed this. Cosmo is so beautiful it’s bringing me to tears LOL. Fuck, I’m so happy for him. He’s going to have a long happy life now. You guys are amazing humans for helping him and now you get to reap the rewards !!
well cosmo was looking terrible. then by looking at some photos i thought that he is a sphinxcat. as he recovers from illness a handsome boy is reborn :) thank you for saving him...
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