Originally Posted by
Lighten-Up
I was just reading this thread, when I saw ringworm mentioned, I did a google search, because I don't know what ringworm is. (I am new to all this).
I found this on Dr.Weils site:[for people, not squirrels]
The main symptom of ringworm is a raised, circular rash that is red, and very mildly inflamed with scaling edges and clear, normal skin in the middle. It is typically very itchy and may blister and ooze. This ring-shaped rash can be caused by a number of different fungi and occur anywhere on a person's skin (tinea corporis), scalp (tinea capitis) , or nails (tinea unguium). When ringworm affects the feet, it is called athlete's foot (tinea pedis); when it occurs in the groin area, it is called jock itch (tinea cruris).
When I saw the part that said, "when ringworm affects the feet, it is called athlete's foot."
I saw the connection between ringworm and athletes foot, for myself, I found a lovely athletes foot remedy, sesame oil, applied to the feet area twice a day completely eliminated it within a week or two, without any side effects of the skin burning off from chemical applications. This is apparently normal protocol in Ayervedic medicine. Sesame oil has properties in it that kill fungus.
Just passing it on in case it would be of help to anyone, and or Squirrels!!. I would think that it would be safe to use on squirrels. Let me know if anyone knows differently. I am not an expert at all on this, but it seems to me if athletes foot, is ringworm, then sesame oil should do the same thing on feet or body parts....to anything that is of this particular fungus.