Vet Basics Lime Sulfur Dip for Dogs & Cats, Concentrated Liquid, 16 oz | Skin Itch Relief, Supports Mange, Ringworm & Non-Specific Dermatoses with Antimicrobial, Antiparasitic Action for Dogs & Cats

I never write product reviews, but I am writing this to hopefully help someone else.This stuff is amazing. Hands down. If your cat has ringworm, you need to purchase this and use it. Yes, it stinks. Yes, it stains. Yes, it is wildly time-consuming and inconvenient, but this is the only thing that will absolutely 100% get rid of persistent ringworm.After adopting our kitten, his ringworm (which we were told had been treated and cured. Yeah right) absolutely exploded. We did everything we were supposed to do. Vet visit, isolation, lotrimin, oral itrafungol, anti-fungal shampoo… The only thing I wasn’t doing was THIS. Despite our vet recommending it, I put it off because I was intimidated by the smell and staining issues, and thought I could handle ringworm with other methods. Boy, I wish I had started earlier... Only when I started using this stuff did it turn around. And boy, it turned around FAST. Our kitten was battling ringworm for 6 weeks, and after introducing this, it was gone in 1.First of all, I want to explain how ringworm works. This will help you understand why this stuff is so important. Ringworm is caused by fungal spores. The fungal spores attach to the cat’s hair shaft and feed on dead skin. Anywhere your cat sheds hair is a potential source of contamination. A single spore can turn back into a raging case of ringworm if you do not absolutely destroy it. Lime sulfur dip has the power to penetrate and saturate the outer layer of the hair, reach the hair shaft, and do exactly that.This is what I recommend:Isolate your cat. This is a MUST. You will feel guilty, but it is medically necessary. You can still play with them while wearing long sleeves and gloves! The second the ringworm spreads to your other cats, kids, or you, you are in for it. If you DO get ringworm, don’t panic. There is an oral medication you can get at urgent care, and lotrimin is available at Walgreens. Humans are easier to treat than animals. Just remember to stay vigilant. Take them to the vet and get them going on Itrafungol oral solution. This is how you will fight the ringworm from the inside. Purchase a quart-sized spray bottle you plan to never use again, Sanicloth wipes, and a Wood’s black light. Dilute the lime sulfur dip - according to the directions - in the spray bottle. Designate an outfit you also never plan to use again. Every three days, put on that outfit and use the spray bottle to saturate your cat’s ringworm spots. I recommend the spray bottle because your cat will NEVER let you dip them. My cat was horrified of the bath, but didn’t bat an eye at the spray bottle. It’s much faster, easier, and less stressful. You can use lotrimin on your cat’s spots any days you are not doing lime sulfur, or you can choose not to. I didn’t, and it worked fine. I might recommend it just for the paw pads, though. Place the cat in a carrier after spraying their spots and sanitize the entire isolation room. I’m talking vacuum and wipe everything down with Sanicloth wipes EVERY. DAY. It’s going to take up your entire life for a little while, but it will work much quicker than if you do not do this. Routinely check your cat’s ringworm spots with the Wood’s lamp. Ringworm glows green. Even when you don’t see green anymore, keep up with the lime sulfur until all of the hair grows back. A single spore can set you back to square one, so you must ERRADICATE it. Any towels, rags, or clothing you use must be washed on the extra hot setting on your washing machine.There are some warnings about skin problems, but this did NOT irritate my cat’s skin at all! This stuff is the best. Our vet recommends it. I recommend it. I was hopeless until I used it. DO IT!

First off, this stuff is the foulest smelling stuff on the face of the earth (well at least that I have smelled) It smells like your house got bombed with 10,000,000 rotten eggs and then baked in the sun on the hottest and most humid day of summer and then your windows had fans blowing it inside the house. The smell lingers in your hair, clothes and towels...you name it. BUT it does dissipate over time (hours-days depending on the item)Ok, now that that is out of the way....IT WORKS!!!! You have no idea the money this has saved my family! We rescued a stray about a year ago. She had some fur missing off her paws, I thought it was from fleas, got her flea medication and she was still up at night itching all the time. I combed her with a flea comb...not a single flea, no flea dirt...nothing! Figured it must be her food, Right? Wrong! But I didn't find out until I spend tons of money of every natural, holistic, grain free, vet recommended, 5 star rated cat food I could get my hands on. I thought the food would work for a while until her itching would cause sores, then I would switch her food and the cycle would start over again. It.Was.A.Nightmare!One day out of the blue her entire rear end was chewed, blistered looking and bleeding. I made an emergency vet appointment and my car broke down on the way there. Completely upset and having no car for a few days, I feared her life and did TONS of research. I found out she probably had ringworm and or mange and that the only reason the expensive cat food was helping was it helped her immune system but couldn't get rid of the fungus/mites which would explain the "breakouts"So after a bunch of reading, I purchased the Lime Sulfur Dip and dipped her in a bucket filled with a gallon of water and 1 cup of the sulfur. She hated it but I was able to keep her soaking in the solution for at least 3-5 minutes. I wore cleaning gloves and clothes I hated just fyi. When she was done, without drying her at all, I put her in a cat carrier that I use to transport her to the vet, and placed the carrier in the tub. I tried to check on her to be sure she wasn't licking herself and let her out when she was dry enough to stay in the bathroom without staining anything.I did this weekly for three weeks and then did every other week for two more times. She still has a small (less then dime size) rash on her cheek, which I am now using another product on, one that I squirt directly on her called Vetericyn (also available on Amazon) that also works wonders! And probably the only reason it stayed on her cheek is because that is the hardest place to get when dipping a cat while trying not to get it in their eyes, but other than that she is ALL cleared. Her hair has has completely grown back and is now even thicker on her sides than it's been (b/c she would lick constantly) I couldn't believe how amazing this stuff is!With all of the information I read about cats and ringworm, I found many people were spending upwards for $30.00-$75.00 per dip from a vet. Plus that doesn't include the regular vet cost. If you can deal with the smell and some scratches then do not hesitate buying! It has saved me a tremendous amount of money. I'm not saying don't go to the vet, but if their solution is having you come in weekly for a dip...do it yourself! And yes, I also believe this should be the first go to if you suspect your kitty has a fungus, you may not even need the trip to the vet! As a matter of fact, I would never take in a stray now without just dipping in in this stuff as a precaution. It's great just to have on hand, especially since if you order this online, like I did, you have to wait for it to arrive and depending on the situation it could be a ticking time bomb so just order this is you have pets or deal with strays on any level.Now getting the ringworm out of your house is another story! Athletes foot spray over the entire area the animal uses (luckily mine was just in a bedroom) and a good rug shampoo over that after a few days along with washing bedding, clothes...anything the animal has touched in hot water and bleach if possible is recommended. Hope that helps!

Oh my the smell. OMG. Shampooed and rinsed my dog first then gave her a good rinse of this doluted oer directions. Stains skin, etc . It's a two person job. My dog didn't like the smell either. It was warm out , let her in the kennel for 2 hours to dry. Smell was gone when dry. Itching reduced the first night. She's still itching but much less, especially at night. Need to repeat every 5-7 days x 6. No skin irritation or burning from what I can tell. I'm hopeful at this point ... Looking good.

My dog has been having an ongoing battle with some type of mites. It got to the point where anyone he was laying next to/on was getting bit up & we couldn’t get rid of them for the life of us. We decided to try this product based off Amazon reviews & I’m happy we did. It makes my house & dog smell like fart, but works lol. When he gets this treatment he has no skin irritation or reactions. He gets a good shampoo first, then while still wet this gets applied, then rinsed. By the end of it he has a faint fart smell but nothing horrible, & let’s be honest dogs usually smell like fart anyways. It is easy to use & rinse off, we haven’t had any issues with this product transferring onto household items. When used as directed it has significantly helped my dogs mites & I would recommend trying this if you’re having similar problems.

100% Trust this product to treat mange on my cats!!! This is the go to product that helped my cat on the video and photos down below. He caught mange randomly and was suffering for 4 months with the skin condition. Mange was all over his head, paws, skin was getting really crusty and itchiness all over his gut and tail. My cat was very uncomfortable and just waiting for me to help him, I didn’t know what to do, I didn’t take him to the veterinary because I knew it was gonna costs me a lot of money and I wasn’t working at the time. I started researching online on how to treat and cure mange at home and it brought me here to this amazing product on Amazon. I’ve also bought the Healthy Paw Life Lime Sulfur Cream.I’ve follow the instructions stated in the product.I diluted 4 oz in a bucket with water and then applied all over his fur once a week. I usually would do it at night and it does not need to rinse. I would make him sleep all stained with an E-collar on his neck all night long and then in the morning all the yellow stained on his fur would be absolutely gone. It does have a very strong odor, I must have to say, you have to have proper ventilation or do it outdoors. BUT IT’S ALL WORTH IT!!! I would then applied the skin cream all over the affected areas and let it air dry. I would make sure I re-do this whole process again after at week until the skin gets better and my cat no longer has mange.This was him after my first try treating him with mange at home and he looked absolutely much better then when I’ve started it. The black stains you see in the photos it was all the crusty skin I was able to remove with a sponge and the product on my first attempt. He was very crusty to the point that he couldn’t open his eyes properly.The last photo is him after fully recovering from Mange 🙏 Just look at that fur he is glowing again 💕🐈🥰THANK GOD FOR SAVING ME CAT 🙏

So my cat was itching and having bald spots initially I wasn’t sure what the problem was, mange, ringworm, flea allergy. However, as an extra preventative and support, I purchased this product. While my cat has never allowed me to bathe or do anything like this to her before I was able to fill up a little foot bath bucket with this dip and used a cup to pour over her. I had to wrap my arms and legs around her in order to hold her in the foot bath, which meant that I also got to be dipped in this solution. The solution was mild and while others mentioned it smells like eggs. It does a little bit, but it’s not super strong or overpowering. I used warm water and while the dip got on my cat and her fur was covered in it very well. It was also on my skin and it felt just fine no irritation, in fact, her fur looked great after it finally dried. I did have to use a cone on my cats head to prevent her from licking and this did take quite a few hours to dry with her being inside the house. She was not a fan of that. But ultimately, I felt this was a great product. It didn’t irritate my skin, so I feel better knowing that my cats skin was soothed.

It cleared up the skin funk but it bleached out my horse’s black coat. I won’t be using this product again.

This immediately improved my cats ringworm. A combination of this and oral terbinafine pills from the vets made a drastic change in their infection.I was originally treating my one cat with miconazole cream & terbinafine pills but he wasn't showing any improvement. When I saw my other cat get a patch on her toe I knew I needed to step up my game. This made a much bigger difference.The application - I applied it while the cat sat in my shower with the door closed inside of a clean litter box (I have one they never used). This collected the liquid that came off of them and contained the mess & allowed me to reuse it. It also got the bottom of their paws on it, which was an infected area. This helped a lot. If I were to do it on them full body again I think a spray bottle would be a good applicator. For applying around their eyes I recommend using a cheap tooth brush. My cat has it surrounding one eye completely and this is how I applied. I made sure to avoid his mucus membranes, but at the same time I had to get it close as that's where his infection is the worst. I then put cones on them and gave them both churu. After the light towel drying so they aren't dripping they should be allowed to air dry for several hours before they groom.After applying I immediately ran the shower on hot for a while to thoroughly wash away the lime sulfur solution. Some smell lingered and I've tried cleaning with a vinegar solution, which worked OK, but there may be better cleaning products.After my cats dried they needed significant brushing. A very large amount of hair came out, which is normal after bathing. There was also some hair loss & dry skin on one of my cats ears as I accidentally made the solution a bit too strong the first bath. This healed over a few days, though. I did go longer between treatments to wait for him to heal, but the first bath alone nuked basically all of his ringworm and he didn't have any patches glowing under black light for 1.5 weeks after and significant hair grew back in that time. He now has a very tiny glow above his eye still, which I am spot treating every 3/4 days. I also treat his forearm that he rubs that area with during grooming as ringworm previously transferred there. My other cat needed 2 treatments + terbinafine to have her minor ringworm symptoms go away.My recommendation I haven't seen elsewhere - if you get significant amounts of this on any clothes or towels just throw them out. I ran mine through the wash AND dryer. This made the washer and dryer require heavy cleaning and the smell got on other clothes / my blanket which I ran through after. I STRONGLY encourage you not to do this. I'd say either use old towels or buy the cheapest towels you can find.

Used this on my 14month old husky ... demodex is completely cured now after 5 dips with a combination of ivermectin shots at 4days interval ...

Update: this definitely works, my dog is much much better and happier. Fur has grown back and his bad smell has gone after just 2 treatments. Thoroughly recommend and so pleased we tried this.Just tried this, so I can't comment on the effect yet, hence 4 stars. Thought I'd share my tips though. I don't think I'll ever be able to look an egg sandwich in the face again. I'm so glad we did the bathing outside! I bought a cheap kiddies paddling pool, new pair of marigolds and dressed in old clobber. Bathing a 38lb chocolate Labrador is always a back breaking experience, but Rupe was very good. Don't attempt this on your own, you need a partner to hold the dog, we used one of those lampshade collars too. I did the bathing whilst my husband stood over our dog and made lots of jokes about eggy farts. Beware when you finish - your dog will shake! Put him/her on a lead and go for a walk straight away! The husband did this whilst I poured a big glass of wine! This stuff is really expensive and one hell of an exercise, but if you're at your wit's end and so is your dog then it's worth the hassle (I hope). Do it outside, have a helper and wear gloves. Hopefully it will work on our dog, I'll let you know if I can!

This has worked Miracles for my dog. She's been scratching like mad to the point she's lost some hair on her rump and has had a sore on her ear for weeks that she would not let heal. I've tried everything you can imagine to stop this. One treatment with this and within 3 days her ear has healed and her hair is growing back! She's noticeably happier and I am so relieved! I could not recommend enough! We bathed her Inside in the bath as the weather is so bad and although it stinks it hasn't stained the bath (phew). Really is worth every penny.

This product finally helped the almost 2 months of terrible itching my two Boxers had -which was definitely Not fleas- and everything else did not help! I first used as directed, shampooing and rinsing the dogs well and then applying this solution diluted as directed. It only helped a little bit. So next day I diluted it less and applyed it directly on the itchy spots and that worked great! Finally more quiet again, especially in the night, without their itching, poor dogs.

Messy to use but that's nothing I didn't expect..... hasn't dyed my white cat completely yellow, he's more of a cream colour! :)