Vet Basics Lime Sulfur Dip – Skin Itch Relief Concentrated Antimicrobial & Antiparasitic Solution for Dogs, Cats, Puppies, Kittens & Horses, Helps Manage Ringworm, Mange, Skin Irritation, 16oz

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!

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!

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.

After noticing hair loss around my dog's collar and treating my dog with flea medication she had a mite's quickly spread over her body. Within a week she had a generalized mange infection and was losing 1/3 of her fur. After treating her with a slightly concentrated initial dip (8 oz for a gallon instead of 1) her itching and redness almost completely stopped. The treatment includes washing bedding with borax and heating her bedding after each dip in the dryer on the high setting. She's getting dips every 6 days. It does take some time to kill the little buggers off completely, since mites can live for some time in the environment and return to the dog. But, if you give regular dips for a month or two they won't be able to reproduce. I also noticed that she needs to be washed more regularly on the muzzle and under the jaw, since she licks the sulfur off before it can be very effective. You should also consider vet treatment with antibiotics, especially if the infection doesn't die out, since mites infestations are an effect of poor initial health. Of course, the dip is smelly and you'll want to use it in a ventilated area, but the smell quickly goes away after washing out the tub, and the dog's yellow color and smell goes away when she dries.

I’ll update this weekly for the next 6 weeks. Some background: I have an Aussie mix. For the last year she has been to the vet every 10 days. Multiple scrapings, never found mange. She has been constantly on antibiotics, antifungals, anti yeast pills, Creams, shampoos, wipes, sprays, homemade and prescription. Some made it worse, some worked for about a month. After being more than $3,000 in and watching her struggle and just be miserable. I was very much considering that maybe this was the end even though she’s so young as I couldn’t force her to live so uncomfortably (she would whine because she was so miserable constantly!) Her tummy, sides, paws, back legs, and ears were raw, hairless and red. Week 1.) It’s been just 6 hours and so far the redness on my dogs sides, belly, and in between her toes has lessened. Her swollen toes have gone down as well. She is much more comfortable it seems. The smell is strong, however it goes away 98% within 2 hrs. I used a cleaner milk gallon jug, filled it with water, added 4 tablespoons in (outside), hosed her down and washed her with a medicated shampoo then while she was still wet shook up the gallon jug and poured it all over her and used an old rag to rub it in. I then put a donut collar on her and let her stay outside for 4 hours (no rinsing the product off). I had some left over and poured it all over the porch (where she lays) and on the bottom part of her crate (where she sleeps at night). I let those just sit for about 30 min in the sun then dumped it off and let it air dry. Then washed all of her bedding on hot with a vinegar & essential oil solution (1:1 water & vinegar with 10 droppers peppermint oil) All this happened at 3pm, it’s now 9:15pm and she for the first time is resting comfortably with no whining and very very minimal licking / scratching (maybe a total of 90 accumulative seconds since the “bath”. Before she’d be scratching for 5-10 min every hour.) Her next one will be on 9/30/19 (going for a full 6 weeks) and I’ll come back and update then. Week 2.) This time I went with the recommended dosage instead of a more diluted one since I felt comfortable enough that it wouldn’t cause a reaction. 4 oz in a gallon milk jug, washed her before hand with an anti fungal and anti bacterial shampoo then immediately followed it with the lime sulfur dip. The hair on her abdomen has begun growing back, as well as on her sides. There is no more redness on her abdomen any more! There is still redness between her toes unfortunately BUT they’re no longer swollen at all! Trace amounts of redness can be found on her sides, however 75-80% has cleared! I have also been using the remainder of the mixture to soak her plastic crate bottom in and laundering her bedding in hot water with a vinegar and peppermint oil solution. Will update again for week 3. (Doing 5-6 treatments total) Also, the smell this time around wasn’t as potent, I suppose that’s due to just getting used to it / seeing the benefits my dog is having so I’m just too happy to care. Week 3.) I just learned to make this MOST effective you need to wash the dog with a benzoyl wash before dipping. I’ve been washing her before but haven’t been using a benzoyl wash. Will buy and use that in conjunction with this for the next 3 washes I have left. Anyways, one side of my dog is having very steady hair re-growth, no more discoloration. The other side is lagging behind, has hair regrowth but still has a couple red spots however the entire area is not red or pink anymore just a few straggler spots. Her toes are doing better (still pink inbetween), her ears are doing much better (no more pink), her belly is 95% better.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Saves the hassle of trying various products that claim easier or cleaner than this. It smells, the whole process is terrible for you and the animal PLUS you still have to do due diligence and treat the house, bedding, yard and repeat the whole thing in a few days to cover the life cycle or any time delay that could have missed a few here and there. Your pet and family will be better if you strictly follow a proven plan. And yes sometimes your individual circumstances or situation may create more complex or additional treatment if you can’t contain, or don’t have help, or tolerance/resistance has been a problem. Some treatment works only on specific applications or has dangerous side effects that limit its use, but I can tell you think worked for killing fleas on my cat. I had to repeat it a few times because he is a cat and doesn’t listen when I explain not to lick his paws (after treatment or exiting the litter box} and not to wander off in the garage or front patio where treatment is in process). Hiring a professional is great if you can afford it but only has its limitations if it’s not covering every aspect of how it can continue or how it can be reintroduced. The money pit will continually return. So take a few days off and get some assistance to tackle this in one big swoop. Smell like an egg in private and throw away everything that can potentially inhibit your progress ( trust me if you think you have enough paper towels and buy-in from family or friends, it’s probably not enough so get a few extra and have a emergency back up supply). If you don’t have a commercial laundry facility in house then you won’t be able to tackle a large project like this without paper towels and clothing you are specifically going to treat like hazmat - or any other contact surface or defined separation of areas treated and untreated to prevent tracking or spreading even if seemingly insignificant or overly cautious. You can’t be too careful and most peo0e going through this will have long battles where this comes back to haunt you. If you don’t see any dint assume it’s not there. Take shoes off and wash hands even if gloves are on and if you enter an area assume you or it is contaminated unless you control that. It’s often one flea that hitch hikes in that started the whole mess.

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

This is the right product, didn't stain my kitten's fur for long. We will see how effective it is in the long run. Bottle did not leak. Smells like rotten eggs but that's to be expected. However, the sticker it came with obscured the instructions and was super difficult to remove. Please make sure the sticker goes somewhere less important next time.