Puppy ringworm: How long until bald spots heal and hair regrows?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Vizsla | Female | spayed | 4 months and 18 days old | 63 lbs
My puppy has a fungal infection (doctor says most likely ringworm) we have been treating it with topical cream and shampoo for 6 days now. In how many days/weeks should her bald spots regrow hair and her lesions (red lumps) heal and disappear? Do you think her skin will look back to normal in 2weeks? Or 3 weeks? Thankyou
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Published on June 2nd, 2019
Ringworm can take up to 3 months to go away. I think this article will explain more. ( https://www.petcoach.co/dog/condition/ringworm-1/ ) Was she tested for ringworm or is your vet just guessing that is the problem? The reason I ask is because it actually looks more like mange lesions to me. If you are not seeing much improvement after another 7-10 days and your vet did not actually test for ringworm, then I suggest you have her back to your vet to talk about actually testing for ringworm and testing for mange to get this figured out. ( https://www.marshallspetzone.com/blog/identify-mange-dogs-treatment-care/ )
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Published on November 16th, 2016
Because the hair takes 6weeks or so to grow back, the only way to be sure is to get her retested. 2 week is quite a short period for treating a fungal infection such as ringworm and it may need to be extended if still positive
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