cat maybe has ringworms? Plz help?

Ringworm is a fungus, not a virus. It spreads by spores that a cat can have on their fur. A healthy adult cat can fight off the infection and stil have the spores on their fur. What you need to do is go to a livestock supply or feed store like Tractor Supply, and get some Lyme Sulfur dip. Follow the instructions on it - use a sponge to wet his face. It's going to stink, but it will kill the spores. If he doesn't have ringworm, it won't hurt him. Repeat as instructed on the box. Vacuum your house thoroughly - even the bedding. Wipe down all non-fabric surfaces with a 10% bleach solution. Wash any bedding in a bleach solution with the hottest water you have. This will remove the spores from your house as best as you can, and will prevent the cat from reinfecting himself. For you, an athlete's food cream (like Lamasil) will work to cure the lesion you have. You can get the generic. All of these things are inexpensive and will work. It would be best to vacuum/bleach/scub a couple days in a row. If your stepdaughter plays in the dirt outside she may be getting it from there - there are other sources than animals, the spores live in the dirt. It's generally a 'disease' of the young (like children) and immune suppressed, but some healthy adults are sensitive to it as well.

Ringworm is contagious, and can be spread from animals to humans. It's possible, and likely, that your cat has ringworm. The signs include bald spots that look scabby, and persistent scratching of their coats. Ringworm's appearance in the coats of cats has been likened to "cigarette ash" scaling. And it's hard to detect! You're going to really need to look thoroughly through your cat's coat in order to determine if he has ringworm or not.

If your cat does have ringworm, you can treat it either orally or topically. Orally would be by giving your cat pills, and topically would be using a cream, and then bathing your cat with medicated shampoo. I'm not familiar with anything that you'd be able to do that doesn't involve something medicated .. And I don't believe there is anything. Ringworm is a fungal infection that feeds on the keratin that's found in the outer layers of the skin, hair and nails. Therefore, medicated treatments are needed to get rid of the fungal infection. I would strongly suggest taking your cat to the vet so you can relieve him from this, along with yourselves!

There are a lot of things it could be, like a cyst or a tumor, but if it's infected, you can't do anything without antibiotics. I'm assuming you're young, so there's not a lot you can do about taking it to the vet...but it's unfair of your parents to not take responsibility, especially because antibiotics cost ten times less than the shot to put the cat down. In truth, the ve visit will cost you about 35 bucks and the antibiotics about 10 or 15...the euthinization shot will cost you about 75. DO NOT clean it out with peroxide. It will put your cat in excruciating pain and will do nothing to help the cat get better. Their skin is different than ours and it actually burns the cut and makes it worse. If you are unable to bring the cat to the vet...bring it to a shelter where it can receive proper medical treatment. The infection is obviously killing your cat, although the thought of giving your cat away is probably sad to you, you need to think about whats best for your animal and how you can help it, even if it means letting the shelter find him a home where he can be cared for properly.

JC is absolutely right about ringworm & it's treatment. I only have one thing to add.

Ringworm spores can remain viable in the environment for many, many years on surfaces like wood. It is very infectious to all humans & animals.

It is not a reflection on you, your pet or your home - you are not a bad 'housekeeper' & it is not your fault or the cat's fault.

In time you will all become more resistant/immune to it & no longer get new out-breaks. In the meantime all you can do is keep treating any places you spot it & educate any one else about ringworm who needs it.