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My cat keeps scratching at her ears. Not sure if she has mites. Sometimes they get alot of "wax" and so just clean them with a Q tip. Any home remedies for this? She is very large, combative and difficult to get to the vet, just getting her in the cat carrier is a huge event, she growls and fights it.
My cat keeps scratching at her ears. Not sure if she has mites. Sometimes they get alot of "wax" and so just clean them with a Q tip. Any home remedies for this? She is very large, combative and difficult to get to the vet, just getting her in the cat carrier is a huge event, she growls and fights it.
my daughter treats her cat for ear mites by putting in drops she got from the vet. I think Petsmart may sell a product too. However if your cat is reluctant to allow you to do so-I dunno.
That is the reason when I get a new animal I touch their food when they are eating, hold them on my lap and look at their ears and teeth,etc; to get them used to me doing such things. Fortunately I could pick my dog up while she is in the middle of eating and check her ears then put her back to eating. She is used to everything. LOL
As a Vet Tech I highly recommend you make the effort to go have her ears checked first by your vet. Damage can be done & money wasted if you misdiagnose her. If she's a fierce fighter have your vet give you a sedative to relax the cat that you will give her PRIOR to the car ride. Animals can go deaf & deal with alot of pain if their ears are not treated properly. Guessing may not be the best choice. Good luck!
I found a kitten a few years ago at the flea market cold and hungry and full of ear mites. I got some ear mite medicine at the pet shop and put ear drops in and then cleaned them with a big cotton ball she handled it well. I continue to check even now, just put a cotton ball in her ear and gently clean it, if its nasty blackish, ear mites again. The important thing after cleaning her ears was taking her to the vet for a good check up, shots and of course getting spayed. I have inside outside dogs and two of them get ear mites frequently.
I would use a small amount of peroxcide with water in a ear dropper...that is what my ear dr told me to do with my ears, and I would think it might work on a pet? Hope you found a solution!
I will second the notion of take your cat to the vet. You should never guess what's going on in your pets ears or any other medical condition. If your cat is really that difficult, it may be helpful for them to possible sedate her and get a really good thorough cleaning done for you so you can start with clean ears.
She is very pathetic sedated, eyes rolling, drooling, yowling. Won't do that again. I have to keep her carrier in the car, wrap her in a big towel and get her into the car. Once she is in the carrier, she is so scared she stays there. But getting her there is no fun! I have seen no residue since I gave her the olive oil treatment, that was a week ago. So maybe not ear mites. But she does need to go to the vet for her shots, and teeth cleaning, dread dread....
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