Ear Mites in Cats: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
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- Dr. Sarah Wooten, DVM, CVJ explains the causes, symptoms, and treatment of ear mites in cats. Watch the video for all the details. Read the complete guide: cats.com/ear-mites-in-cats
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0:00 Introduction
0:57 What are Ear Mites?
2:46 Symptoms of Ear Mites
3:40 Ear Mites Under the Microscope
4:56 Treatment of Ear Mites in Cats
8:16 Conclusion
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The lack of response tells me that they are no longer on this Earth with us. Rest in peace Ken Kratman you were the bravest of us all.
I see many ear mite meds for cats online. Amazon has good options. They are marketed for both dogs and cats.. They all seem to have the same active ingredients. And they are getting good reviews about how effective they get rid of the mites.
A few options also have aloe and/or lanolin to soothe ear. Apparently, ear mite med can be irritating to cat's ear.
Vets are always going to say "go to vet". But, there are situations where, imo, you can treat at home. This is one of them.
They're not tiny eight-legged creatures, they're sporozoites from the sporiferous, spore-congested air, which can also cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other illnesses in humans. It's mostly indoors.
Can u plz recommend a treatment for cats plz from amazon?
I love that She laughed just before she said ivermectin 😂😂. and the “they call it an ear mite orgy” I love this video
She enjoys torturing us. She’s one of those people that nothing bothers absolutely nothing. Som lucky meanwhile I’m digging my skin off thinking about it. She is wonderful though.
Thank you for this! I have a foster and unfortunately she had scratched her ears raw. The build up was absolutely insane and I feel TERRIBLE about the situation. We are managing it now thankfully. Love when you dig into the science of it 🙏🔥
Thank you so much for this valuable information❤🙏🏻
Thank you so much for this!
Thank you very informative video
Awesome video thank you
I stumbled onto your channel. I enjoyed your sense of humor. Subscribed!!!
First of all I want to say great video. It seemed like you were talking directly to me. I subscribed and give you a like. Thank you so much for all the info. ❤
Very helpful thank you 😻
Dang good info outstanding work
Thank you kindly for your quality content and entertaining delivery! I really appreciate your easy-to-understand explanations, which help me seek better professional care for my newly adopted fur babies. Greetings from another UC Grad!
Thanks for this video! It confirmed the condition on my cat. Priceless. Thank you very much!
Yes, I have a house hold of 9 cats. Alpha (the first cat ) was the first cat I had. But never scratch her ears much. But I always notice the coffee ground debree and brown blood the mites leave behind. We went to her doc and she hates the estimate med still give it to her. Shes on her 4th day. I cleaned her ears gently as much as the gunck was visually see able to get. The brand I'm using is Eradimite. You literally helped me out with my cat more than my vet. I will get bravecto and ask him to see if there is any 2ndary symptoms. I will also ask for the earmite brand just in case. My poor baby.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Excellent video!
Much appreciated 👍🏼😻👍🏼
Thank you mam very clearly explained🙏you make me clear all my doubts in one video if not I need to watch number of videos😒 thank you soo much 🤗🤗😇
Thank you Doctor!!
Just subscribed.😁
Thankyou for the video. Very informative.
Thanks for the sub! Really appreciate you being here.
Very informative, I'm glad to know important information like this. 👍
Why can't this be bought over the counter??? Who has 200 bucks to bring their cat to you every 4 months for ear mite meds?
It's like big pharma. It's about the dollar not making people or pets truly better. Some within the system are good but it as a whole is corrupt to its core...
Exactly
Exactly that's why we're on TH-cam trying to find another alternative I watch ( Veterinary Secrets ) his channel is awesome and everything's all natural and affordable for us regular people out here 💙💛❤💚💜
❤❤❤ Dr. Sara Wooten is awesome
THANKS YOU!!LA BIG KISS FROM A PORTUGUESE!!!
Thanks so much for posting this very informative video!! I'm trying to learn more about the mites in my cats ears so I can get rid of them suckers! My two senior house cats thank you for this valuable knowledge!
She's really happy about being a doctor
Wish she was my vet. I think she’s in this business because she really likes animals not the money. Doesn’t get any better. Class act
Wonderful vet!
you are so funny and informative! i really appreciate this video ☺️
I like this doctor! cute & friendly personality
Thank you very much for that very educational information, simple for understand.
This is very educational and has comedy!
Thank you 🙏🏻🥺🙏🏻
I love you doctor! Thank you for share this information.
Thank you!!
@@AllAboutCatsYTunfortunately you don't have a source of where these mites come from or can show any proof that they jump from cat ear to cat ear.
Hi ! Thank you for the video. I was wondering if I needed to clean my whole house or use a particular product on surfaces to get rid of the mites there too or if the likelyhood of them surviving on couches and other appliances is too low to have to deep clean everything. Thank you for the video
Thanks for the info. Any suggestion for outdoor cats (think fearful of humans) where handling may be difficult?
I specifically looked for a video posted by a veterinarian.
Thank you for sharing your time and talent with us!
There's no talent involved. They're all parrot-programmed participants of a information-controlled and fraudulent practice, like the medical landscape is.
Beautiful cats lover seeing you from french guyane
Thanks Dr. Sarah. Good tips 👍😉
What products would you recommend for bacteria/fungal infections
We homed a stray cat. She is young and beautiful. We took her to our vet. They gave her all treatments, wormed, spayed, etc. but said that she didn't have ear mites. She scratches her ears. Her ears look clear inside, but she has small random bumps on tips of her ears. I am massaging with olive oil, but she continues to scratch. Any info appreciated!
I've rescued 2 kittens with ear mites.The vet gave me medicine to put in their ears.Took them to the vet yesterday for their shots and the vet said the mites were gone.
What’s the medicine called
What’s the name of the medicine?
I don't remember now.Sorry.
@@vernabryant2894 please remember
@@vernabryant2894you have to remember verna.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Yes to everything you said in the first 28 seconds
Hi! Is it recommended to have their ears professionally cleaned additional to the mite medicine?
I'm a bench Jeweler and work under a microscope.... I had to see the mites for myself... safe to say... I'm TRAUMATIZED. 🤢
I bought a bottle of Pet Armor mite treatment drops because the price dropped to $1.50 a bottle. I used this for a few weeks and it greatly reduced the mites. My cat would shake his head and clumps would come flying out. But it wasn’t getting 100% of the “ coffee grounds” out. Q tips didn’t help much. So I put my cat in the shower (with a glass door closure and a hand sprayer). I gave him a shower with warm water and baby shampoo. I kept spraying in his ears. It was a gentle water pressure and he kept shaking his head and crying but after I turned off the water, there was no signs of mites. His ears were super clean and a cute pink inside. I towel dried him and let him lay in the sun to groom himself. He looks so clean and happy! I will keep giving him the drops to help prevent more mites.
I have to do this tonight 😞
Thank you so much for this video. Trying to find good info that doesnt also have pretty bad suggestions or is just AI generated is si difficult. Two of my cats have mites, and i think one of them has an infection in his right ear. I was thinking of trying an OTC, but i kept seeing so much conflicting info i was like..eh...maybe not.
Anyway thank you for this!!
Thanks for some sound advice. Should be interesting trying on this acrobat here...lol
Coconut oil has all of those things. Some vets say that it's ok to use. What are your thoughts?
Coconut oil. Plz share ur directions
hi, i'm gonna purchase bravecto. where do I apply it? inside the ears or at the back of the neck?
I can’t tell you how many time I took her to vet for this reason like probably in the first 6 months of my getting mine!! I tried the drops!!!
I JUST USE COCONUT OIL IN EARS. VET IS TOO EXPENSIVE PERIOD!
I use Valley Vet Supply - SO MUCH CHEAPER than getting meds from the vet! (Especially if you are giving your cats fluids for kidney disease. You can get the fluid & needles.) Some medications require your vet to prescribe it and you have to have the vet forward the scrip to the company.
Very informative. I was wondering if you recommend, or not.. Coconut Oil, Mineral Oil, or Olive Oil to treat ear mites in cats? There are several videos on youtube with people swearing by oil treatments.. Even saying that a once a week treatment for two weeks will do the trick. I have been using it for a week and a half, twice a day and cleaning the ears after each treatment.. there is less caca in the ears, but it is still there and kitty is still itching and shaking her head.
Good video, thank you for sharing
Can this cause our new cat to act crazy, scratching and or biting when you walks past it ?
Thank you
Hi! Unfortunately, Dr. Sarah is unable to answer veterinary questions here, but you can get help in the All About Cats forum: allaboutcats.com/community
Honestly, I’m currently having a bad impression of vets because of the one I took my cat to. Basically I spent around $200 to treat ear mites in my cat’s ears and after three weeks I’m still battling the ear problems as she’s having an infection right now and partially killed the mites. The products prescribed by my vet not only were overpriced, but honestly they take time to fix the problems. For such a common problem in cats, this was way too expensive to treat. Btw, I’ve got a Sphynx cat.
Exactly what I’m going through now! It’s cost me £500 to treat my cats ear mites problem but still only halfway there and 3 months in. I wanted her spayed but the vet is refusing till the mites have been treated and our household cannot cope with her being in heat every month. It’s depressing!
Try mineral oil, I've been using it for yrs on my cats. Apply with a q-tip wait an hour, wipe out the ear with clean q-tips and toilet paper or kleenex. Do all that again after 1or2 wks, and then maybe one more time 1or2 wks later.
It's a real racket. Imagine paying a vet bill to diagnose the obvious. Your cat scratches his neck around his ear like crazy, then treat for mites. I keep hearing absurd stories about people paying high vet bills for what is obvious. It's like the hyped up charges for rabies shots. Farmers used to give shots to their animals without all the hype. Caring for animals many times should be just common sense, not require a prescription.
Ugh me too! Ear mites and fleas!
I need my mom to see this 😂 she complaining about having to spend 35 euro for vet food flea and mites treatment
My cat Tommy has been suffering ear mites since he was 4 months and now he's 1 year and 5 months !! I've been treating him myself since that time and I'm extremely tired. I took him to the vet soo many times, and I didn't get any help unfortunately, thank you so much for sharing those important informations and tips to treat ear mites, I really appreciate it. I'll work my best on him and hope he gets well soon!
I hope Tommy feels better!
How’s tommy doing??
@@Lotusbaby.3333 He's now all good, turned out it was an infection, apparently not ear mites, I've been treating him with ear mites treatments as well as taking him to the vet and he also was diagnosed with ear mites, but turned out the vet was wrong all that time; I took him to another vet and he told me it's an infection caused due to an allergy or something else, Tommy was actually born with a problem in his digestive system which also made me proceed him to surgery, furthermore, the vet prescribed me eye drops (they mainly are for human) but the formula in it helps to relieve the infection, and thankfully it did!! I really appreciate that loyal vet who helped my Tommy! But Tommy is still scratching himself excessively and so I had to put him a cone to prevent him from scratching himself, and apparently, he's so smart and knows how to remove it sometimes! But thankfully he's so much better than before, trying to be patient with my little buddy!
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I understand how tired you are, I feel the same way. Sometimes I think I can't take one more day of it, it has consumed me.
I came here to find some help but found none; they just want you to keep making trips to the vet, that you can't afford. So sad.
Our newly adopted cat has mild earmites infection. Vet gave him an injection and ear drop (Otic something) for 1 week. Ear drop active ingredient is Ivermectin. It tooks 5 days and the vet declare earmites is gone.
Comparing it to coffee grind was so helpful
Glad it was helpful!
it really was!!!
Hi, great video, very informative and I love your humor!! My question is: can my cat get ear mites from hanging out in a window on the porch/Florida room?? She sits on a table or chair up against the screen in the window, which is maybe a couple feet from the ground. Thank you!!
Hi all about cats, just wondering if you saw my question?? Would love to hear from you. Would like to know if a cat needs to be physically outside to catch ear mites as I am not certain how they are transmitted. Thank you!
Hi Angel! Sorry about the lack of response; I try to respond a few times a week but got a bit behind. Ear mites are parasites and live on animals, so they can't survive very long outside if they don't have a host. With that in mind, it seems unlikely that mites could get to your cat through the screen a couple feet from the ground. However, I would recommend you talking with a veterinarian about this. - Mallory
There are spider mites that get on the pets from the plants
Hi, Thank you I alao heard that the adult mite can jump out of ear and wait for another host is that true? and you should vacuum and deep clean everything. which I have been.
Whenever I scratch under my cat's chin (neck area), his back leg goes crazy with a scratching motion to the point where he almost falls over. I have researched this but have come up with nothing. I have decided that it must be his ears so I tried the MCT oil this morning in his ears and cleaned with textured makeup remover pads. Of course, I didn't get everything, but hope that doing this everyday for the next week will give him some relief. He is 20 and deserves to be pain free as much as possible. Any other advice?
Is revolution good for my cats that’s what my vet gave it goes on their necks?
Dr. Sara, thanks for being such a good teacher, straight forward and easy to understand. Yesterday while brushing my young cat, I noticed quite a few very tiny darks specs in his fur, just specs, so I thought they were just dirt from the garden. I looked closer and deeper, I found a few tiny, tiny LIVE bugs CRAWLING around on his back and tummy. I combed them out as much as possible. I checked his ears, didn't see anything unusual. What kind of mites they were? Different than ear mites? They were in his hair over his body. Itchy also. Please advise. Thanks.
It sounds like your cat might have fleas! We plan to release a video on the subject soon, but for now, you can learn about this in our article: allaboutcats.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-your-cat
Fleas lol
How do you distingush between whether your cat has cat mites or it is just wax.
My cat constantly has dark brown/ black debris in one ear.
My cats vet continues to state that for some reason unknown
my seems to produce an excessive amount of wax.
This is only occurs in the one ear. He is often scatching the ear & I do notice head shaking sometimes. The vet feels taking a swab is not necessary. What do you think?
THANK U , I HAVE 8 CATS , they are allowed 8:55 outside play time during the course of the day
Hi Dr. Wooten, does Bravecto also protect against Heartworms & Lice? I've been using Sronghold ( U.K.'S REVOLUTION-cheaper and no script needed, and they told me he could become immune to it now) for years and which just recently I think Boo either has ear mites or maybe a yeast infection which I am not able to differentiate as I am 70 years old, don't see well and am Handicapped and live in a assisted living home and don't drive. Also, does any of these home remedies work, like I've seen on another vet's TH-cam saying Sweet Almond Oil, Coconut oil or Baby OIl or Neem & Castor Oil mixture work? Thank you for any help you can give me.
Hi Sherry, unfortunately, Dr. Wooten isn't able to reply to the comments here, but Bravecto does not protect against heartworms or lice. Regarding oils to treat ear mites, they can help to get rid of the active infestation, but you will also want to treat any secondary infection as well.
Mineral oil, not baby oil. Baby oil smells too strong and will stress them. Same stuff minus the smell. Very safe.
Can i use baby oil to clear the mites
Hi, can I ask if ear mites can infect the paw and nail bet of cats?
I use Valley Vet Supply - SO MUCH CHEAPER than getting meds from the vet! (Especially if you are giving your cats fluids for kidney disease. You can get the fluid & needles.) Some medications require your vet to prescribe it and you have to have the vet forward the scrip to the company.
I've got little kittens (5 to 6 week old orphans) and I've been giving them drops how many times should I do it a day?
Vets are way expensive..
exactly a visit ain’t 20bucks it’s atleast 100 and then the medicine and extra cost everytime is like 400-600 bucks
How can I tell the difference between ear mites and a ringworm. My boy has a bald spot on his out ear that he was scratching a lot. To the point of bleeding. I used mite drops and put Neosporin on the outer ear bald spot. Some black in the ear but not much.
Concerned that if it’s a ringworm that it will spread thru the house to the kids
Could you please talk in a future video about allergies and how to narrow down what a cat might be allergic to?
This came about due to our cat getting recurring ear infections. Our vet recommended our cat go on a hydrolized protein diet but he wouldn't recommend one that has wet food, which she really likes. Also, can you talk about recognizing the signs of allergies to know what to look for after replacing her diet to know if it worked? Thanks!
How much does it cost on dogs at most places?
I'm a little confused about my cat's case - he does have mites, but no symptoms. The build up is thicker and blotchy, not like coffee grounds, and he doesn't scratch/shake/lay his ears flat. His ears do get dirty very quickly (or they did, I'm 4 days into treatment) but there's no redness in his ears. I know they're there but he's not bothered by them at all. Both the vet and the groomer told me they're there (no official test done, the vet just looked) but it's like my cat doesn't know he has them! What's your opinion on Revolution Plus to treat mites?
prednisolone safe for cats
My vet give me prednisolone liquid for my cats because of allergies and ear infection . Is it safe to give it to her ? People are saying there cats died from it .
🇺🇸JUST WHAT I NEEDED,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
So with Bravecto will it help kill mites by applying it to the base of the skull or does it go into the ears?
hey, did you figure this out? I'm also wondering where I need to apply it
Doesn’t revolution plus kill ear mites?
Bravecto did not work. Used Revolution-advice from a cat shelter owner, which cleared it up. If the kitty is outdoors, you may need to use it every 3 weeks instead of every 4 weeks.
My vet, when taking in my other kitty for annual physical/immunizations, also confirmed the use of revolution as the best treatment.
My vet used revolution. By next day my floor
and bed was covered in clumps of her hair.
Vet said she was allergic to the "carrier of
the med". Back to Advantage 2 for fleas.
Main problem is living in an adult facility
they use same vacuum from room to room.
With several animal pets the fleas and mites
get transferred from one room to another.
What can be used to kill pests on vacuum
brush??
My vet recommended Revolution for mites which he's been on since May and does not work. Tonight I talked to a vet tech at another clinic and she said Revolution does not kill mites.
@@christhomas3261 try baking soda or diatomaceous earth food grade.
Do you have to apply Bravecto into the cats ear, to get rid of ear mites, or does applying it to the back of the neck work?
Nope, apply it to the back of the neck as usual.
I’ve noticed one of my indoor cars has a brown, not black, waxy residue- is that ear mites?
You have to clean all the bedding, all the places your cats will go to, this means your own bedding if you let your cats on the bed. You have to clean the floors, mop tiles with bleach water, vacuum and use bug spray or some kind of spray on any carpeting, couches, anything you can't wash. You have to give them vet meds, drops in their ears for the prescribed treatment with cleaning out their ears. Then.....you have to give the cats a flea bath as the buggers can run from the ears on to the fur so once that is done, everything washed and sprayed and cleaned, you will be mite free.
Mite med in ears works. Spraying poison all around is unnecessary poison in your environment. Bleach mixed with anything including urine and feces can create chlorine gas. I don't have any bleach in my home.
How often do they need a flea bath during treatment - will human flea shampoo be ok ?
Does Fipronil kill ear mites?
is earmites can cause low platelets in cat?
My cat has alot of black greasy build up in her ears. Should I use an ear cleaner like zymox otic first to clean her ears for about a week or so and then treat for mites or just go straight for the mites?
You have to clean before every treatment.
right
Hi, thank you for the video. My beloved cat has contacted with a cat who has ear mites. They lived 5 days together. She has all the vaccines on time and Not so much pyshical contact but i am worried now. Should i do anything profilactic?
Excellent question! Yes, you can help to prevent an ear mite infestation from taking hold by regularly wiping your cat's ears out with either a commercially-available ear cleaner for cats or a couple of drops of baby or olive oil. Make sure to check his ears weekly and keep his bedding and the home clean.
@@AllAboutCatsYT thank you very much, i ve been doing this for 5 days and go at least 21.
HELP!! I have a stray cat that visits my deck every evening to eat. I noticed she was shaking her head and once she trusted me I was able to feel some scabs just inside her one ear (which is the one she’s been scratching). I’m sure she will chew my hand off if I try to corral her for a vet visit (or to try and treat myself with meds I ordered from Chewy’s website). Is there a safe way for me to treat this stray cat’s ears?
How many times do you apply? How often..? Do you clean with qtips?
It depends on the treatment you're using. I'd recommend reading the instructions on your package.
Could you please talk about ring worm on cats. Cause I have been treating my kitten for 2 weeks using mycocide shampoo and micoderm lotion but I think its not working. What is the best and fastest way to treat ringworm? Thank you in advance. :)
We'll consider this soon!
Has anyone have advice about putting silver in her ear
Thank very helpful educated video. I did have one question can a cat that has ear mites cause sporadic behavior in a cat to where it can lash out to other cats? In other word can it case a cat to have a crazy wild behavior that has ear mites?
That's a really interesting question. I've never heard of anything quite like this, but if this behavior's onset coincided with the development of ear mites, I wouldn't rule out a connection. It's possible that a cat who's stressed out will exhibit more aggressive behavior.
My senior companion dog has what I believe to be mites. I mentioned it to his vet. She shrugged it off saying he has more important things going on because at the time he wasn't stable on his hind legs due to rx meds the previous vet tried to get him on. I'm so disgusted with the local vets here in northern california
Assalamu Aalikum. Thank you for this video, I was kinda wondering how do cats get these ear mites in the 1st place?
They leap from cat to cat. Ear mites can't live long without a host!
I got a 6 month old kitten from a parking lot and had her spayed.They gave the ivermectin shot after surgery.while she was healing I kept her in my laundry room.Now I decided she was going to stay indoors.(I have two older indoor cats already) This baby had super dirty ears.The first couple days I kept finding black rocks!! Then I realized they were falling from her ears! I kept her separated for two weeks.I got a ear cleaner for cats online and took cotton to clean the ears every couple days. I even tried a over the counter ear mite drop cause I was afraid she still had mites! I was so concerned cause of the very large amount coming out of both her ears! The black stuff was super compacted. It's been 17 days since surgery and I introduced her to the other cats today.. They do not have any mites. Now I'm afraid since her ears aren't completely clean that she may give it to my other cats. Do you think the one ivermectin shot was enough? I do believe I will have to take her to the vet again to have her ears cleaned soon cause they are still terribly dirty. I just don't want my other cats to be infected and I don't want her to continue to be miserable.
Heya, I would talk with the vet about another ivermectin shot, but for now, my focus would be on just cleaning her ears. There are a few over-the-counter solutions that can help, listed here: allaboutcats.com/best-ear-mite-treatment-for-cats
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you, I will do that! I got her calm and cleaned both ears very well last night.the ears looked spotless. I added some PET MD octic -clean ear cleanser(from Amazon) into the ears when I was done. This morning both ears are super dirty. 😢 Another vet trip sounds like what I'm gonna have to do. I pray my other cats don't get this!.This is becoming a expensive little kitty🐾
I’d love to know about ringworm in cats and how to treat it. In particular a feral cat that I had TNR’d that I believe has ringworm. Problem is there is no way I can take it to Vet, since he is feral. I purchased an OTC anti fungal spray for cats but he freaks out when I try to use it 😩 poor guy had patches of missing hair over the last two winters and while his fur grows back (I’m thinking UV rays help decrease ringworm) he still itches a lot.
Be careful you can catch ringworm from cats! The fungus most common in cats, m. canis, is one of the most common ringworm in humans too!
I use Clotrimazole 1% ointment on my cat but it’s slow going. He was a stray and it was tough getting him to trust me with the ointment. I want to try the lime sulfur dip since it’s highly recommended but I’m worried he will dip out if I try anything else on him. Good luck. Ringworm is a bitch. I hate watching him scratch himself bloody :(
Banixx spray, works great on all animals, even humans.
Lime sulfur dip will completely get rid of the ringworm just find it at a pet store locally or go online. It stinks to hi heaven but it really works and I had tried everything else for years including seeing vets. This is what animal shelters use most often for ringworm which is how I found out about it. You will be so glad you did it.
I hate to say this, but I suspect that my cat got ear mites from the Vet's office because he didn't have any itchy-scratchies until after that visit. Being that he's an antisocial, only child and inside cat, how else could he have gotten them?
This may seem crazy but will this work on humans?? My family has been infested with mites they believe that it’s bird mites. They’ve tried EVERYTHING even moving out of their homes. Do you know if this will help or what would?
I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. It does not however help the poor who cannot afford vet visits. Even our low cost vet is to much. But we have taken in two strays that were so wounded and starving. feed them gave them shelter but one we cannot seem to get rid of her mites. no none of our two cats nor the other stray have them its only the one. we have been using the medicine at walmart for 3 months now. they are still bad. poor thing. I see other vet doctors giving over the counter medicine tips because hey, better to help the patient then say oh no you only need a vet. Your video didn't help me at all. If your truly a good vet, you care about the animal not just your pocket book. Ill stick to the other vet dr video's and their over the counter. Going to pick it up tomorrow. pls keep in mind why you became a vet in the first place. even dr pol would not have recommended a vet only attitude. your not helping the animal.
Olive oil is great stuff. Roughly 3-4 drops in each ear 2 times a day. Massage it in so the oil works its way down inside the ear.
what are the symtoms of a ear tumor??? and my cat has dark stuff in his ear, I am using olive oil and then cleaning with q tip. would this be effective for ear mites, my cat gets out now and then.
Olive oil is great for getting rid of ear mites.
Hello was wondering if you can help. Middle of August what looked to be like a seizure from my Siamese cat who's 12 I took him to vet. He didn't have one again but now we are almost end of Sept. He had ear mites and now a ruptured ear drum. He came home from vet the 1st time after a week and wasn't stumbling or anything but he was walking with his head tilted. She gave me drops for ears but after 1.5 weeks it was bothering him too much in the ruptured ear so I stopped. I brought him back after 2 weeks cause top of his ears were bleeding and his hair started missing. I picked him up Friday. More antibiotics those these are pills. He came back really not being able to focus well. He stumbles and falls over if he's cleaning himself. Also she told me this time he was out for a short scope. My question is why after a month now all of a sudden he's acting like he's drunk alot. He didn't have that for the 3 weeks before just came home 4 days ago and now I see that. She said to keep going with pills. Hes fine in general just when his head is low like to eat or stairs it's a issue. He doesn't like jumping on furniture now since this past Fri. I'm really confused
Hiya. Mallory here. Unfortunately, I'm not a vet and don't have the expertise to give you the kind of answer you deserve. Try making a post in the All About Cats community, and one of our veterinary moderators should be able to help: allaboutcats.com/community