Some people think that a cat with dirty ears has ear mites. In fact, the dirty ears of cats are not necessarily ear mites. It should be distinguished by the characteristics of the dirt in the ears of cats. Let’s take a look at the difference between cat ear mites and earwax, and how to treat cat ear mites.
1. What are cat ear mites?
Cat ear mites are a type of ear scabies, which are common ear parasites in cats and dogs. Most of them are parasitic in the ear canal. If a cat is infected with ear mites, there will be a lot of reddish-brown or dark-brown ear canal secretions in the ears. At the same time, if you get close to the cat’s ear, you will also smell a foul odor; but cat ear mites are small, white bugs , but we cannot see it with the naked eye and need to be observed through an otoscope.
How to distinguish cat ear mites from ear wax?
Earwax is a bit like the texture of clay. When you rub it with your fingers, you will find that the earwax is relatively fine.
The cat ear mites stick to the cat’s ear canal in irregular flakes. When we rub it with our fingers, we will find that it has a rough touch. And there will be reddish-brown or dark-brown secretions in the ear canal of cats, which is the difference between earwax and cat ear mites.
How to treat cat ear mites?
Regarding the question of “how to treat cat ear mites”, I really have the right to speak, because I usually rescue stray cats, and many of them have ear mites, so I have a lot of experience in treatment, and the cost is relatively low, and the effect is quick. .
Products used for treatment: ear wash, earcon, clean cotton pads, bleen
1. In order to make the ear medicine better absorb, you need to clean the ear canal of the cat first. Note that it is not washed with water, but with special ear washing water. I do not recommend the brand, as long as it is mild and not irritating. . Fill the cat’s ears with ear wash, then cover the cat’s ears, rub the base of the ears for 1-2 minutes, let go of the cat, it will shake its head and shake out the excess liquid in the ear canal, and finally dry the ears with a clean cotton pad That’s it!
2. Instill an appropriate amount of Erkang into the cat’s ear, which is similar to the steps of cleaning the ears, but be careful not to pour too much ear medicine, just the right amount, and don’t wipe it off with a cotton pad at the end, just massage the ear to allow the medicine to be fully absorbed. .
Cat ear mites with mild symptoms are usually treated once a day for 10 consecutive days, and they can be cured.
3. It is very important to give the cat systemic deworming, which is also the key to the cat’s ear mites not recurring. I have a lot of cats, and it is troublesome to separate the internal and external expelling, so I use Bleien internal and external expelling. It can kill all parasites such as ticks, lice, roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, etc. It can kill common parasites without using other cat deworming medicines. The usage is also very simple, just remove the hair on the shoulders and neck of the cat and drop the medicine on the skin~
How to treat cat ear mites, have you learned? If there is anything you don’t understand, you can leave a message to me, I will definitely know everything! Finally, I hope that all fur children can be free from the torment of cat ear mites and grow up healthily!
