Does my cat have ear mites?

First use a cotton swab tile some earwax out, if it is black and smelly, it is more likely to be ear mites, ear mites go out of the pet store to buy ear drops for mite treatment, usually only need to drop once, it is recommended to drive the hospital.

If it's yellow, it may be a bacterial infection, and ordinary ear medicine will do**.

If you have a thick discharge of liquid yellow, don't clean your ears often, just once a week, and use ear medicine as well.

If it weren't for ear mites, and there would be nothing wrong with this drug, thinking that these drugs are mainly aimed at nerve suppression in invertebrate animals, it would be fine.

Also, the hospital is a professional place, blindly try**, the indiscriminate use of antibiotics is not responsible for the life of the pet, the overdose of antibiotics will be poisoned, if the pet is allergic to a certain antibiotic as long as a little bit, it will be life-threatening, the individual does not have professional medical knowledge, and it is very tricky to face allergies.

You can try the medicine for ear mites and it won't hurt.

**Ear mites can be selected with drops. A small amount of a cotton swab dipped in the ear canal will do. Generally, it will not have an impact. If there is nothing wrong with your cat's ears, you can consider the possibility of ** disease or itching.

Symptoms: Brownish-black dirt can be seen inside the cat's ears, some of which are oily, and some of which are dry and flaky. Cats often use their hind legs to scratch their ears to relieve itching.

Ear mites can be clearly seen when viewed under a microscope. If a female cat has ear mites, then her baby will definitely be born with them. Ear mites spread quickly, and kittens living in groups are more likely to suffer from ear mites than adult cats because of their weak resistance.

**: The easiest and most effective way to do this is to use anti-inflammatory ear drops for human use. Carefully wipe the cat's external ear canal with a cotton swab dipped in ear drops to clean up the dirt inside, and if the ear mites are severe, clean them every two or three days.

Sticking to it for about a month will generally be effective. Special ear drops can also be used, but be sure to buy a high-purity ear oil (which has a certain viscosity like a bath) and do not buy one mixed with water. Now there are many imported ear cleaning products, and the effect is also good.

Not all cats get ear mites. The main causes of ear mite infection are long-term unclean ears, damp living environment, and contact with sick dogs and cats. If you want to prevent ear mites, you should pay attention to the cleaning of your cat's ears, and if conditions permit, you can clean your ears once a week.

Not all cats get ear mites. The main causes of ear mite infection are long-term unclean ears, damp living environment, and contact with sick dogs and cats. If you want to prevent ear mites, you should pay attention to the cleaning of your cat's ears, and if conditions permit, you can clean your ears once a week.

After suffering from ear mites, the main manifestations are itchy ears, often scratching the ears with hands, unwilling to be touched, red ears, and hair loss in the ears and surrounding areas. Cats can suffer from ear mites, but if the owner takes proper care of them, regularly deworms them, and avoids the source of infection, cats may not suffer from ear mites.

Generally speaking, cats regularly do a good job of internal and external deworming, clean their ears once a week, and live in a good environment, and the probability of getting ear mites is very small. Cats have ear mites and resistance is also related, daily feeding can be supplemented with nutritional paste and other nutrients to enhance the cat's resistance.

1. Why do cats get ear mites?

Ear mites are generally more common in summer, and cats and dogs can infect each other, and the probability of infection of ear mites in cats is higher than that of dogs. It is mainly manifested as brown deposits on the inside of the ears, which have a foul smell and keep scratching the ears. Cats infected with ear mites are usually related to the following reasons:

1. There are a small number of ear mites in the cat's ear canal;

2. The family members have come into contact with pets with ear mites outside, or cats have accidentally come into contact with other animals with ear mites and have been innocently infected.

3. The living environment of cats is relatively poor, and there are many harmful substances such as bacteria and parasites in the environment;

4. Cats are not dewormed, ear mites can reproduce freely in the environment and on the cat's body, and the time from egg to adult development only takes 21 days;

2. What should I do if my cat is infected with ear mites?

1. Clean the room.

No matter what causes the cat to be infected with ear mites, the shovel officer must clean the room immediately after the cat is infected with ear mites. Because cats will produce a lot of secretions after getting ear mites, they will fall on the floor, sofa and other places when they are walking, and when cats walk through these places again, they may have a second infection. Therefore, the owner should use disinfectant to clean the room, and at the same time clean the cat litter box, cat climbing frame and other cat supplies.

2. Clean ear mite secretions.

After cleaning the room, the owner also has to help the cat clean the ear mite secretion. Method: Wrap the cat with a towel or other soft cloth to prevent the cat from struggling and scratching.

Then apply a cotton ball dipped in ear oil to the cat's ear canal, wait a while, and then wipe the ear canal with a clean cotton ball. If there is still secretion in the cat's ears, first drop a few drops of ear oil into it, rub the root of the ear, after the secretion softens, the cat will shake its head to throw the secretion out, and then the shoveler will use a cotton ball to wipe off the residual earwax.

The excrement shoveler needs to pay attention to: after cleaning the cat's ears, an appropriate amount of ear wash should be dropped into its ears to help the cat take care of the hygiene of the ear canal. At the same time, it is necessary to clean 2 or 3 times a day to destroy the living environment of ear mites and let them gradually disappear.

3. Pay attention to the post-care and nutritional supplementation.

After helping the cat clean the ear mite secretion, pay attention to the cat's ear mite condition and follow the above methods to care. If the cat keeps scratching its ears, you have to put a hood on the cat. And the reason why some cats suffer from ear mites is because of poor physical fitness.

Therefore, during the treatment of ear mites, it is necessary to give the cat proper nutrition, and the nutrition keeps up with the physical fitness, which is also helpful for the solution of ear mites.

The above is all about why cats get ear mites and what to do if cats are infected with ear mites, I hope to help you shovel excrement. If you still want to continue to understand the relevant knowledge of cat ear mites, you can also consult a **pet doctor.

Causes of ear mites in cats: caused by a dirty home environment and not paying attention to cat's ears.

1. Caused by a dirty home environment

Ear mites are a kind of parasite commonly found in the ear canal of cats and dogs, parasites like to live in a dark, damp and dirty place, if the environment in which cats live is dirty and messy, then the probability of suffering from ear mites is many, if pet owners do not want their cats to suffer from parasites, they need to clean more in their daily lives, especially the environment around the cat cage, often change the cat litter, and the cat basin is best cleaned once a week, so that the probability of cats suffering from ear mites will be reduced.

2. Don't pay attention to the cat's ears

If the shoveler does not pay attention to the cat's ears on weekdays, the cat is also prone to ear mites. The excrement shoveler can check the cat's ears every week to see if there is any dirt, and clean up in time if there is any, so as not to cause ear mites due to bacterial breeding. When bathing the cat, the shovel officer should pay attention to it, and if you are scrubbing the cat's ears, don't forget to dry the ears after bathing.

Pay attention to keeping your cat's ear canal clean and preventing the formation of bacteria, because ear mites prefer dark, damp places the most.

Cat ear mite ** method

Cats suffer from ear mites, and the shovel officer needs to use meow ear wash** cat ear mites. Before using ear wash, you must first clean the dirt, after cleaning up, prepare the meow ear wash, drop directly into the cat's ears, the dosage is 2-3 drops, and then cover the cat's ears, gently rub for a while, to ensure that the liquid flows into the ear canal. Finally, let go of the hand and let the cat shake out the liquid on its own, and finally, wipe the pinna with a cotton swab to clean up the dirt that has not been thrown out.

After the cat's ear mite disease is cured, it is necessary to do a good job of prevention and avoidance. To prevent cat ear mites, you also need to regularly use Meow Xiang ear wash to clean up earwax, bathe cats reasonably, and use special shampoo for cats. You can also let the cat bask in the sun properly, which is conducive to the health of the cat.

The causes of the formation of cat ear mites are as follows:1. Because the living environment of cats is dirty and damp, mites in the environment infect cats.

Second, the cat's ears are not cleaned on time, resulting in ear mite parasitism.

3. Cats and cats infected with ear mites are infected by playing with cats. Ear mites can secrete toxic substances in the ear canal of cats, causing itching.

Cats will get ear mites mainly caused by untimely ear cleaning, especially when bathing cats, a lot of dirt will enter the cat's ears with water. If not cleaned up in time, long-term dampness and accumulation of mites will breed.

There are many reasons why cats are infected with ear mites, such as the owner has not cleaned the cat's ear canal secretions for a long time, resulting in excessive secretions and a large number of mites, or cats are infected due to contact with pets with ear mites in the process of playing or in life, as well as the situation of mite breeding due to unhygienic living environment.

Ear mites can cause discomfort in the cat's ears, and the general performance of the cat will be to constantly scratch the ears with their claws, shake their heads violently, etc., because the ears are itchy, and the cat wants to use this way to get out of the ears to itch the ears.

Ear mites can be used for external drugs and ear canal medications, ear canal drugs can directly kill ear mites in the ear, ear mites **, but also need to continue to use drugs to remove the eggs left by ear mites. Topical drugs are not directly dropped into the cat's ears, but into the cat's shoulder blades, these drugs will seep into the bloodstream from **, so as to effectively ** ear mites, it is recommended to give cats regular use every month to prevent the occurrence of ear mites.

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