The hygiene of pets deserves our careful care, so how to distinguish cat earwax and ear mites?

The hygiene of pets deserves our careful care, especially the hygiene of pet dogs and pet cats, because their immunity and protection functions are much worse than those of humans, so once there is a bacterial infection and invasion, they will be infected immediately, so usually the personal belongings of the owner and pet should be cleaned up. Cat owners will find that some cats have different earwax in their ears, some earwax is normal dirt, and some earwax has a special smell, making it difficult for us to tell what is normal. Today we will learn how to distinguish cat earwax from ear mites?

In fact, as long as we pay more attention, we will find that the cat's ear wax and ear mites are very different, there will be red and black dirt around the ears and even smell, and cat ear wax may be the daily cat secretion, when the cat has ear mites, the owner should fix the cat in an area, because ear mites are relatively easy to spread to other animals, at this time the owner needs to clean the surrounding hygiene, to ensure that other animals are not infected. After isolating the cat, disinfect the cat in time, wipe the cat's ears after dipping the wipes in ear oil, and remove the dirt around the cat's ears.

In fact, ear mites are caused by the problem of cats being infected by bacteria, at this time the cat's immunity must be relatively low, so the owner should prepare some food with high nutritional value for the cat, such as canned fish, meat and some foods with high fiber and vitamins, vegetables and fruits.

When a cat has ear mites, the owner must pull out all the roots, because if the cat touches ear mites, it will be very itchy. If you don't wash it all the time, your ears will slowly swell and cause otitis media. In severe cases, it will also affect the cat's hearing to a certain extent.

Therefore, owners should not ignore cats because ear mites are prone to infection. It is a responsibility to help it through difficult times.

To distinguish cat earwax from ear mites, one is to look at the color, earwax is generally light yellow, and ear mites are black or brown; The second is smell, there is no odor in earwax, and ear mites will have an unpleasant odor. The third is to observe the cat's reaction, ear mites will cause cats to scratch their ears frequently, while earwax will not.

If you only see the accumulation and there is no redness, swelling, etc., then it is likely to be earwax for a long time.

The cat's ear canal discharge can be examined, and if the discharge is black-brown granular, it may be a mites.

Cat earwax and ear mites can be distinguished from the naked eye.

Ear mites, also known as ear scabies, are common ear canal parasites in cats and dogs, and cat ear mites are a highly contagious parasitic disease caused by ear itch mites and ear scabies mites parasitic in the cat's ear canal. Earwax is a bit like the texture of earth, and when you rub it with your fingers, you will find that the earwax is relatively delicate.

Distinguish between cat earwax and ear mites: one. It is to see the color, the earwax is generally pale yellow, and the ear mites are black or brown.

Two. It smells, earwax has no peculiar smell, and ear mites will have an unpleasant odor. Three.

It is to observe the cat's reaction, ear mites will cause cats to scratch their ears frequently, while earwax will not.

Cat ear mite characteristics: itching is its typical symptom, cats will frequently scratch their ears because of itching, and sometimes the ears will also be red. At the same time, the discharge inside the cat's ears is black or brown and has an unpleasant odor.

In addition, cats may also shake their heads vigorously and have watery ears when they have ear mites.

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If there is a small amount of yellowish discharge in the cat's ear canal, it is earwax and is normal. If there is obvious discharge in the cat's ear canal and scratching the ear, it is an ear canal infection, but whether it is caused by ear mites needs to be examined and judged.

Healthy cats' ears generally do not have too much earwax, cat earwax with ear mites is dark brown or black waxy dirt, open the cat ears, you can smell a sour smell in the cat's ears, serious can be smelled without opening, in addition to the cat will also have itching, ears smelly and other symptoms.

How to deal with cat ear mites.

First, do a good job of isolation and environmental sanitation first.

Because ear mites are easy to spread, cat owners should isolate their cats and then use disinfectant water to do a good job of environmental hygiene.

2. Clean your cat's ears.

You can use a cotton swab dipped in some ear drops to gently wipe the cat's outer ear until it is cleaned, and then you can gently pull up the cat's ears, drop a few drops of ear wash into it, cover the cat's ears for a moment and then let go.

3. Supplement nutrition for cats.

Ear mites are a kind of ear canal parasite caused by cats, in order to avoid cat malnutrition and low immunity, you can add some nutritional complementary foods, such as boiled meat, fruits and vegetables, etc.

We can distinguish from the following:

1.Looking at the color, earwax is generally pale yellow, and ear mites are black or brown.

2.Smell the smell, there is no peculiar smell in earwax, and ear mites will have an unpleasant odor.

3.Observe the cat's reaction, ear mites can cause cats to scratch their ears frequently, while earwax does not. When the cat is infected with ear mites, it needs to be given immediately**, otherwise it may be secondary to otitis and other diseases.

Cats will have a gland in the ear canal, called the cerumen gland, which will secrete a small amount of ear wax, which is pale yellow. Ear mite infection will find obvious discharge from the cat's ear canal, and the cat will be very itchy, constantly scratching the base of its ear or the inside of the ear with its hind limbs, including constantly shaking its head.

1. The substance is different.

Cat earwax is a type of secretion from the cat's ears; Ear mites are ear canal parasites inside a cat's ear.

2. The causes are different.

The cause of cat earwax is the accumulation of cerumen gland secretion over a period of time; Ear mites are formed by infection between the eggs of ear mites or other animals.

3. The hazards are different.

Cat earwax is a normal physiological secretion of cats and is harmless without producing a large build-up. The harm caused by ear mites is concentrated in the ear canal itching, redness and swelling, and in severe cases, it can cause otitis media or inner otitis, and there may be symptoms such as hearing loss and loss of balance.

4. Different governance measures.

In the case of accumulation of cat earwax, it can be carefully treated with cotton swabs. The treatment of ear mites requires medication in the external auditory canal, injection drugs and other drug methods**.

Earwax is one of the cat's excrements, a sticky substance secreted by the ear canal. Xiao Ji is going to share with you how to infer the physical health of cats from the characteristics and smell of this excrement today.

Earwax for healthy cats:

Healthy cats' ears should be fresh and clean, if they are not cleaned for a long time, there may be a small amount of earwax, and the epidermis of the ear canal is white and red or flesh-colored, and there is no odor.

How to distinguish between cat earwax and ear mites.

Ear mites to see if there is black-brown or brownish-yellow earwax, cotton swabs dig a lump at the root of the ear and shine a flashlight on it, and there are insects crawling, which is ear mites. There are 100 brands of ear mites for the treatment of ear mites, and they all use the same medicine--- boric acid borneol ear drops are 2 yuan a bottle! Go to a treasure to buy a bottle of saloge's ear drops for 29 yuan, don't throw away the bottle after using it (mainly to buy his bottle), spray it once a day in the morning and evening, and rub your ears for a few seconds after spraying to ensure that the potion is completely attached.

After you can't see the earwax at all (about 10 days), reduce it to one spray per day and spray it continuously for a month. The medicine of saloge is actually boric acid borneol ear drops, the kind that costs 2 yuan a bottle, so after spraying, you can buy a few bottles and fill them in and use them. It is necessary to spray for more than a month, because the last batch of eggs hatches in about 20 days.

1.Under normal circumstances, the cat's ear canal will secrete some greasy substances, and these greasy substances mixed with dust are the cat's ear wax.

2.Earwax looks relatively dry, and at the same time there is no odor, and the amount is very small.

3.If the cat is infected with ear mites, it will lead to an increase in ear canal secretions, which are dark brown in color, greasy and dry, and have a foul odor.

4.Second, after being infected with ear mites, cats will frequently shake their heads and use their front paws to scratch the outer auricle frequently.

5.An otoscopy or examination of ear canal discharge is required to confirm ear mite infection.

6.If an ear mite infection is confirmed, the discharge from the ear canal needs to be cleaned with a pet-specific ear wash before a special acaricide drug is used.

7.The first cycle after ear mite infection is relatively long, generally about seven days, and it is recommended to use drugs scientifically and continuously.

Cat's earwax.

Under normal circumstances, the cat's ear canal will secrete oil, which will easily adhere to the dust in the air to form earwax, and the feces will look relatively dry, and there is no smell at the same time, and the amount is not much.

If you are infected with ear mites, it is completely different, the ear wax in the ear canal will increase significantly, the discharge will be darker in color, and it will also have a foul smell. Cats infected with ear mites will scratch their ears and shake their heads.

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 dropped directly into the cat's ears, but into the cat's shoulder blades.

These drugs will penetrate into the bloodstream from the **, thus effectively aspiring to ear mites, and it is recommended to give cats regular monthly use to prevent the occurrence of ear mites.

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Cat earwax and ear mites can be distinguished by appearance, **, symptoms.

Observe the appearance. Cat earwax is dirt and dirt inside a cat's ear canal, which may be gray, black, or brown, and often accumulates in the inner corners of the ear. Ear mites are small parasites, they are usually white, about 1 mm in size, and prefer to live on the ** of the cat's ear canal.

Judgment**. Cat earwax is usually caused by a mixture of oil and dirt inside the cat's ear canal, which can be caused by excessive oil production or lack of cleaning. Ear mites develop from mites in the cat's ear canal, and they usually hatch from mite eggs in the cat's ear canal.

Watch for symptoms. Cat earwax usually doesn't cause much damage to cats, but if it builds up too much, it can cause itchy and sore ears. Ear mites can cause itchiness and discomfort to cats, and can also cause redness, swelling, and rupture within the ear.

** of ear mites

Generally, systemic antiparasitic and topical targeted drugs are used to repel and kill ear mites. Feline ear mite disease is a relatively common parasitic disease in cats. Once the test is confirmed, the ears need to be washed daily with ear wash and then ear mite medicine is administered.

It should be noted here that ear mites feed on earwax in the ear canal, and ear mites will have a favorable parasitic environment if the earwax is not clear, so the frequency of ear washing must be more.