Cat Forum - Cleaning cat's ears

#31

24-01-2005, 10:00 PM

woozy

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Originally Posted by catalina

I have adopted my cat around 1 week ++. When I found her, her ears are very dirty, like berkurap... But the thing come off when I rub it off. Now still have little bit of it, so have to rub it off everyday. What is that actually? My cats at home don't have this problem la...

I think if you haven't isolated her from your other cats at home, you better do so. Seen the vet already or not? My understanding of berkurap for a cat or dog sounds contagious and requires a vet diagnosis.

What could it be? Got pictures or not?

wooz....

#32

24-01-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Allycat

Hi Wooz,
Don't how it works....but the vet gave it 2 jabs over a period of 7~10 days. It really clears up the mites. But if you hv many cats, it'll be expensive unless u can nego with the vet for special price.

If I'm not wrong, you don't apply frontline for ear mites. Frontline spot-on is for ticks, fleas and lice....parasites which reside on the skin and fur. Frontline works by being absorbed into the skin oil glands. The oil glands then spread it to the fur throughout the whole body.

Allycat

I think the injection solution uses Ivermec or something sounding like that. I read it somewhere on the net when I was looking for information at the time Ginger had a ear condition. Supposedly, requires careful administration on small animals and has side effects for certain animals. Must go re-check that again.

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#33

24-01-2005, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by countess_w

hrmm... but my vet asked me to spray the frontline inside the ear to kill the ear mites...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allycat

Hi Countess,
Don't know abt the spray type...I'm using the spot-on. But I read from the instructions, and it says only lice, ticks and fleas. Maybe the spray also works for mites?

Allycat

I thought the Frontline stuff we have here is for fleas and ticks. Don't recall seeing any for ear mites. Must be a new product I guess but still how do you spray inside the cat's ears? I think the first spray would already get the cat so irritated with it's owner.

wooz....

#34

25-01-2005, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by woozy

wooz....

Yeah, Wooz.....one drop of ear cleaner is enough to set Ally off faster than than an 100m sprinter

#35

25-01-2005, 10:07 AM

horatio

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Originally Posted by woozy

Ginger is an indoor cat, even with his ears cleaned once a week (without the ear mite drops), he still had it. Only assumptions can be made as to how he got ear mites in his ears. For those of us who are not at home for long hours, you'll never know if your cat has been shaking his head or scratching his ears excessively. So, put some drops whenever you clean to avoid problems. Then don't forget your routine vet visits as well.

Hi Wooz,
well, since the cat's ears r L-shaped, perhaps there were still some mites at the end canal which is unreachable using cotton bud. I think u shud administer the ear drops for a couple of days n massage his back of his ears.

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#36

25-01-2005, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by woozy

wooz....

yup... he was so angry when i spray Frontline... but later he understand why.. when he doesnt scratch his ears anymore... hrmmm can somebody check about the Frontline with their vet and tell us.. coz the second time i see my vet... she said can use frontline for the earmite... coz the earmites is likely like fleas... can sumbody check on this?

#37

25-01-2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by countess_w

i'm going to the vet tmrw for my cat's vaccinaton, i'll check on the Frontline thingy for ya, aiittt.

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