How to tell if a cat has ear mites

Cat with ear mites

1. Symptoms

The parts of cats infected with ear mites are mainly concentrated in the ear canal, head and neck. The skin that comes into contact with the ear mites will have severe itching and local allergic reactions; it will show itching all over the body; itching in the ears Causes the cat to scratch the ears with the hind legs or shake the head; the infected part of the ear mites will produce reddish-brown or black ear canal secretions, ear oil, inflammatory secretions or blood.

There will be scratches on the skin near the ears, neck and tail; hair loss will occur around the auricle, and in severe cases, otitis media or otitis media will appear, and the cat’s hearing will be damaged and the sense of balance will be lost. symptom.

Second, treatment methods

1. First, isolate the cat infected with ear mites and then clean the indoor environment to keep it clean environment of.

2. Pets mainly use Shuerle’s ear cleaning solution for pets to clean the ear canal and remove secretions. Once a week, the course of treatment is short and the healing effect is obvious. It can be combined with Aidike for in vitro deworming, which can effectively keep your pet away from ear canal diseases. Continue to use it until the cat’s ear mites are fully recovered.

3. Supplement nutrition to cats appropriately. Cats with ear mites need supplemental nutrition. Cats with poor health are more likely to suffer from ear mites. When preparing food for cats, pet owners can feed cats some nutritionally balanced ecological cat food, and can also feed cats multivitamin tablets to supplement nutrients for cats and enhance their resistance.

Ear mites usually recover in about 3 weeks. If the cat’s ear mites have not recovered for a long time, the cat should be taken to a professional pet hospital for examination and treatment, and then a period of deep cleaning.

Warm reminder:

Pay attention to the cleaning and disinfection of the environment where cats live and play, and wash and dry the kennel and clothes frequently;

Keep the cat’s ear canal clean and dry, clean up the water and dirt in the cat’s ear in time after bathing, and try to prevent or reduce the cat’s playing in the grass and in an unsanitary environment.

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