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Is it okay is I use a q-tip to clean my cat’s ears?
My cat, Kite, has really dirty ears every week. should I clean them?
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If your cat has really dirty ears it’s likely that it has a medical condition such as ear mites. The black gunk is mite feces. Yes, Poop. Never use a Q tip in a cats ear past the outside part. It’s just not safe. If the cat were to jerk, which could easily happen, you could poke out it’s ear drum. It’s just not worth it. Also, sticking a Q tip into the ear will only push dirt farther into the ear. Overall, it’s just not a good idea.
You’re going to need a vet in this case. Not to cure the cat per say… but to get you the meds you need. Also to confirm its mites not yeast. They present the same and you need to be sure as treating for the wrong thing can make the condition worse. Some cats also just naturally have dark ear wax. It does not mean they have mites. So confirm it before you try to treat.
There are only 2 meds that I have found to work and I have tried them all, not to mention I have tried to treat naturally with every solution suggested to me over the years. I have never had Revolution work on mites either.
Sadly, and much to the cats suffering… none of them work and I have learned to just go spend the money and treat the cats/kittens asap. Also… over the counter meds and natural treatments are not as effective and must be continued daily for 6 weeks because a mites life cycle is 3 weeks and then you have to treat at least another 3 weeks for any mites that may have hatched after the initial 3 weeks treatment.
You are going to want to get Accarexx or Milbemite. Don’t bother with anything else.
http://www.idexx.com/animalhealth/pharmaceuticals/acarexx/
http://www.milbemite.novartis.us/about/en/index.shtml
Either one of these will stop your cats suffering quickly. They are an ABSOLUTE one time treatment and VERY effective. And neither requires ear cleaning before. However if the ears are really bad and filled with mite poop gunk… cleaning them can kill the mites quicker, hence stopping the suffering of the cat faster.
Please don’t hesitate in the treatment of mites. It’s painful and can cause deafness if left untreated.
Good luck! I hope you can get your kitty cured soon!
Source Link: Earmites and treatments
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If your cat has really dirty ears it’s likely that it has a medical condition such as ear mites. The black gunk is mite feces. Yes, Poop. Never use a Q tip in a cats ear past the outside part. It’s just not safe. If the cat were to jerk, which could easily happen, you could poke out it’s ear drum. It’s just not worth it. Also, sticking a Q tip into the ear will only push dirt farther into the ear. Overall, it’s just not a good idea.
You’re going to need a vet in this case. Not to cure the cat per say… but to get you the meds you need. Also to confirm its mites not yeast. They present the same and you need to be sure as treating for the wrong thing can make the condition worse. Some cats also just naturally have dark ear wax. It does not mean they have mites. So confirm it before you try to treat.
There are only 2 meds that I have found to work and I have tried them all, not to mention I have tried to treat naturally with every solution suggested to me over the years. I have never had Revolution work on mites either.
Sadly, and much to the cats suffering… none of them work and I have learned to just go spend the money and treat the cats/kittens asap. Also… over the counter meds and natural treatments are not as effective and must be continued daily for 6 weeks because a mites life cycle is 3 weeks and then you have to treat at least another 3 weeks for any mites that may have hatched after the initial 3 weeks treatment.
You are going to want to get Accarexx or Milbemite. Don’t bother with anything else.
http://www.idexx.com/animalhealth/pharmaceuticals/acarexx/
http://www.milbemite.novartis.us/about/en/index.shtml
Either one of these will stop your cats suffering quickly. They are an ABSOLUTE one time treatment and VERY effective. And neither requires ear cleaning before. However if the ears are really bad and filled with mite poop gunk… cleaning them can kill the mites quicker, hence stopping the suffering of the cat faster.
Please don’t hesitate in the treatment of mites. It’s painful and can cause deafness if left untreated.
Good luck! I hope you can get your kitty cured soon!
Source Link: Earmites and treatments
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If your cat has really dirty ears it’s likely that it has a medical condition such as ear mites. The black gunk is mite feces. Yes, Poop. Never use a Q tip in a cats ear past the outside part. It’s just not safe. If the cat were to jerk, which could easily happen, you could poke out it’s ear drum. It’s just not worth it. Also, sticking a Q tip into the ear will only push dirt farther into the ear. Overall, it’s just not a good idea.
You’re going to need a vet in this case. Not to cure the cat per say… but to get you the meds you need. Also to confirm its mites not yeast. They present the same and you need to be sure as treating for the wrong thing can make the condition worse. Some cats also just naturally have dark ear wax. It does not mean they have mites. So confirm it before you try to treat.
There are only 2 meds that I have found to work and I have tried them all, not to mention I have tried to treat naturally with every solution suggested to me over the years. I have never had Revolution work on mites either.
Sadly, and much to the cats suffering… none of them work and I have learned to just go spend the money and treat the cats/kittens asap. Also… over the counter meds and natural treatments are not as effective and must be continued daily for 6 weeks because a mites life cycle is 3 weeks and then you have to treat at least another 3 weeks for any mites that may have hatched after the initial 3 weeks treatment.
You are going to want to get Accarexx or Milbemite. Don’t bother with anything else.
Either one of these will stop your cats suffering quickly. They are an ABSOLUTE one time treatment and VERY effective. And neither requires ear cleaning before. However if the ears are really bad and filled with mite poop gunk… cleaning them can kill the mites quicker, hence stopping the suffering of the cat faster.
Please don’t hesitate in the treatment of mites. It’s painful and can cause deafness if left untreated.
Good luck! I hope you can get your kitty cured soon!
Source Link: Ear mites
Source Link: Accarexx
Source Link: Milbemite
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my other cat has earmitres because he lives out doors but my indoor cat is what i'm worried about
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check the website about bathing your cat
http://www.petplace.com/cats/just-for-kids-bathing-your-cat/page1.aspx
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No I don’t think you should.You should go to the vet and have them clean your cats ears.
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i agree because a vet knows exactly what to do and what's right on how to treat cats.
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if you know how to do it and do it the right way, then no harm will be done to your cat. I’ve done it before and accomplished it on a cat w/ terrible earmites. get like some ear cleaning stuff that’s always available at the store or a vet, and put the q-tip in some. then very gently and not far down, just where you can actually see the end of the q-tip, and move the q-tip in a circle. Like a C-motion. once you’ve got whatever’s in your cat’s ear, do the other clean end of the q-tip. Do it quick & gently because the cat will hate you for touching thier ears because they’re very sensitive. just don’t push the q-tip down the ear, whatever you do. where there’s the big opening at the ear, is just right, & enough. you’ve gone too far if you can’t see the tip of the Q-tip. I think you’ll do fine whatever you do to help your cat. Hopefully i helped you. ☺
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it is very healthy for the cat to clean his ears. as catboy said dont shove it in his ear too far. he could become deaf or hurt his ears.
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yes it is i do it to all of my kittens. it helps to know how to do it like i do. it always helps because their ears get dirt in them easyly so help your cat.
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