Ear mite is a very small parasite that lives in the outer ear canals of your pet, giving him many unpleasant sensations. The disease caused by it is called otodectosis. Cats easily become infected with this disease from each other, for a person this parasite is not dangerous. The ear canals of our fuzzy - it's a moist warm environment, where there is enough food in the form of excreta and exfoliated cells, this is what the mite "loves". Symptoms of the disease are as follows: the animal shakes its head, scratches the neck, the muzzle from the affected side, the ear. The latter is slightly swollen, reddened, there are crusts in the canals of the auditory canal and dirty-brown discharge. They contain earwax, dead mites and blood. Having found the above signs, you need to visit a veterinary clinic. The doctor should conduct the diagnosis and determine whether it is odeotectosis or otitis (bacterial or fungal nature). How to treat ear mites in cats? The veterinarian will examine the organs of the animal's hearing by means of an otoscope, in which he can see the pathogens. Then he will clean the ears of the animal, removing the accumulated masses. Use drops containing insecticides, they will need to be applied several times a day. The doctor will show you how to do the massage, so that the fluid spreads throughout the ear canal evenly. The cleaning of the ears in the clinic may need to be repeated one more time or twice with an interval of 1 week, this will depend on the severity of the process.
How to treat ear mites in cats at home? Doing self-diagnosis and therapy is not recommended, you can make a mistake with the disease. But the drugs prescribed by the doctor can be used at home. Treat the animal exactly as long as it was prescribed, you can not stop therapy immediately after the disappearance of the manifestations. A month later a veterinarian is assigned a repeat consultation to make sure that the otodectosis is cured. How to treat an ear mite in cats, if you have several, but only one is sick? Even when the signs of ear disease occur only in one pet, you will need to check all. After all, as already mentioned, otodectosis is very contagious. Just one four-legged friend fell ill before the rest.
The cat is very worried about the "disorder" in her ears, so she combs them, further injuring already inflamed organs. Complicated otitis, damage to the tympanic membrane, and, as a result, deafness - all this can cause an ear mite. Treatment should not be postponed precisely because itching causes a continuous desire to scratch your ears. Many methods of folk therapy with oil, kerosene and tea are described. However, it is better not to experiment and treat the cat from a qualified specialist.
That in the further there was no question on how to treat an ear mite at cats, it is necessary to take care of preventive maintenance of this disease. You should regularly clean the ears with a cotton swab. After bathing, pay attention to dry the ear canals well, because moist environment is necessary for mites for successful reproduction.