What to do if cats have ear mites? What to do if cats have ear mites?

What to do if cats have ear mites? Cats are one of our common pets. They have soft hair, sensitive sense of smell and hearing, and are good companions in the family.

However, cats can also be troubled by various diseases, such as infections of parasites such as ear mites.

So, what should you do when your cat is infected with ear mites? 1. Understand the long ear mites. The long ear mites, also known as measles mites, are parasites that can grow in cats' ears.

Cats often use their sharp claws to cleanse their ears, but don't take it for granted that this is enough.

Most cats also need ear canal cleaning, otherwise they may be infected with ear mites.

The main reason for the production of long ear mites is that cats’ ears are not properly cleaned and cared for.

The ear canal of cats is easily eroded by dirt and scale. If it is not cleaned up in time, long ear mites will breed in these dirt.

2. Symptoms of cat ear mites After cats are infected with ear mites, this disease needs to be observed and dealt with in time.

If your cat has the following symptoms, you may have ear mites: 1. Shake your head frequently 2. scratch your ears or rub your head with your hind legs 3. The skin around your ears is red or peeled 4. The cat opens its mouth and makes a scream or buzzing sound 5. There is a lot of earwax 6. The hair, ears and skin smells bad If you find your cat with the above symptoms, take it to the veterinarian immediately and make sure to take appropriate treatments to prevent ear mites from tortureing your cat.

3. Prevention of ear mites and cleaning treatments. Prevention is the best treatment method. Following the following steps can reduce the possibility of ear mites in cats: 1. Check the cat's ears regularly and clean them.

Clean once a week.

2. Timely discover and treat other diseases, which helps reduce the cat's immunity decline.

3. Regular use of preventive drugs, which can prevent cats from getting infected with parasites, including ear mites.

If the cat is infected with long ear mites, the following treatment measures are required:  

1. Clean and medication for infected cats.

Cleaning can be made of a gentle mixture (white vinegar or broad-spectrum antibiotics), and appropriate amount of cleaning solution should be selected to inject it into the ears to clean, and the care of preventive drugs after cleaning is taken.

2. Frequently clean up accumulated dirt and earwax.

If you find that your cat has deep ears, you need professional medical staff to perform the operation and treatment.

3. If a cat is infected with long ear mites, its immunity may decrease, so you need to feed it more high-protein foods to promote recovery.

In short, when your cat is infected with ear mites, keep calm, contact the pet hospital and take the right way to solve its problems.

In order to avoid cats from being infected with ear mites, cats' ears should be cleaned regularly.

Take good care of our cats and make them healthy and happy.