Prevention: Be sure to avoid water in the cat's ears when taking a bath! If there is water, it may be dried in time. Humid environment is most likely to cause ear mites and inflammation.
If you find dirt or watery secretions in the cat's ears.
, to the following aspects:
1, is it simply dirty? Little stray cats who have just entered the house are more likely. Investigation method: thoroughly clean the ears, gently wipe the cat's ears with a clean cotton swab, and pay attention to the observation in the next few days after cleaning. Under the condition of keeping the sanitary environment of the home clean, if it is simply dirty, it will not appear again after cleaning. If it reappears in a few days, it is not pure dirt.
2. Is it an ear mite? If the possibility of dirt is ruled out, clean the cat's ears again and observe the dirt carefully. The dirt produced by ear mites should be dark brown. Observe the dirt just pulled out with an ordinary magnifying glass in time.
Go find the crawling bug, which is the ear mite. There is another way, that is, wring it by hand. Ear mites twist unevenly and feel rough. If it can be determined that it is an ear mite, treat it as follows: 1, and disinfect it.
Thoroughly clean your ears with a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide and dry them. 2. boric acid powder. If not, you can use Piyanping instead and apply it evenly. 3. If you are worried about the ear canal and dare not go deep, you can drop a few drops of nitroglycerin.
Ear drops, or French Vic ear drops, or 886 liniment, cover the cat's ear and rub it gently, then let the cat shake its head and throw out the dirt in the ear canal, and then repeat step 2. Key points: Be sure to keep taking the medicine until it is completely eliminated.
Extinction; Be sure to keep your ears dry. Ear mites are easy to die in dry environment.
3, it is not dirt or ear mites, and there are watery or purulent secretions in the ears. Once this happens, you must go to the hospital for the diagnosis and investigation of otitis media, which is potentially fatal.
So be careful. If this possibility is ruled out in a reliable hospital, but the exact symptoms cannot be determined, you can buy ear drops or monascus in a pet shop or veterinary station to diminish inflammation.