There are not many people who can resist the charm of cats.
It also happens that a person is allergic to kitten hair, but he still keeps a cat or cat at home, cares for his pet, loves him no less than people close to him. Therefore, people show increased attention to diseases in their pets.
However, it happens that some of the symptoms that the beloved member of the feline family do not seem to be anything serious. Well, think about it, fluttering in your ear and the cat scratching it! Maybe he has this feature?
In fact, the increased attention of a cat or a cat to its ear can be the first symptom of the fact that they have a tick in it, which first damages the skin, thereby irritating the nerve endings.
The animal starts reacting actively, often scratching its ear, as a rule, the same thing.
At movement it can incline a muzzle towards the inflamed eye. If the pet owners do not pay attention to this, they do not take any measures, then after a while the inflammatory process passes through the eardrums that burst due to the disease into the inner ear. Simultaneously, the inflammation flows onto the brain of the animal, thereby causes his death.
Cases of similar death of domestic animals, cats and dogs, not rare and happen due to the inattentive attitude of the owners to their pets.
The hope that "it will pass by itself" dies with the animal. But this tragic ending could be prevented, turning in time to the veterinarian, or discovering the cause of the cat or cat's anxiety independently, starting to conduct the necessary treatment.
The treatment itself consists in the regular use of special drops against the ear mite, which helps the animal after the very first procedure to feel lighter, and in the future, relieve it of ear mites.
The market quickly responded to the needs of pet owners, and offered them wide selection of different drugs. Among them are:
- ear drops Bars;
- ear drops Amitrazine Plus;
- ear drops otoferonol gold;
- ear drops.
The above list of ear drops is not exhaustive, but represent the most used drugs against ear mites in domestic cats and cats.
Bars remedy
These drops apply 3 drops to each ear of the pet, even if only one suffers from the tick. In this case, the instillation procedures are carried out twice with a weekly interval between them. If this procedure did not achieve the expected effect, then it is repeated again for the complete cure of the animal.
You can meet some negative feedback about the reaction of animals to ear drops Bars, which indicate the deterioration of the state of the cat or cat as a side effect.
An increased concern of animals was noted. However, the drug itself is contraindicated in those pets who have a high sensitivity to diazinon.
But there were no side effects when testing the drug, as well as complications in animals. To explain the deterioration in the well-being of animals is possible because their owners overdone with dosage, and dripped more often than recommended according to the instructions.
Amitrazine Plus
This drug is characterized by its triple effect, which allows you to simultaneously fight against infection, fungus, and while simultaneously acaricidal effect.
Being a low-toxic drug, Amitrazin Plus contains a whole complex of active substances that help effectively fight the ear mite and the consequences of his presence in the ears of animals.
The drug itself contains a substance such as decamethoxin, which blocks the development of secondary microflora on affected tissues.
A substance amitrazine, because of which the droplets and got its name, in combination with decamethoxin allows you to achieve the above triple effect.
Amitrazin Plus has no side effects, its use does not cause an irritant effect in animals.
And the effectiveness of these drops is due to increased penetrating power, which allows to successfully fight with ear mites.
Effective medicine Otoferonol Gold
Like the previous preparation, these drops have a similar triple action, actively promote regeneration processes in damaged tissues. These drops are not dangerous to animals.
Their use is not accompanied by the appearance of irritation on the skin of the animal. There is only an irritant effect on the mucosa. The toxicity of these dropsit is noted only for fish and insects, for example, bees.
Use the drops need to fold, with a weekly interval between the first and second procedure.
Each time you need to inject 5 drops into each ear, regardless of whether the tick suffers one ear or both. Side effect and complicationsfrom the use of ear drops otoferonol Gold is not revealed.
Video: how to correctly inject the medicine?
Drops Cipam
The composition of the drug, in addition to cypermethrin, polyethylene oxide and dimethyl sulfoxide, includes such a familiar substance as amitraz.
The effect is achieved due to the fact that these substances very well penetrate into the mites and their larvae through the respiratory organs and the membranes. There are no contraindications to use.
If assistance is provided on time, a positive effect can be achieved in one procedure. Therefore, be attentive to your cats and cats, pay attention to any changes in their behavior and establish the cause of these changes. This will allow your pet to please you as long as possible.
The cat became restless, constantly scratches ears and shakes her head? Did she have a fever? The auricles from the inside are covered with scratches, wounded and exude an unpleasant smell? They accumulated a lot of brown wax and there is a discharge similar to pus? The reason for the torture of a pet is ticks that feed on the epidermis and cause irritation. You should immediately consult a doctor and treat the animal.
The first step: going to the hospital
A mandatory condition is a visit to the veterinarian. The doctor should examine the auricles and auditory canals of the animal to make a diagnosis. Symptoms of infection with mites at the initial stage are similar to otitis, so the host can choose the wrong treatment tactics, which will only worsen the situation.
On average, the treatment takes from 14 to 21 days, because you need to destroy both adults and eggs. If you follow all the recommendations, the cat will feel better after the first or second procedure, the ears will quickly heal, and it ceases to itch.
Hygienic procedures
It will take a stable table, which will accommodate a sick animal, a towel to lay under the caudate patient, and directly the medicine. To wash out ear conchs advise chlorhexidine, special lotions or peroxide. The latter, contrary to some fears, is completely harmless to the animal. Veterinary pharmacies also sell drops intended for the care of the ears, for example, "Rosinka", complete with which is pipetted.
A more natural and safe option is green tea. Brew 15 grams of dried leaves 200 ml of boiling water, do not use sachets and flavored versions with various additives. Infuse before cooling down. No sugar, honey or other sweeteners.
Step by step guide
Tail the victim in a diaper so that the hands and nerves of the master remain unharmed. Some owners neglect swaddling and invite the cat to hold friends or relatives, but the animal seldom quietly sits on the place while liquid is poured into his ear.
Be sure to stock cotton wheels before the procedure. No chopsticks, because they easily damage the auricle or tympanic membrane. It is necessary to work quickly and accurately, tail patients are not distinguished by patience and perseverance:
- Put the cat wrapped in a diaper on its side, beforehand, taking a little of the washing liquid into the pipette.
- You can moisten in tea or peroxide vatka, and then squeeze it into the auricle.
- The liquid should be slightly to slightly moisten the affected organ.
- The top of the ear is folded in half and rubbed with soft massage movements to gently separate the dirt and crusts from the skin.
- Put the cat on your stomach, allowing yourself to squeeze out the liquid. Blot the ear sink with a cotton swab, removing the remnants of dirt and mites.
- Wipe affected hearing organs, constantly changing napkins. You can gently pick up the dirt, accumulated on top, with a cotton swab, but it is preliminarily dipped in peroxide or other disinfectant.
- Wait until nothing remains in the ear, repeat the manipulation with the second.
In the first few days, hygienic procedures should be carried out 2-3 times a day to maximize the purification of the cat's auditory organs.
Important: Crusts and other excretions, which the tailed pet will shake out of the ears, it is recommended to sweep or vacuum. In the mud remain mites that move to furniture and carpets, and then move back to the paws of the animal.
Aerosol preparations like "Dermatozol", "Tsiodrin", or "Prosoptol" are suitable. To remove mites and inflammation, advise "Tresaderm". The composition of the drug has antibiotics, which destroy in the ears a secondary infection, brought by the cat when combing the wounds. "Tiabendazole" is used against ticks and fungus to reduce the course of treatment to 14 days. The remedy is quite powerful, so it immediately kills mites and laid eggs.
There are other drugs: Amit and Tactician, Amitrazine and Bars. The latter is a capsule that breaks down, and the contents are poured onto the withers of the animal and gently rubbed. It is better to protect your hands with rubber gloves.
Owners of cats who do not trust traditional medicine can try sunflower oil and garlic. Chop the seasoning chop, insist in a few spoons of the liquid component for 2-3 days, and then dig in the ears once a day.
Preventive measures
The animal after the treatment is shown to the vet. If the mites are destroyed, it is advised to buy a drug made on the basis of selamectin, for example, the American "Revolution". The substance is rubbed into the withers to kill worms, fleas and ticks.
At home, it is mandatory to carry out a general cleaning with floor disinfection, washing of carpets and cleaning of upholstered furniture. Prevent all animals that have come into contact with a sick cat with preventive drugs. On the feet of the caudate pet, spray "Fipronil" or "Frontile" should be sprayed.
The cat should be protected from contact with stray animals, regularly bathe and clean its ears. Eating a fluffy family member should be balanced. It is recommended to strengthen the immunity of the pet with the help of tincture of Echinacea or "Gamavita".
If the cat has the first symptoms of infection with ticks, you should immediately write to the veterinarian. A quick and adequate treatment will relieve the problem in just a few weeks or a month and protect the tailed pet from unpleasant consequences.
Video: how to cure an auricle from a cat
- An increase in the volume of earwax - the ears are dirty.
- Waste life of ticks is a brown coating with a noticeable unnatural smell. In progressive form, the ears are literally filled with a moist slurry of brown mites secrets, sulfur, coagulated blood, skin scales. On the photo the started stage of the ear mite.
Before choosing a cure for ear mites in cats, make sure of your diagnosis. Many skin diseases, as well as allergies cause itching in the ear region, and brown secretions can have several underlying causes.
Note! If the cat strenuously combs the ears, the scratches bleed, but the animal does not stop, and the inner surface of the shell is clean - you are dealing with. The disease is also caused by a tick, but is subcutaneous and affects the outer part of the ear.
How to identify ear mites
- It will take a smooth black surface. It's black! Ear mites have a white color, but are literally microscopic in size, so the surface should be as contrastive as possible.
- Using a cotton swab, take a smear from the animal's ear. Try to grab more gruel, but take a smear in one go.
- Holding the wand above the black surface, gently tap on its base - you need to "shake out" ticks from the total mass of excreta.
- Place the wand in a bag, direct a bright light to the surface and carefully look. If you have problems with eyesight, use a magnifying glass.
- Your task is to find white dots, which, after a little rest, will start moving. Found? - you have confirmed the diagnosis, the cat has an aural mite.
Treatment of an ear mite in a cat
Even with complex, neglected cases, treatment of skin diseases is carried out at home, ear mites are no exception. Sexually mature individuals lay 5 eggs a day, and their full development cycle takes 21 days. Prepare yourself and be patient with patience, in the most "iridescent" outlook, talk about complete disposal of an ear mite can be no sooner than a month.
To remove the ear mite in the shortest possible time, you must follow a number of rules:
- Hygiene - isolate the sick pet from other animals and people. Wash your hands with hot water after contact, use gloves, a medical cape or a bathrobe.
- Treatment at home involves the use of specialized drugs, following the instructions or prescriptions of the doctor.
- Regardless of the tactics of treatment, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the ears from the plaque daily. The cotton swab is wetted in hydrogen peroxide or a special disinfectant lotion.
- Watch the animal or use the collar so that the cat does not comb the ears, this reduces the risk of infection of the wounds.
- In parallel with the main treatment, use antihistamines, they will weaken the itch.
- Attack of ticks - an indicator of reduced immunity or metabolic disorders. To restore strength, the animal needs rest, care and.
Important! Continue the course of medications according to instructions and hygiene procedures, even if the cat does not show signs of illness. Young mites and eggs do not cause such a strong itch, as adults.
We select a preparation from an ear mite
At an early stage, only ear drops of a narrow spectrum, cotton buds and patience will be needed. If pus is found in the ear, the animal experiences pain when palpating the lower part of the ear, the gruel has a moist consistency, you will need:
- Remedy for ear mite in cats with a wide range of action, it is optimal to use drops that eliminate fungi and bacteria - Oricin or analogues.
- If you have chosen drops of a narrow spectrum, you will need an additional antifungal drug - Otanazol or an analog. Veterinarians often recommend using an antifungal ointment - it lasts longer on the surface of the ear, for example, Oridermil.
- Lotion or spray for cleaning and disinfection - used in a warm form. Apply the product to the inner part of the ears, massage, let the animal shake its head and proceed to cleaning.
- Immunostimulants - hypodermic injections, preparations of type, Tetravit.
Important! To treat and prevent ear mites, cats should not use preparations containing alcohol! Also, you risk the life of a pet if you use "canine" drugs.
In the instructions to the drug clearly prescribed how to treat the animal - the dose and timing. Do not exceed recommendations, do not bury the double volume of the drug if you missed the procedure, do not shorten the duration of treatment.
Treatment of an ear mite in a cat without medications
The absence of secondary symptoms, indicates an early degree of the disease, which can be treated with folk remedies. The cat scratches the ears, there is a slight contamination, without solid inclusions (coagulated blood). In terms of hygiene, the recommendations are the same, and the main product is made independently.
- On a glass of boiling water brew strong green leaf tea - 2 full teaspoons. Insist in a towel, allow to cool. Bury it in a fresh solution daily with 2-3 calories of warm water in each ear for a month. Tea, like all plants, can provoke an allergy.
- After, dip the shells with almond oil and massage. To enhance the effect, you can use a mixture of lavender, mint, tea tree (dilute 1: 1 with water) and almond oil. Almond oil contains sulfur - keep your ears dry. Avoid getting oil in its pure form on the coat, eye area and nose - a strong smell will irritate the animal.
- In 2 tablespoons oil stir 1/2 clove garlic. Insist ointment in a warm, dark place for a day, strain through gauze. Lubricate the ear canals 1 time per day.
Important! Onion and garlic are toxic to animals, however, they are the basis for most antiseptics. Be sure to test the mixture with garlic, before regular use!
Most of us have four-legged friends in our house. For single people, the presence of an animal in a house sometimes becomes the meaning of life. If a cat feels unwell, all the worries associated with it become a matter of vital necessity, since any illness can cost your pet of life.
Today we will talk about a dangerous disease called in medicine - otodectosis, which is caused by an itch mite.
Infection of a pet is due to contact with a diseased animal, so if there is an animal in the house other than a cat or dog, it is necessary to carry out preventive measures for the disinfection of all animals in the house. This applies not only to our smaller brothers. Tableware and litter can also become a source of infection.
Who is affected by the disease
The most common disease of ear mites is the one and a half month old kittens or cats, at the age of up to a year. It is easy to identify when you look at the ears of a cat. The first sign of the presence of the disease is a coarse black plaque in the ears of the kitten. This is clearly demonstrated in the photo of the animal. Its color accumulates as a result of a mixture of earwax, animal blood and biochemical isolations of the tick itself. The disease is quite dangerous, because it causes not only inflammation of the middle ear, but also affects the skin.
When the condition is neglected, the internal organs are affected and the resistance of the organism decreases. In adult cats, too, this disease occurs, only it is transferred in an easy form, because the body has developed a strong immunity to infection. Among domestic animals are ill not only cats, but also dogs. If there is an infected animal in the house, it is desirable to isolate it from other four-footed brethren. In nature, this disease occurs in raccoons and foxes.
The main symptoms of the disease
Liquid discharge dries up, mixing with the products of mites, and over time, the ear canal is covered with a crust. If you do not take the necessary measures in time, cork is formed in your ears. The cat loses hearing, becomes sluggish and refuses to eat.
With the above symptoms of the disease must immediately contact the veterinarian, until the disease has not become a neglected form. When an ear mites disease with a complication in a cat can burst the eardrum, and the animal will lose hearing. The tick first penetrates into the middle, then into the inner ear. There will be infection of the meninges. This is expressed in the periodically arising nervous attacks of the animal, as a result of which the animal usually dies.
Ear mite in cats
At a late stage of the disease, a bacterial infection can develop which can be the main cause of death of the animal.
To prevent this from happening, the owner of the cat is obliged to regularly inspect the ears of his pet and clean them once a week. Much it is easier to prevent disease, than to treat it. After all, you see the suffering and anguish of your pet. If the cause of the disease is a lethal outcome, it is easy to transfer not everyone.
How to clean the ears
Cleaning the ears of a cat can be done using ordinary green tea. Washing the ears with a natural antiseptic will not do any harm. For this it is necessary to steam a little green tea in a cup and let him brew. After cool and strain the broth. Then, take a pipette or a small syringe without a needle and drip the solution into the ear so that it rinses. Do not stop massaging the upper zone near the outer ear, so that the green tea spreads into the ear canal. The broth softens the accumulated dirt in the ears, and you, with ease, using a cotton swab, rub your ear and clean your ear canal.
What to do if a cat gets an ear mite
If a pet infection occurs, you can independently treat the animal at home. However, treatment can be started only if the veterinarian performs a microscopic examination of the ear extracts and delivers an accurate diagnosis. In any other case, the independent use of drugs can provoke ear diseases of a different nature or aggravate the disease.
Today, veterinary medicine has developed a lot of drugs that can fight with an ear mite. It remains only to choose the right drug, depending on the degree of disease and your financial capabilities. Drugs for treatment of ticks can be divided into the following groups:
And this is not a complete list of medicines that can rid the animal of ticks.
How to use a medicine for ear mites in cats
After the treatment of the animal, it is necessary to carry out preventive measures - wet cleaning of the premises, so that the mites after their expulsion from the sick cat did not crawl to another animal.
Traditional methods of treatment
For more sparing treatment of a cat people's methods are used. Apply funds for both self-treatment and integrated therapy in combination with medicines.
To the cat was cheerful and healthy, do not forget to carry out preventive measures. Treat with sprays and chlorine solution of the place where your animal is most often, wash more often bedding and rugs. Keep track of the composition and nutritional status. A cat should receive in sufficient quantities the necessary minerals and vitamins. Weak immunity is the main cause of infection and spread of the tick. To raise immunity it is possible by means of immunomodulating preparations such as "Polivak", "Gamavit" or Echinacea.
Remember, with the first symptoms of the disease, do not delay your visit to the vet. A trip to it will be in vain. In any case, the expert will give you the necessary recommendations for caring for his four-legged friend.
Step-by-step instructions for treatment of ear mites:
- Carefully clean out the outer part of the ears from the formed crusts, excretions and scabs. The procedure is preferably in the morning and evening.
- The treatment is carried out with 3% hydrogen peroxide, special lotions, moist sanitary napkins for cleaning the ears or acaricidal preparations intended for instillation in the ears.
- Bury the drug in both ears, even if the second is not infected. Fold your ear in half and massaging movements to help the drug penetrate deeper.
- If necessary, treat with antibacterial (antifungal) drug.
Support the weakened organism of the animal can be such vitamins as Gamavit, Multivit, etc.
You can buy a complex product against mites and fungi.
Drops from ear mites
To understand, what drops are better help or assist from an ear mite, it is complex or difficult. Before buying, you should carefully study the instructions and strictly adhere to all the indicated dosages, so as not to cause drug intoxication. Any remedy against ticks is toxic, therefore, in the treatment of pregnant females and small kittens, instructions must be given for this permission. The word "acaricidal" on the drops means "anti-malignant".
Effective ear drops from mites:
Ear drops that affect the complex:
- Otovedin.
- Surolan.
- Otoferonol Gold.
Contraindications: a hole in the tympanic membrane, an individual intolerance to one of the components.
Drops from the tick:
All the above droplets have the same application method, consider it below.
How to use ear drops for cats against otodectosis
The method of applying the drops is as follows. Using cotton swabs impregnated with the drug, carefully clean the cat's ears from accumulated crusts and secretions. Then drip into each ear indicated in the instructions amount of funds. Carefully fold the ear of the animal in half and massaging movements to distribute the medicine evenly. On average, the course of treatment lasts from 5 to 7 days. The treatment and administration of drops are carried out 2 times a day, unless otherwise indicated in the instructions.
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