Sometimes when playing with a cat, I find a dark foreign object on the cat’s ear. I can’t find it unless I look carefully, but it is probably a cat ear mite. Cat ear mites are one of the common diseases in cats. They may be infected by bacteria from somewhere. After all, small animals are lively and like to run around. How to tell if it is a symptom of ear mites in cats?

Judgement of cat ear mite symptoms

The colors are different. Ear mites are dark brown, and if you look carefully, you can see brown or light brown ear mites (use a magnifying glass).

Dirt properties are different. Cats with ear mites secrete a lot of oil-like brown fluid from their ears. Ear mite wax appears in irregular sheets and sticks to the cat's ears. If it is mud, firstly, the distribution should be even, not lumpy. Second: There should not be a large amount of brown liquid secretion.

The sense of touch is different. (If you like) Take a small piece of earwax and twist it with your fingers. The mud is easy to twist evenly and feels delicate. Ear mite wax feels rough and difficult to twist open.

How to deal with cat ear mites

Ear mites are a common problem for cats. Most cats have had it before, but as long as you keep wiping them, they can be cured in about two weeks. If you consolidate them from time to time in the future, there will be no more problems.

If possible, you can ask the doctor to wash it first, because the doctor may have washed the depths of the cat's ear canal when washing it, and he may not be able to do it himself. Then you must learn to wash the cat yourself. If you wash yourself more gently, the cat will accept it more easily. You must learn to wash yourself. This is the most basic daily care for cats, but don’t be lazy!

Find a place with good lighting and turn the cat’s ears over (button them on its head). See if there is more reddish-brown stuff in the ear canal? Use a cotton swab to probe inside and see if there is more reddish-brown liquid stuck to the cotton swab? Are there small dark reddish-brown scab-like pieces? Twist it with your hands. Those small pieces will not be easily twisted evenly (if it is mud, it will be easily twisted).

Find a magnifying glass (just for reading newspapers) and carefully observe the reddish-brown areas in the cat’s ears. If there are small reddish-brown aphid-like insects crawling around, that’s ear mites.

In addition to cleaning the ear canal, ear cleaning solution can also reduce inflammation and prevent/treat otitis media caused by ear mites. Ear oil is insecticidal but poisonous, so be careful not to let your cat lick it. I don’t recommend antibiotics, as topical medications are less harmful to cats.