Serious ear mites not only endanger the cat's health, but also cause the cat's body to emit a peculiar smell, making the owner afraid to approach it. When a cat suffers from ear mites, owners should find ways to completely cure the disease. Let it regain a healthy body and be caressed and hugged by its family. So how to treat cat ear mites? All scavengers must persist!

I hope everyone will have a comprehensive understanding of cat ear mites after reading this article. What exactly are cat ear mites? Come on. What are the symptoms of cat ear mites and how to diagnose them? Is borneol borate really effective against cat ear mites? How to Treat Cat Ear Mites? How to prevent cat ear mites?

1. What are cat ear mites?

Cat ear mites are common ear parasites in cats. There are many types of ear mites. The most common one is Otodectes Cynotis, which accounts for about 90% of the total number of ear mites. It feeds on epidermal debris and tissue fluid in the ears. This parasite is so small that it usually requires an otoscope or microscope to see it clearly.

2. What are the symptoms of cat ear mites and how to judge?

Mites pierce the skin with their mouthparts to feed, causing mechanical damage to the epidermis of the ear canal. When feeding, they secrete toxic substances that cause chemical irritation to the nerve endings of the epidermis. Therefore, cats with ear mites have the following characteristics:

1. There is a large amount of reddish-brown or black ear canal secretions in the ears, which is a bit like coffee grounds.

2. The ears are extremely itchy, so they often scratch the ear skin or rub it back and forth on the rough surface to relieve the itching.

3. Cats often shake their heads in an attempt to get rid of dirt in their ears.

4. There is a peculiar smell deep in the cat’s ears, and it smells extremely bad when approached.

3. Is borneol borate really effective against cat ear mites?

I often see people on the Internet sharing their experience of using boric acid borneol to cure cat ear mites. I specifically checked and found that boric acid is a weak antiseptic and has a weak inhibitory effect on bacteria and fungi. It is used to treat bacterial and fungal infections. Ear mites are parasites, so it can be seen that boric acid is ineffective against cat ear mites. If your "cat ear mite" is cured with boric acid borneol, it only means that it is not really infected with ear mites, but infected with bacteria or fungi, but the symptoms are similar to cat ear mites.

I would like to remind everyone that if your cat has symptoms of "ear mites", it is best to go to the hospital for a checkup first to see if it is cat ear mites or a bacterial and fungal infection. Their treatment methods are different. Yes, don’t delay your cat’s condition because of your own wrong judgment.

4. How to treat cat ear mites?

It is not difficult to treat cat ear mites, and the method is also very simple, which is to clean the ear canal andThe difficult thing about applying medicine is that cat owners must insist on giving medicine to cats, clean the ear canal at least once a day, and apply medicine once for more than 15 days in a row until the cat ear mites are completely cured.

First use cat ear cleaning solution to clean the ear canal to remove secretions, and then use ear mite killer. Acarexx (contains ivermectin) and Milbemite (contains moximectin) are effective single-use topical treatments. Tresaderm (containing thiabendazole) can be used to kill ear mites and eggs. The course of treatment takes 10-14 days. This medicine can also treat most bacterial and fungal infections.

5. How to prevent cat ear mites?

Cat ear mites are parasites. If you want to completely eliminate them, the first thing to do is to deworm your cat on time. As for how often to deworm your cat, this depends on the deworming drug itself and the It’s related to the cat’s living environment and diet.

My Maomao doesn’t eat raw meat. He usually stays at home and doesn’t go out much. So in the winter when the parasites are relatively less active, I deworm it every three months. In the summer when the parasites are rampant, I deworm it every month. The anthelmintic medicine used is Bioline Internal and External Insect Repellent. This product is currently the cat anthelmintic with the most types of anthelmintics on the market. It has a wide range of prevention and treatment, such as the cat ear mites mentioned above. It also has a good effect. Prevention and treatment effect.

Generally speaking, cat ear mites are not difficult to treat. As long as the cat is given medication and dewormed on time, the cat will get better soon, so scavengers don’t have to worry too much.