How to distinguish between cat earwax and ear mites

1. Look at the color. Earwax is usually light yellow, while ear mites are black or brown.

2. Smell, earwax has no odor, but ear mites have an unpleasant odor.

3. Observe the cat’s reaction. Ear mites will cause cats to scratch their ears frequently, but earwax will not. When a cat is infected with ear mites, it needs to be treated immediately, otherwise it may develop secondary symptoms such as otitis.

Under normal circumstances, cats have very little earwax, so how should ear mites be treated?

1. Timely treatment

When a cat is infected with ear mites, it needs to clean its ear canal in time and then apply ear mite removal medicine. If left untreated, ear mites can affect your cat’s hearing and even lead to otitis and other illnesses.

2. Treatment method

When treating ear mites on a cat, first let it lie on itself, open the ears and buckle them backwards, and use a wet tissue to clean up the excretion of ear mites. things. Then drop mite-removing ear drops into the cat's ears, and gently rub around the ear canal with your hands for ten seconds to allow the ear drops to flow deep into the ear canal. Once a day until the cat is healthy again.