Creepy crawlies

[chickenfeet]

As suspected, Jane has ear mites, no doubt acquired from the last batch of kittens. We took her into the vet today and got to look at the creepy crawlies under the microscope. We now have Revolution for all three cats which should clear things up over the next couple of weeks. Jane was a very good kitten at the vet despite the presence of a slobbery Irish setter and another dog the size of a hippo.

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[tudorlady.livejournal.com]

Poor dear! Harold (who thinks she's pretty) sends headbutts.

I've had cats who've had terrible problems with ear mites. The hard bit is, of course, that their normal earwax is a bit dark too, so it's sometimes hard to tell in the early stages.

Has the vet said anything about swabbing her ears with mineral oil? I'm told it pretty well suffocates the mites and has the effect of loosening the debris.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

She had her ears cleaned at the vet and we have Revolution (a broad spectrum anti-parasite) for all three cats so that should do the trick.