Ear mites in a cat: treatment and prevention
Sometimes the owners of the cat begin to notice that sheoften shakes his ears and scratches them. In this case, the animal must be examined carefully. The fact that this may be a sign of such a disease as ear mites. In a cat, the treatment of this infection is a process that is not particularly complicated, but not in neglected cases.
The main signs of otodectosis
Sometimes it happens that the shell is affectedbrain. In this case, it will be much more difficult to correct the situation. Usually the animal at this stage of otodectosis simply dies. Therefore, immediately after any signs of infection are seen, the cat should be referred to the veterinarian or at least treated independently.
What drugs can help?
- Wipe the ears with hydrogen peroxide and rinse them, carefully removing the dark coating and balls.
- To drip into the outer ear special drops. For this, a variety of drugs can be used. It can be a medicament "Acaricide" warmed to 35 degrees (0.2-0.3 ml per each ear), "Bars" or "Amitrazine" (3 drops daily for a week). You can apply the agent "Stronghold" (5 drops). It is non-toxic, while it does a remarkable job of coping with such a plague, like an ear mite in cats. Drops "Stronghold", among other things, protect the animal from infection during the following month. They can be used for kittens. Medicines "Stronghold" and "Akaricid" are used once. Only in very serious cases it is sometimes necessary to repeat the treatment.
- Support the immune system of the animal. This will help a balanced diet. In addition, the cat must necessarily give vitamins (for example, "Gamavit").
Applying all this set of measures, you can get rid offrom such trouble as ear mites in a cat. Treatment will not be effective if the premises are not disinfected. It is necessary to wash the floors, wash all the bedspreads and, of course, disinfect the cat litter.
Preventive measures
In order to avoid such a disease asEar mite in cats (photos of this parasite, as well as an infected animal are presented in the article) should be used once a month, for example, the drug Stronghold. Prophylaxis of otodectosis will be greatly facilitated by keeping the room clean. In addition, it is necessary to regularly treat the auricles of the animal with special lotions. It is also necessary to periodically carry the cat to the veterinarian or independently examine it.