Ear Mites
Such an appetizing subject.
We have a dog and two cats. Puppers has been scratching lately so we had a look and - yup - it's ear mites.
A quick google search yields a six-week homeopathic course of treatment. Basically, you put olive oil mixed with vitamin E in their ears, massage away to get it all the way down, and then use a q-tip (very, very carefully) to clean out all the gunk.
It's such a happy thing. The cats were thrilled to be flipped onto their backs, held by the paws and the head, and have oil dripped into their ears and on their heads. They just LOVE this process. And they're so forgiving when it's all over!
On the plus side, everybody's ears look a LOT better and the scratching has pretty much ended. Only 5 more weeks to go.
We have a dog and two cats. Puppers has been scratching lately so we had a look and - yup - it's ear mites.
A quick google search yields a six-week homeopathic course of treatment. Basically, you put olive oil mixed with vitamin E in their ears, massage away to get it all the way down, and then use a q-tip (very, very carefully) to clean out all the gunk.
It's such a happy thing. The cats were thrilled to be flipped onto their backs, held by the paws and the head, and have oil dripped into their ears and on their heads. They just LOVE this process. And they're so forgiving when it's all over!
On the plus side, everybody's ears look a LOT better and the scratching has pretty much ended. Only 5 more weeks to go.
posted by Blue Blankie at 7:07:00 PM
1 Comments:
one of the worst experiences of my life was trying to force-feed a constipated cat codliver oil ... it involved a towel, a syringe, two people with a deathwish ... i still bear the scars, both physical and mental ... these days, living alone with a boycat, i don't even approach him carrying a tube of toothpaste without wearing three pairs of socks ... good luck
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