What is ear mites:
Cat’s ear mites are caused by OtodeCTes Cynotis and earlike mites.
–symptom
Cat appearFrequent symptoms of ears and shaking heads, at the same time, there is odor in the ear canal (sour smell), Be vigilant at this time.
1. Check the ear canal, if there are multipleRed rash sumThis is the stimulation caused by ear mites saliva that causes redness and inflammation of the outer ear canal.
2. The wax -like substances secreted by the sebaceous glands secreted by the outer ear canal, the color isBrown oily dirt。
3. Wide auricle infection, whether there is a white dander -like substance in the ear
4. Check the ear canal or take the LED light to the cat ear canal with an earmell. You can find a small, white or fleshy worm to move on the brown exudation.
usually,The pain of the cat’s ear is obvious and tender, and refuses to check the ear.
Ears+shake your head
——The age and category:
Cat ear mites can occur in cats of all ages.It is common in stray cats, which has a lot to do with the physical condition and the environment.
——The cause
The cause of the disease of the ear mites is mainly due to the itchy mites parasitic on the surface of the cat’s external ear canal, which is spread directly through contact.
The male bugs that are itchy are 0.32 to 0.35 mm in length and 0.43 to 0.48 mm in length.There are 4 pairs of feet, which is an incomplete perverted limb animal.
Ear itchy mites are parasitic on the surface of the cat’s ear canal. They do not enter the inner layer of the skin. They have tough keratin epidermis and have strong resistance.Lymphic fluid and skin cells rely on tissue residues and tissue nourishment.At 6 to 8 ° C, the air humidity can survive for more than 2 months under the conditions of 85%to 100%.The development process includes four stages: eggs, larvae, nymphs
—— Diagnosis:
Diagnosis and diagnosis under clinical symptoms, dandruff, and secretion microscope.Just cleaning the ear canal or spraying drugs can affect the results of the examination and the doctor’s judgment on the sexual traits of the ear secretion. Therefore, please do not clean the cat’s ears and do not spray the drug one or two days before the consultation.If you have cleaned your ears before the clinic, please tell the doctor and describe the condition in the front ear.
–Treatment programs
Because ear mites are contagious, the diseased cat should be isolated.
First useThe pets dedicated to pets are thoroughly cleaned, and then dripped into the treatment of mite killer ear drops, rubbed a few times on the outside of the ear, so that the medicine was evenly distributed in the ear, 2-3 times a dayEssenceIt can be used to prevent bacterial infection with antibiotic ear drops. For example, Ear Kang also has the effects of killing ears and sterilization.If a secondary bacterial infection is serious, it may need to be combined with antibiotics of the whole body (such as oral antibiotics, etc.).
Ear mites are a more stubborn disease that requires continuous medication for multiple days until healing.Moreover, mites are not easy to be killed by drugs. All the interval (2 ~ 4 weeks) are used to use medicine to kill the newly incubated worm body to avoid repeated diseases.
Clear ears: First pour the ear washing into the ear canal, and then lift the ears with one hand to prevent the ear washing out of the ear. The other hand massage the ear canal to make the ear washing and earwax fully effectively.Then clean the ear canal with hemostatic pliers and abandoned cotton, which can be cleaned several times.Then drip into the treatment of ear pills and massage the ears.
How to clean the ears：
When cleaning the ear canal, it is recommended to choose elbow hemostatic pliers and medical skats
Because the cat’s ear canal is L, the elbow hematopoietic pliers can be deeper into the ear canal. The dirt you see from the outside of the ears is just some scattered soldiers.Deep in the ear canal is the old nest of ear mites and earwax.
Tear the medical surplus cotton into approximately3cmlong,2cmSmall wide pieces, slightly thinner.Use the hemostatic pliers to pinch the cotton 1/2, and press the tightness to bite the teeth, so as to completely pinch the cotton.Rotate cotton from top to bottom, until the tip of the pliers is wrapped, and then the ear canopy is taken, and the cat’s ear canal (must be gently) to clean the dirt.
Tips:
Remember to wash your hands before wrapping cotton, otherwise the bacteria will enter the ear canal with cotton can cause inflammation;
Skin cotton can be wet. Do not suck water, ticking is not good.Because the ear canal is not easy to ventilate, excess water is not easy to dry in it, and it can cause otitis media to cause otitis media.
It is not recommended to use cotton swabBecause the stick of the cotton swab is too hard, it will damage the epithelial cells of the ear canal, which may cause future bacterial infections and cause otitis media.Or it may poke to the ear drums, causing injuries to the inner ear.In addition, the cotton swab will push the earwax into the ear canal, plug the ear canal, and affect the treatment.Even some cotton sticks are too loose, and it is not easy to take out during the cleaning process!
—— Prevention and health care
Pet owners should pay attention to environmental hygiene and pay attention to the cleaning level of cats.Especially for the new cat, check the ear, if there is an abnormal secretion, it should be isolated for treatment. After the treatment is complete, contact other cats.
—— PS: A drug with an external driverEar mites also have a certain effect
