Sometimes this can be completely ignored because all living things sometimes, somewhere, something itches. All cats have personal hygiene in great honor - they constantly wash and lick themselves. If the domestic cat's ears are clean, then everything is in order. But there are diseases that affect the hearing organs of the animal that need to be treated. In the following chapters, each problem will be described in detail.
1. Symptoms and diagnosis of why a cat scratches its ears
2. Ear and sarcopid mites
3. Otitis and its options
4. How to help a pet at home
5. Prevention
Symptoms and diagnosis of why a cat scratches ears
The two main ways kittens enter the house. The first is when a pet is deliberately acquired at a pet store or from a breeder, then vaccinations and initial examinations have already been made, and the person receives a healthy animal. But often an animal is brought from the street, and then it is necessary to inspect, wash. And then a miracle cat runs underfoot, you need to look at it. Symptoms of the disease:
· The animal behaves nervously and often scratches the ears
· Actively shakes his head
· He bends his head low to the side
· Meows loudly, combing ears
· Rubs ears on objects
· Annoyed when touching head or ears
· There are scratches on the ears and inside
· Brown peels in the ears
· Hard tumors and dark grains in the sinuses of the ears
Ear swelling
An unpleasant fluid (pus, blood) flows out
To draw the right conclusions, you must carefully examine the pet. Feet can be tightly swaddled so as not to interfere with inspection.
Using a cotton pad or swab, gently wipe the auricle inside, while the cotton remains stirring mass, then this is an ear mite.
With fungal infections, a yellow or pinkish liquid is secreted.
Inflammation of the outer ear is accompanied by copious sulfur production.
If a cat has a rash on the inner surface of the ear, and he constantly rubs about anything that is horrible, this may be a sign of dermatitis (an allergic reaction).
Otitis is manifested by swelling around the cat's ear, painful sensations and the animal is not given into the hands. With severe and advanced pathologies, only a veterinarian can help.
A cold and a prolonged hypothermia of the animal can also manifest on the ears. Then sulfur flows abundantly from the ears.
If the kitten has fleas, they can crawl into the ear canal and bite there, while the cat scratches its ears very much, gets nervous, gets angry.
Sulfur plugs can also form, which you can handle yourself: within seven days, 1-2 drops of saline or hydrogen peroxide are instilled into the ear, the plug is softened, and then the cat usually copes with it. But if the kitten is very small, the cork did not come out, and you could not remove it with a cotton swab, you need to go to the doctor.
Foreign objects also cause a strong desire to scratch your ears. They can be removed with tweezers. You can also remove accumulated wool (this happens with very fluffy pets).
While bathing, water may have gotten into the cat’s ears, and it worries her. When bathing a cat, try not to soak your ears from the inside.
Ear and Sarcopid Mites
Ticks are one of the most common diseases in small kittens. This disease is called cat scabies, and it can lead to deafness or even meningitis, and in some cases the animal dies. Growing up, stronger individuals are sick less often due to stronger immunity. A sticky brownish liquid forms in the auricles, in which ticks live, they move and this makes the cat scratch its ears, sometimes to the point of blood.
The second type of ticks can affect the entire body of a cat, starting from the head, spreading throughout the body. The skin becomes dry and stiff, and eventually cracks. Without a specialist, this disease is difficult to cope with.
Otitis and its options
Otitis - an inflammatory disease that affects all parts of the cat’s hearing aid, can be caused by several reasons:
Allergy
· Infection
· Foreign bodies
· Excessive sulfur emissions
Fungus
· Internal disease
The doctor can recognize the disease and prescribe treatment after laboratory tests. If the cat has abundant purulent discharge from the ears, it must be taken to a hospital.
How to help a pet at home
In veterinary pharmacies, the seller will always advise a suitable remedy for describing the symptoms and you can help your pet at home.
With dermatitis, drops containing novocaine are instilled into the ears, crusts are removed with a soft swab with hydrogen peroxide, and wetting ulcers are treated with astringent ointments.
Fungal lesions require appropriate treatment. Antifungal drugs inside, cleaning with tampons and instilling with therapeutic drops against fungi.
Against ticks use - mechanical cleaning swab with peroxide, and then therapeutic ointments and drops. In severe and severely advanced cases, you have to give injections, use antibiotics.
Otitis can be defeated at home, for this it is necessary to apply comprehensive measures:
· First you need to clean the cat’s ear from excess sulfur and pus with a soft tampon with peroxide;
· Injections with novocaine at the base of the ear;
· Instill drops against otitis media;
Give oral antihistamines.
An allergy in a cat can be assumed if the animal shakes its head and is clean in the ears. An allergic reaction can occur to a new feed or household chemicals and it is treated, as well as in humans - antihistamines inside and topically. Only the medicine must be selected in a veterinary clinic or pharmacy.
Against fleas, the most effective means are most often special drops at the withers and regular bathing. Any skin lesions that appear from dirt are afraid of water and good soap or shampoo. If the cat has the opportunity to walk on the street every day, you can additionally wear an anti-flea collar and strictly monitor the duration of the active drug.
Prevention
Cats have very strong immunity and they can cope with most diseases themselves, but when we take them home, we take responsibility for their life and health. In the wild, feeling the cat’s malaise, they gnaw at the herbs they need or starve for cleaning and thereby treat themselves. Creating ideal conditions in the confined space of the apartment, it is important to provide the cat with adequate nutrition in which all types of food consumed by him in nature will be presented. In addition to the basic diet, vitamins and cat grass must be given.
