Cat ear mites are mostly caused by ear mites and ear scabies. It is a highly contagious cat parasitic disease. The male insects with itchy ears are 0.32 to 0.35 mm long, and the female insects are 0.43 to 0.48 mm long. It has 4 pairs of legs and is an arthropod with incomplete metamorphosis. Ear itch mites are parasitic on the surface of the cat's ear canal skin, do not enter the inner layer of the skin, and have a tough horny epidermis with strong resistance.

      In order to help you better understand cat ear mites, and on this basis to do further prevention and treatment, the following will take you Learn more about the symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cat ear mites.

      1. Symptoms of cat ear mites

      Severe itching and local allergic reactions. It is usually manifested by the cat frequently scratching the skin of the ear or shaking its head.

      2. Reddish-brown or black ear canal secretions are produced in the ear canal of cats, consisting of ear oil, blood, inflammatory secretions and ear mites themselves.

      3. When the cat ear mites are severe, it will lead to otitis media or otitis media, generally manifested as hearing damage, loss of balance and other symptoms in cats.

      It should be noted that: the diagnosis of cat ear mites cannot be simply judged from whether there is ear secretions or inflammation of the ears, and ear canal secretions must be done. Check, because ear mites are just one of many causes of ear canal inflammation. Treatment can be simple and effective only if the diagnosis is accurate.

      II. Professional diagnostic methods

      Take a little secretion from the tract, put it on a glass slide, and drop a little mineral oil. If you observe that there are mites moving, it means that the cat is infected with ear mites.

      2. You can use an otoscope to directly observe the cat's ear canal.

      Inflammation of the ear canal caused by allergies.

      Third, the treatment of cat ear mites

     The treatment of cat ear mites is actually not difficult. There are three main steps: cleaning, applying medicine, and systemic deworming.

      1. Ear canal cleaning

      Hold the cat's ear, gently massage the base of the ear, further dissolve the dirt in the ear, and then let go of the cat, it will shake its head to shake out the excess liquid, and finally dry the cat's ear with a clean cotton ball.

      2. Applying medicine

      For example, use the matching hose, insert it deep into the cat's ear canal, squeeze the medicine into the ear canal, and finally massage it gently to fill the cat's ear canal with the medicine.

      3. Whole body deworming

      Although cat ear mites are mainly parasitic in the ear canal, it It may also be parasitic on other parts of the cat's head, neck and tail. In order to completely treat ear mites and avoid recurrence, systemic deworming drugs should be selected at the same time as ear treatment. Deworming medicine has a good killing effect on the two main parasites that cause cat ear mites, ear itching mites and ear scabies mites, and the types of deworming are particularly complete. It is also a good choice to deworm cats at ordinary times.

      4. Prevention of cat ear mites

      1. Keep the environment where cats live In good condition, clean and disinfect frequently, and maintain good ventilation.

      2. Regularly check the hygiene of the cat's ear canal and clean the earwax regularly. For fold-eared cats and curly-eared cats, more attention should be paid to ear canal cleaning.

      3. Deworming cats regularly can not only effectively prevent cat ear mites, but also prevent a variety of parasitic diseases.

      4. Cat ear mites are highly contagious. When picking up other cats or dogs home, isolate them for at least seven days and ensure that other pets Isolation is released when you are healthy to avoid cross-infection.

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