How to Clean a Cat's Ears
It is important to keep your cat free of ear infections and ear mites. Follow these steps to clean your feline's ears without damaging an eardrum or lacerating the ear canal.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Get an ear cleaning solution from your vet, specifically geared for cats. The cleaner removes excess moisture, debris, dirt and wax from your cat's outer ear canal.
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Restrain the cat to make cleaning easier and safer for both your cat and you. Wrap your cat in a towel, covering its paws to avoid scratching.
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Squeeze a small amount of the ear cleaning solution into your cat's ear canal.
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Rub gently the base of your cat's ear to work in the cleansing solution.
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Repeat with other ear. Your cat usually will shake its head to remove excess solution from its ears, perhaps loosening up any buildup of lodged wax, dirt and debris.
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Use a cotton ball or swab to gently rub the dirt, debris and ear wax out of both ear lobes.
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Use a small cotton tip applicator to clean any debris lodged in the cartilage of the ear.
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Tips & Warnings
Clean only the part of the cat's ear that you can see.
Never shove a cotton swab, cotton tip applicator or any other cleaning device into the part of your cat's ear you can not see.
