How to Clean Ear Mites Out of a Cat's Ear With an Ear Bulb
Treatment for ear mites in cats is much more successful if the exudate is first cleaned out of the ear first. Exudate is black, crusty wax caused when blood, ear wax and ear mite feces mix in the ear canal. Every piece of this must be removed from the ear canal before medicine is applied. In order to clean the ear of this and many of the mites, you can use an ear bulb available in any drug store or supermarket.
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Instructions
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Purchase a commercial ear cleaner. DailyPuppy.com suggests that you can purchase this from any pet store and many veterinarian offices. Another alternative is to use olive or vegetable oils. Fill an ear bulb with the cleaning agent.
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Pick up your cat and hold him steady as he will attempt to shake his head when he feels the liquid in his ear. A way to gently restrain him is to wrap your cat with a towel as if you were wrapping something like a burrito.
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Place the tip of the ear bulb loosely in your pet's ear and squeeze the solution out. Do not block the draining of the liquid out of the ear because you could rupture the ear drum.
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Make sure the liquid sufficiently enters the ear canal. DailyPuppy.com offers that one way to do this is to massage the solution into the ear canal. When you are done, wipe the ear clean with a cotton ball. Repeat this process until the ear is clean. Rinse the ears with warm, clear water using the ear bulb (after rinsing it out to remove the cleaning agent).
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Tips & Warnings
Cleaning your pet's ear is a necessary part of ear mite treatment. Yet, the mites will not be killed by this alone. Use ear cleaning in conjunction with ear mite medication.
Cotton swabs should not be used ever when cleaning out your cat's ears. They will push the dirt and contamination deeper into the canal. You also should not perform any of the ear cleaning process listed here until you confirm that your pet does have ear mites. This is because other infections and irritations are sometimes mistaken for ear mites.
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