| Scratch and scratch and scratch, shake their head, | | | | of ear mites. These mites are contagious to other |
| rub their head on the floor, and a foul odor is | | | | animals. |
| released from their ears. | | | | Ear mites occur because of poor hygiene and dirty |
| Why are our cats and dogs scratching and behaving | | | | surroundings. We need to keep our pets and their |
| in this manner? They have ear mites and there are | | | | surroundings clean. |
| natural home remedies for cats and dogs as well as | | | | Most of us feel that we do keep our pets and their |
| medications that can be prescribed by your vet. | | | | surroundings clean, but they still have problems with |
| You must know these pets are absolutely miserable? | | | | ear mite infestation. |
| Can you imagine what is must be like to have | | | | There are two other causes; one is your pet |
| thousands of tiny insects buzzing around in your | | | | contracted the ear mites from another animal or you |
| ears? | | | | may have a dog like mine which owns long floppy |
| These ear mites are parasites. They survive on the | | | | ears and the interior of their ears provides a |
| body fluids of our pets and they especially love to | | | | favorable environment for ear mites. |
| live in their ears. | | | | Well, between you and me; it will be many months |
| As you look into the ears of your cat or your dog, | | | | of cleaning our pets, their surroundings, and spraying |
| you will see what looks like coffee grounds or the | | | | the environment with insecticides. If there are other |
| appearance that the ears have a lot of reddish, | | | | pets in the home all will have to be isolated from |
| brownish, blackish granules of dirt in their ears. | | | | each other. |
| When I looked into the ears of my dog they looked | | | | If you are not able to control the infection in either |
| like black coffee grounds. The skin of the ear was | | | | the cat or the dog, the end result will be deafness in |
| reddish, a bit inflamed and appeared tender. | | | | your pet. |
| What you are not able to see with your normal | | | | For the cat, place mineral oil drops into the ear to |
| eyesight is the ear mite. Scrape a sample of this | | | | help loosen any crusty buildup. If the ear is raw and |
| waxy buildup and smear it on a dark piece of paper. | | | | inflamed, it is suggested that you make an |
| By looking through a magnifying glass, you will see | | | | appointment with your vet to check for other |
| tiny white points moving. Those are the mites. | | | | possibilities. |
| Do you see yellowish or bluish color to the ear skin | | | | For the dog, wipe ears clean daily. I am currently |
| of your cat? Do you see a waxy buildup of black | | | | administering by ear drops a mixture of garlic and |
| coffee like grounds? If you scrape that waxy buildup | | | | olive oil. If the ear is raw and inflamed and no |
| and place it on a dark sheet of paper and peer | | | | improvement is seen, I too will need to make an |
| through a magnifying glass you will will see those | | | | appointment with the vet to rule out other |
| white points moving; ear mites. | | | | possibilities. |
| These little white points or dots represent thousands | | | | |