Hello My Dear,
I'm glad DD is going in to let the vet have a look-see in those ears.
It's probably nothing, but I always feel better when I get an expert
opinion. Just wanted to pass on something my vet told me when I was
looking for solutions to the earmite problems with one of my ferals...
She said to mix the ivermectin with olive oil instead of mineral oil.
Apparently there is something in mineral oil that isn't good for cat's ears.
Nina
catatonya wrote:
Thanks Michelle,
My fiv cat didn't have yeast, just yucky ears. Nothing really helped
as far as making it 'go away' permanently. I just had to clean,
clean, clean. I've only dealt with yeast infections with dogs' ears
and they smelled horribly!
Still, there is no infection type smell at all. I have to take Shaft
in for a recheck urinalysis next week and I'm going to change the
appointment to just take miss DD in with him so her ears can be
checked to see if there is anything that needs to be treated. Right
now I'm cleaning every other day with mineral oil. If it happens to
be earmites mineral oil usually kills them. If it's not I don't think
it can hurt anything.
t
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Tonya,
Yeast infections in ears do not smell, at least not to me. I
did not smell anything with the two of mine who had them.
Michelle
In a message dated 7/6/05 12:56:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thanks Michelle,
I hadn't thought about a yeast infection, but I've dealt
with them in dogs. I have allergies myself and can't smell
things that well, but I would definitely smell a yeast
infection! I was thinking about the immune thing as well. The
other 2 cats that had goopy ears are older cats. One of them
was the one who had been on the zythromax for bartonella with
gum infections and the other is the older cat who's always had
allergy problems and has the urinary infection. So anyway,
the point of all that is I think it does have to do with their
immunity being down. :(
t
