How do you get rid of earmites from a cats ear ??

Question

how much is the revolution liquid

Answer 1

The most natural way to go is with garlic oil. You can get it in health food stores or you can make it yourself:

Cut a clove of garlic in two to expose some of the inside flesh and steep it in warmed, pure olive oil for a while. You want to warm the olive oil gently, just enough so the garlic releases some of its oils into the olive oil.

Take out the garlic and put the oil into a dropper bottle. You can warm the oil later again by putting the dropper bottle into warm water for a while.

Squirt about 1 dropper full of oil - or a bit less - into your cat's affected ear. Hold down the ear flap and gently massage for a few minutes. Depending on your cat and how long s/he holds still... Then release the cat. They will shake their head and stuff will fly out, which is good. You can swab the ear with an oil soaked cotton ball to remove some of the gunk. Do that every day, twice a day until the mites are gone. Shouldn't take longer than three days.

No ill effects, no pain, no chemicals - very effective.

Answer 2

Here is a home reedy that you can try: (1) Clean the cat's ears out. The first step toward clearing up an ear mite infestation is to get as many tiny critters (and their belongings) out of the ear canal as possible. Put several drops of mineral oil into the ear canal and massage gently. If the debris is particularly hard and crusty, you may have to let the oil work in for a few hours to soften things up. The massaging will help bring debris up to the outer part of the ear where it can be wiped away with a COTTON BALL or tissue. (Do not use cotton swabs, even though you may have seen your vet clean a cat's ears that way -- one slip could puncture an eardrum.) If you want to do a thorough cleaning job (and you're courageous enough), you can use lukewarm distilled water in an ear syringe to gently flush out the canal. Repeat the cleaning procedure until the debris is gone. (2) Hit the mites while they're down. While the mineral oil immobilizes any mites left behind, it won't kill them all. To do that, you need insecticide eardrops. Reliable products that contain pyrethrins (a natural insecticide found in flowers of the mum family) are widely available at pet supply stores. Follow directions carefully, making sure to massage the drops in well and wipe away any excess. (3) Where mites might be. By the time you notice your cat has ear mites, there are literally thousands of the itty-bitty things around. Smaller than the period at the end of this sentence, a single ear mite can crawl out of your cat's ear canal and hide out deep in her fur -- only to crawl back in after all the excitement of treatment is over and repopulate the colony. Therefore, cats with ear mites need regular treatment with flea products to knock out those adventurous mites that go exploring elsewhere on the cat's body. If your best home remedies don't knock out ear mites within a month, or the skin in or around the ear becomes raw or inflamed, you need professional help. Likewise, if your cat has itchy ears, shakes her head, flattens her ears, and has discharge from the ear canal -- but no mite debris or there are no live mites to be found -- check with your vet. It could be a yeast or bacterial infection or another type of ear problem

Answer 3

I had kittens with earmites, they were only 6 weeks old and I couldn't use over the counter earmite remedys, they had to be 12 weeks old. I paid approximately $60 for 6 cats. It didn't seem to help at all.

I watched answers about this on Yahoo, and many people said to clean their ears out daily with mineral oil. This really seemed to do more good than the revolution. In my opinion the revolution was worthless. Clean your cats ears out 1-2 times a day with mineral oil or buy over the counter such as Pet Therapy Ear Mite remedy for cats.

Don't spend outrageous prices for Revolution. It isn't worth it.

Answer 4

A product called "Revolution" is available through your veterinarian. They will give you instructions on how to apply. It's a liquid that goes on the skin at the back of the neck. Apply once, then repeat in 2 weeks (one additional treatment might be necessary if the infestation is really bad). "Revolution" also kills some intestinal worms, fleas, some ticks, and prevents heartworms in cats.

It works better and is much easier to use than the old treatments that you had to put **in** the ear once a day for 2 weeks. Kitties and owners usually will tolerate the simple application of the liquid on the skin with the Revolution but after the first couple of days, either the owner or the cat gets tired of the ordeal of putting medicine into the ears :^).

Answer 5

Eliminate ear mites ... All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.

Answer 6

Witch Hazel will work but only use a small amount. Use just enough to dampen a Q-tip and gently swab the ear out being sure not to go to far into the ear.

Answer 7

Go to a pet supply store and get ear mite medicine. It's a liquid that you squirt in their ears. They hate it, but it works well. Whatever you do, don't ignore the mites! They can cause serious problems.

Answer 8

First and foremost, go to the vets for the proper care and make sure thats the problem. They'll give you the correct medication and proper dosage. Ears are nothing to be playing/guessing with.....

Answer 9

I got ear drops from the vet for my cat and now she's mite free.

Answer 10

there are drops that you can put in the cat's ears...I believe they might sell them over the counter now, and if not a vet could give them to you.