I have an 8 week old kitten who has black ear wax in his right ear only.Vet. said no mites. Any home remedy?

Question

I am cleaning the ear with q-tips daily and since he is so young I didn't buy the store stuff because it says they have to be 12 wks old.

Answer 1

Clean it gently with a cotton ball and mineral oil.

Answer 2

I put mineral oil in both ears let it sit for about 5 minutes then clean the ears out with Q-tips
then i finish cleaning with warm water and some
soap Q-tip them to clean well

Answer 3

if your vet said the kitten didnt have ear mites- and wasnt too concerned with the black stuff- why are you bothering to find a remedy? just leave it alone- if this was a concern i'm sure vet would have giving you something for the ear.

Answer 4

Find a new vet!!! If he told you no ear mites, but did not offer any other information he is an idiot. I have never had this problem with any of my cats. Never even heard of it. I suggest finding a better Vet for answers and not go with simple answers from us. Your cat is too important for us to decide.

Answer 5

I've tried ear wipes from Petsmart. They work well on my cat who only gets wax in one ear. They are really just a cloth with witch hazel on them so I started to use a cotton ball and witch hazel from the drug store. Simba doesn't seem to mind at all!

Answer 6

Try peroxide on a cue-tip. Tea-tree oil might help too. In the least it will help to clean the ear up.

Answer 7

If it were just dirt or wax buildup one cleaning should have taken care of it. It really sounds more like mites than anything else, I'd have them looked at again

Answer 8

Try baby oil on a cotton ball that's what a vet did to mine but not too much. wait till older for other stuff (recheck for mites again later)

Answer 9

i just use warm water and q-tips to clean my cats ears. she gets black ear wax build up in hers. has for 13 years now.

Answer 10

When I worked at my local animal shelter we used q-tips with baby oil to clean their ears.