When I scratch behind his ears, he acts like inside his ears is itchy, but i don't want to hurt him.
2006-10-09 17:33:50 · 14 answers · asked by movielovingirl 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
It's best to clean your cat's ears regularly with a q-tip & warm water. It is okay to add a teaspoon of vinegar to a cup of warm water to help with any wax buildup and any odor. You can scratch inside your cat's ear very gently with a fingertip or a knuckle, but it's really kind of gross, especially if your cat spends any time outside. Their ears tend to get black gunk in them, & it's pretty yucky.
2006-10-09 17:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by therealme 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't scratch inside - you don't want to risk hurting your kitty. Both of my cats LOVE to be scratched their ears -I think it's just one of those "good" spots for them. I would check inside your kitty's ears periodicly to make sure they are clean and free of debri. If you cat's ears are starting to get gunky, buy some ear cleaning solution from the pet store and follow their directions. In any case, scratching on the outside of your cat's ears will make him very happy :)
2006-10-09 18:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by natureutt78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should not scratch it. What I do is put my thumb inside my cats ear (not too far in) and put my pointer finger on the outside andjust kind of rub the ear. My cat seems to love it!
2006-10-09 17:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by lexiloo54321 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only on the part that sticks out from his head. i rub my cats ears with my thumb inside the flap, they love it but they are ok with a nice rub, scratching is a little dangrous.
2006-10-10 00:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by Uranium_Lopez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always bend my finger and scratch it with my knuckle. If their ear seems itchy you might want to wet a Q-tip and clean out their ear....much like a baby...gentle.
2006-10-09 17:39:00 · answer #5 · answered by Kander 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
scratching behind his ears is good and they love it. if you go inside his ears you could hurt him by mistake...he will scratch himself in his ears and it will not hurt at all.......
2006-10-09 19:59:36 · answer #6 · answered by walterknowsall 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can but be careful not to go to far into the canal. Make sure he doesn't have ear mites,also. If his ears are dirty and have a little odor then you prob. have mites. if so just go to walmart and get some medicine to treat them. its really no big deal....
2006-10-09 17:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by mfroeh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a q-tip lol no seriously be careful..i think you can hurt them, but the cat wll let you know haha
2006-10-09 18:15:10 · answer #8 · answered by thatgirluknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do it all the time to my cat (not too deep though) and he loves it.
2006-10-10 00:28:03 · answer #9 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dun scratch it was disgust'in n scary
2006-10-09 18:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by teohuishan2204 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋