2 sick cat.. one w/earmites, the other just sleeps alot.?

Question

I posted the other question about the 2 sick cats last night but did not have enough words to explain the situation correctly. Melvin is the 2 year old with mites that also lays around. We adopted him and the mites 2 years ago from the shelter. Oliver is the sleeping 6 month old kitten that was always full of energy until a couple of days ago. We have a total of 4 cats in the house,including Oliver's sister, Annie. Melvin and Oliver are the only two that are sick at all. Oliver and Annie were found ( they were dumped during the night) and they had diarhea and were treated way back in June for worms, plus Oliver was just fixed 3weeks ago and given the topical the kills any mites as well. Melvin had a lot of build up in his ears that was flushed out. THe vet seems to think that he is still freaked out by the experience and explains why he lays around. Oliver did play a little this morning for the first time in 3 days. He seems slightly better than yesterday. I'm still concerned.

Answer 1

All of the cats should be treated for the ear mites. A simple flushing with mineral oil should do the trick. Sometimes cats do stress out over things just like some people do. Just keep watch over the little guy. He should be back to normal shortly.

Answer 2

I use neosporon for ear mites. It heals their ear plus smothers the mites. Just put a coat of it in the ears. Kittens will sleep alot. they get tired easy. Cats have 9 lives or more. They bounce back quick. As far as the diareah keep there diet to water and hard food. No milk or soft food. Makes bathroom time really runny.