Ear mites are the most common problem with CatZ ears.  You can easily tell if your cat has mites or ticks in the ears as you’ll probably see dark patches of ‘tic-poo’ or ‘mite-poo’ inside the ear.  Your CatZ will also be scratching their ears more than usual.  You can apply off the shelf drops to get rid of these nasty little parasites, but be warned, you won’t be popular with your CatZ after squirting liquid in their ear!

If your CatZ unlikely to sit still, offering the offending ear for a good squirt of tepid liquid, you may have to hold him or her tightly, or even hold with a towel over them, while you administer a liberal dose of the medication.  Massage the back of the ear for a few seconds and try not to let your CatZ shake their head for a minute or two. (you’ll be lucky!) .  Once you let go, a rapid head-shake will ensue, and most of the medication will spray all over you and your sofa!  (Serves you right!)

If your CatZ are in pain when you try to examin their ears and won’t let you stroke them as you’ve done so many times before, they could have some kind of foreign body lodged in the ear itself, or it could be something like an apsis or tumour.  Sed if you can see anything in the ear, but don’t poke around!  See the Vet!

A note of caution!  If your Catz are likely to go bezerk when you try to administer any type of medication, don’t try and do it on a table or kitchen worktop.  They may fall and as it’s not particularly high, they may not be able to right themselves in time and could land awkwardly on their back or hip, rather that the famed ‘landing on four feet’.  Get down low, on a sofa or on the floor so there’s nowhere to fall.  Good luck!