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From:fort myers, fl. usa
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posted 02-12-2004 08:46 PM         

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i just posted about my cat garfield getting hit by a car now i have another ? one of my other cats simba has had ear mites since i found him when he was a baby we have takin him to the vet non stop bout this and they have prescribed many many meds.... nothing works i just took him again to the vet b/c it has gotten worse within the past 2 weeks it now is like a puss type stuff commiong out his ear that smell horrible they said it might be possible inner ear infection but gave me more meds 4 him but nothing has worked so far it just keeps getting worse and worse this is the 4th different vet i have takin him to bout this subject and still it has not gotten better any advice??

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posted 02-13-2004 12:43 AM         

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It sounds like he started out with mites and now has a secondary yeast or bacterial infection. I am not sure what meds they have given him. For the ear mites he needs a dose of revolution, or some ivermectin. For the infection he needs either an antifungal or a bacterial cream depending on what he has. The vet should swab the ear and look at it under a microscope to see if it is bacterial or yeast. Dermalone is very good and usually clears up both of those. If your kitty has something that is resistant to most drugs he needs something stronger like baytril. Sometimes it just takes awhile for them to clear up. My vet told me about a cat they treated for 2 months before the ear infection finally cleared up.

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posted 02-17-2004 08:01 PM         

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u know thank u for saying that i have tried and tried to talk my vet into letting me get some revolution and they refuse to let me get it.. i dunno why.... as far as the meds go he has had alomost everything there is.. im running out of solutions on what to do.. does anyone know of any home remidies 4 this that i could try??? hes so miserable w/ his ear its sad.... and what i do not understand is only one ear has the ear mites not the other the doc even says thast strange... im just looking 4 ideas to try since this vet deal is getting really expensive 4 it not to be working....

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posted 02-19-2004 09:50 PM         

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That is strange that one ear has mites and not the other. Normally that will happen with a bacteria or yeast infection, but not mites. If you don't trust your doctors diagnosis, you could always take ear swabs to a different vet. They should analyze the swab for around 20.00.

I don't know why the vet wont give you revolution. There are some over the counter ear drops for mites, but they dont work very well. It should take a bottle of ivermectin from the vet for under 20.00 to clear them up. Ear mites shouldn't cost very much to treat.

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posted 02-19-2004 09:59 PM         

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thank u... im gonna try another vet that helped me w/ my cat garfield when he got hit and see what they have to say its in 2 different counties so maybe..... ive tried the over the counter stuff and it never worked... im not even sure what all meds thay gave him b4 i have all the records but there r to many meds to memorize... im not sure but im keeping my fingers crossed...

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posted 02-21-2004 03:18 PM         

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I asked my vet and she said that ear mites are all over the head and ears. She has never seen them in one ear and not the other. Definately look into a second opinion.

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posted 02-21-2004 04:56 PM         

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thank u.. im going to his app. this wednesday comming up at a different vet sooo they r the same one that helped me w/ my cat garfield when he got hit... soo simba has never been there b4 maybe they might tell me different then the other vets over here in ft. myers do....

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