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First, some background...
A few weeks ago, I noticed that my ginger girl, Riley, was shaking her head more than usual. She also had some orangish-brown substance accumulated around the tips of her ears. I assumed this wax earwax. I gave her Revolution right away in case mites were the issue (also dosing my other two boys) and then took her to the vet. There, she was diagnosed with a yeast infection. She was sent home with eardrops and some ear cleaner.
She had her latest recheck on Monday. The infection has resolved, but she still is producing a lot of what I am continuing to assume is earwax, so I have been cleaning her ears every day. She still shakes her head sometimes. Complicating matters is that she receives transdermal medication daily for hyperthyroidism.
So, anyway, today I'm lounging looking at my cat Alfie, who is recovering from enucleation. I notice a darker spot on his pinna and upon closer inspection, it's orangish-brown earwax! (Again, I assume.) He did just get out of a cone he had to wear for two weeks, so maybe he couldn't bathe his ear so well, but... now I'm paranoid. The vet said it wasn't mites, and he did take scrapings of the stuff on Riley's ear and looked at it under the microscope.
The stuff comes off extremely easily with EpiKlean. My inclination right now is to watch Alfie for scratching or anything, and if he develops this stuff again, call the vet and say it's happening to two cats now. The third cat, Baker, has pristine ears currently.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that my ginger girl, Riley, was shaking her head more than usual. She also had some orangish-brown substance accumulated around the tips of her ears. I assumed this wax earwax. I gave her Revolution right away in case mites were the issue (also dosing my other two boys) and then took her to the vet. There, she was diagnosed with a yeast infection. She was sent home with eardrops and some ear cleaner.
She had her latest recheck on Monday. The infection has resolved, but she still is producing a lot of what I am continuing to assume is earwax, so I have been cleaning her ears every day. She still shakes her head sometimes. Complicating matters is that she receives transdermal medication daily for hyperthyroidism.
So, anyway, today I'm lounging looking at my cat Alfie, who is recovering from enucleation. I notice a darker spot on his pinna and upon closer inspection, it's orangish-brown earwax! (Again, I assume.) He did just get out of a cone he had to wear for two weeks, so maybe he couldn't bathe his ear so well, but... now I'm paranoid. The vet said it wasn't mites, and he did take scrapings of the stuff on Riley's ear and looked at it under the microscope.
The stuff comes off extremely easily with EpiKlean. My inclination right now is to watch Alfie for scratching or anything, and if he develops this stuff again, call the vet and say it's happening to two cats now. The third cat, Baker, has pristine ears currently.