Ear cancer and keeping the cat inside.

Hey everyone.

I have 2 cats, one 10 years old, one about 5. The 5 year old white female cat always had ear flap issues. We thought the other cat did that (they used to fight), but I recently read about SCC (skin cancer) and decided to take the cat to the vet. The vet said its possible. We were given Animax, but that stuff made cat's ears real inflamed and it would stick to the flap, forcing us or the cat to wash or scrape it off along with upper skin layer, further worsening the situation.
So, we applied 1/3 cortisone ointment 1%, 1/3 vaseline, 1/3 SSD (cream with silver for burns). This new treatment, after only 3 days of using it, made the redness go away almost completely, but the small brown patches/dots have only subsided and the hair does grow on top of them, but they didn't go away. If they won't then the vet will amputate the ear flaps.

We no longer let her outside during the day, only at night. She always defecated/urinated outside and spent most of her time outside, but ate inside. Will she re-learn to poop in her litter box? Could cats hold it in too long (afraid of doing it in the house) and die?
She's at the door all the time, meowing crazy, wanting to go out in that sun.

White cats are very prone to skin cancer, due to their pigmentation. I use baby sunblock on my white babies.

If she won't use the litterpan, you can try things like putting dirt in there. There is a litter called Cat Attract that you could also try.

Originally Posted by white cat lover

White cats are very prone to skin cancer, due to their pigmentation. I use baby sunblock on my white babies.

If she won't use the litterpan, you can try things like putting dirt in there. There is a litter called Cat Attract that you could also try.

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Yeah, I know. Its just its so hard to keep her from scratching her ears. That thingy they give you at vets makes the cat cry non-stop. Its not tight, but she hates it.

I really really hope we can avoid amputation. Those brown burns seem to be going very very slowly. She also has a bit of brownish burn-like mark showing up on nose, but no hair loss, very minor.