I think I may have asked this several years ago in a different forum, but it's still a bit of a problem, so...
We have a small, female rescue cat (5 pounds) that's about 8 years old. She's very healthy, except that she gets wax built up in her ears. It gets to the point where the vet has sedated her to clean out her ears. The last time, they couldn't do a complete job because on one ear as they tried to pry the black clump of wax loose, she started to bleed and they stopped. I'm not sure what/how much is left in there.
We use Oti-Cleanse twice a week.
The PROBLEM IS, she absolutely HATES getting the drops. It takes TWO adult humans to get ear drops in a 5 pound cats ears. We've used a large towel to immobilize her, but she fights it a LOT. More recently, I've just been holding her while my wife puts the drops in. After a lot of experimenting over time, she's found at a 1 ml syringe (with no sharp end) works the best for getting the drops in place. I've watched videos on Youtube, showing people and vets putting in ear drops and the cats just lay there. This one DOESN'T.
As I said, we've tried different delivery methods, and the small syringe seems the most effective. We've warmed the syringe with the drops so they're a bit warmer than room temperature, but that makes no difference.
Worse, it's only somewhat effective. She STILL seems to build up wax that the vet has to get out, and they sedate her to do it, which I don't like. I dislike having the cat sedated.
Does anyone have any ideas for a better, more effective solution that'll make the wax softer and get rid of it? And/or a better way of administering the drops so she doesn't find the process so horrible?
We have a small, female rescue cat (5 pounds) that's about 8 years old. She's very healthy, except that she gets wax built up in her ears. It gets to the point where the vet has sedated her to clean out her ears. The last time, they couldn't do a complete job because on one ear as they tried to pry the black clump of wax loose, she started to bleed and they stopped. I'm not sure what/how much is left in there.
We use Oti-Cleanse twice a week.
The PROBLEM IS, she absolutely HATES getting the drops. It takes TWO adult humans to get ear drops in a 5 pound cats ears. We've used a large towel to immobilize her, but she fights it a LOT. More recently, I've just been holding her while my wife puts the drops in. After a lot of experimenting over time, she's found at a 1 ml syringe (with no sharp end) works the best for getting the drops in place. I've watched videos on Youtube, showing people and vets putting in ear drops and the cats just lay there. This one DOESN'T.
As I said, we've tried different delivery methods, and the small syringe seems the most effective. We've warmed the syringe with the drops so they're a bit warmer than room temperature, but that makes no difference.
Worse, it's only somewhat effective. She STILL seems to build up wax that the vet has to get out, and they sedate her to do it, which I don't like. I dislike having the cat sedated.
Does anyone have any ideas for a better, more effective solution that'll make the wax softer and get rid of it? And/or a better way of administering the drops so she doesn't find the process so horrible?
