Months after we moved to a new city, my cat (indoor) is about 1.5y old and I find her scratching her ears, which makes me think mites. But, what concerns me the most is her licking the inside of her left leg like crazy, to the point there is a long strip of raw skin on it. I too her to her vet, who first thought it was due to fleas. I did not agree with that, for my flea traps are clean (I had to deal with a flea infestation before, and was successful using nitenpyram+lufenuron+ borax (on carpet)), so made the vet look for any flea (and mites) signs on my cat; there were none. Still, she gave me a sample of a product that contains imidacloprid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imidacloprid) + moxidectin.
I do not know what is causing her to do all that licking and scratching. I will not rule mites or even ants (I did find them in this new apartment), but do not think fleas are in the cards. Also, my carpet is dark brown, so it is possible those little buggers are hiding in it. And, the fact I found a mite on the wall makes me seriously consider that.
So, what can I do? I would like to try and repeat the same policy I have done when fighting fleas, namely kill any bug in the carpet and then make my cat's body unwelcoming to them. What should be my weapons? Should I use diatomaceous earth on the carpet? And what on my cat?
I do not know what is causing her to do all that licking and scratching. I will not rule mites or even ants (I did find them in this new apartment), but do not think fleas are in the cards. Also, my carpet is dark brown, so it is possible those little buggers are hiding in it. And, the fact I found a mite on the wall makes me seriously consider that.
So, what can I do? I would like to try and repeat the same policy I have done when fighting fleas, namely kill any bug in the carpet and then make my cat's body unwelcoming to them. What should be my weapons? Should I use diatomaceous earth on the carpet? And what on my cat?
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