Fungal infection???

A little kitten just showed up at my apartment and his ears and face are scabby and he can't barely open his eyes. Is there any thing I can do to help him like an OTC medicine or cream? I can't afford to take him to the vet.
There were 2 little kittens around here that had something similar looking on their back paws and I used an anti fungal cream and it cleared it right up. Would that work?

You can clean his eyes with a warm cloth.  He really needs to be seen by a vet as kittens can decline very quickly.

I think this is the right place for me too. Annabel ears are very red on the skin around her ears. I just did some reading and olive oil was suggested as a salve. She felt better but I don't know the origin of the redness. She slept under the bed most of July. Little outside time at night since humidity was too high for that. Is the redness from being under the bed or something else?

siamiam2 said:

I think this is the right place for me too. Annabel ears are very red on the skin around her ears. I just did some reading and olive oil was suggested as a salve. She felt better but I don't know the origin of the redness. She slept under the bed most of July. Little outside time at night since humidity was too high for that. Is the redness from being under the bed or something else?

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I don't think sleeping under a bed would result in her ears getting red. Sometimes stress can cause a cat's ears to become red, but they will usually go back to normal color once the stressor is gone.

I got it. Cream cheese. [emoji]128549[/emoji] I'm treating her arrhythmia with aspirin every other day til we can get to a vet and? After the soy allergy she needs calcium. Philly cream cheese doesn't give her gas and gives her calcium. Electrolytes help too. Thanks for the response but I guess the itchies and redness will stop since I won't give her any more cream cheese. What do I supplement calcium with then???

siamiam2 said:

I got it. Cream cheese. [emoji]128549[/emoji] I'm treating her arrhythmia with aspirin every other day til we can get to a vet and? After the soy allergy she needs calcium. Philly cream cheese doesn't give her gas and gives her calcium. Electrolytes help too. Thanks for the response but I guess the itchies and redness will stop since I won't give her any more cream cheese. What do I supplement calcium with then???

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I'm not following your conversation at all.  What arrhythmia?  Where did that come from discussing her red ears?  And were you ADVISED to give her aspirin every other day?   I thought that was taboo.  And what does a soy allergy have to do with needing extra calcium?  Do you not feed her 100% nutritional complete food?  If so, that should provide all the calcium she needs.  If not, WHAT do you feed her?  And if Cream Cheese agrees with her, why are you stopping it....do you think that's why is causing her ears to become red?  To answer your question about supplementing calcium, you could give her goats milk, which cats CAN tolerate, or egg yolks, or chicken wings (the bones in them are full of calcium, but will she eat them), or you can buy powdered calcium in a variety of different forms....powdered eggshells for one, and add it to her food.  But, too much calcium can be bad, as can too little.

If you are having trouble affording proper care for your pet, please Google Humane Society and visit their website! 

They have a list (state and national) of financial aid-related organizations that will help. You might also consider contacting a veterinary school in your area. 

Check with local vets and see if they have payment options or can refer you somewhere.

If all else fails, you might have to resort to borrowing from someone you know (please, sign an IOU contact if you do!)

Do what you have to do! But stop self-diagnosing and randomly treating and get your cat to a vet ASAP! Please!