I have given her three doses of Advantage Multi Feline (Purple) but when I looked in her ears she still had the ear mites. Will the medicine not dissolve the mites entirely or are those dead mites that I have to remove with q-tips or swabs?
My cat Starbuck had a stubborn case of Ear Mites when she was a kitten. I am really surprised your vet did not swab her ears and look at the mites under a microscope. It is possible the mites you are finding are dead now though. My vet gave me antibiotic ear drops and an ear wash to use on Starbuck.
Thank you!
Actually, it was the vet who gave me the medicine after I asked him to treat the cat for ear mites but he just gave her the medicine without even checking inside the ears first, I thought it seemed a little odd but he said I must give the medicine one more time for all the mites to die. That is why I was shocked when I checked her ears this morning and the mites were still there. I removed them this evening with a q-tip cause I can't afford another vet visit right now (had her spayed last week too). :-/