A couple of my cats are very prone to wax buildup. Is there any at home cleaners I can make? Its not infection or mites(vet has seen it in two of my cats and the otehrs have same thing) I was looking online for a simple solution of stuff I would probably have lying around. Thanks, RJ
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Ear Cleaner
- Thread starter ryanjay
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My vet usually uses Mineral oil and a Q-tip!!!
Witch hazel with a couple of drop of vinegar is OK, but by and large I recommend ear cleaning products specifically labelled for use on cats.
I use the Ear Clens Pads that Dr Foster & Smith carry.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2002+113910
They come 90 pads to the jar and I consider them fairly inexpensive for lazy folks like me that like things all set for use.
(I also have a bottle of the same solution on hand.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2002+113910
They come 90 pads to the jar and I consider them fairly inexpensive for lazy folks like me that like things all set for use.
(I also have a bottle of the same solution on hand.
Be very, very careful about sticking things in the cat's ears like Q-tips. For that matter you shouldn't be sticking them in human ears either.
It works well if you wrap a tissue or even a stretched out cotton ball around your finger tip and only clean what you can see.
A friend sent me this idea:
Mix 1/3 rubbing alcohol and 1/3 white vinegar and 1/3 water. Store it in any old clean dropper bottle (like Visine eye drops) and use it to clean out ears!! It also works fine on dogs and cats. As a matter of fact my VET gave me this tip years ago when I had a cocker spaniel that got fequent ear infections. Just squirt 8-10 drops in ear holding head to side; let it stand in ear for a minute then drain. With my three dogs, while I'm holding their head tilted I message the ear around in a circle then tilt and wipe out with Kleenex; usually apply one a month or if they are ear scratching. My current VET laughed and said 'Well, I've got animal ear cleaning drops here and it only costs 8 dollars a bottle but what you are using seems to be working. Your dogs ears are certainly clean.' Warning: If applied daily for 3 days and dogs are still scratching or rubbing ears--see VET; they have mites or bacterial infection.
Stephanie
Mix 1/3 rubbing alcohol and 1/3 white vinegar and 1/3 water. Store it in any old clean dropper bottle (like Visine eye drops) and use it to clean out ears!! It also works fine on dogs and cats. As a matter of fact my VET gave me this tip years ago when I had a cocker spaniel that got fequent ear infections. Just squirt 8-10 drops in ear holding head to side; let it stand in ear for a minute then drain. With my three dogs, while I'm holding their head tilted I message the ear around in a circle then tilt and wipe out with Kleenex; usually apply one a month or if they are ear scratching. My current VET laughed and said 'Well, I've got animal ear cleaning drops here and it only costs 8 dollars a bottle but what you are using seems to be working. Your dogs ears are certainly clean.' Warning: If applied daily for 3 days and dogs are still scratching or rubbing ears--see VET; they have mites or bacterial infection.
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so can i use human ear was cleaner on my cat>
