Ok, my cat had earmites about a month and a half ago. I knew what it was and got her treated. The vet said one treatment usually does it. They apply it and I don't have to worry about meds at home. The vet said it would take full effect in 3-5 days. So I waited while my cat itched and shook her head. About a week and a half after first treatment, I checked sto see if she still had them. She DID!
So I called the vet and took her back.
The vet checked (doubtful at what I said) and the vet was surprised to realize that I was right. She had them again. So my cat (Patches, by the way) got a second treatment. The vet said it is very unusual but that it can happen and that it would take a second dose to really finish the job. That was about 3 weeks ago. I have been watching her closely
and have watched her scratch at her ear. She isn't doing it badly, but enough that she shouldn't. She isn't hurting herself (i.e. tearing up her skin) but she is still itching (only the one ear). I checked her gain for Earmites and I believe she has them AGAIN.
So, is there an alternate treatment? the one she was given was...ur...It started with an A and had an X in it. It was a little tube that they squeased this semi-liquid gel stuff in her ear and mushed her ear to get it down in the ear canal. Is there a different medicine that might work better? Or do I just keep taking her back.
Note: The vet told me that Earmites are contagious and that she picked them up from a different cat. But my cat wasn't in contact with any other cats. Unless it was indirectly where one cat touched something with the face spreading the mites there and then my cat rubbed against the same thing, it is doubtful that she picked them up from a cat. My cat is mainly inside but I used to let her out.
After she got her first treatment, I washed everything (including the yard) and kept her inside until I could confirm they were gone. She has stayed inside since her first treatment since they never went away. Now a second question, or third: is it really possible to transition a cat from inside/outside to be totally inside? She loves it out there and she knows its there. She is now 8 years old and has been in/out all her life. Can I keep her in or will she go nuts trying to go out. (She is now showing signs of really wanting out...she's been in for about a month.)
Sorry for the long post.
To recap after all that: Is there a different medicine that might work better? Or do I just keep taking her back? Is it really possible to transition a cat from inside/outside to be totally inside?
The vet checked (doubtful at what I said) and the vet was surprised to realize that I was right. She had them again. So my cat (Patches, by the way) got a second treatment. The vet said it is very unusual but that it can happen and that it would take a second dose to really finish the job. That was about 3 weeks ago. I have been watching her closely
So, is there an alternate treatment? the one she was given was...ur...It started with an A and had an X in it. It was a little tube that they squeased this semi-liquid gel stuff in her ear and mushed her ear to get it down in the ear canal. Is there a different medicine that might work better? Or do I just keep taking her back.
Note: The vet told me that Earmites are contagious and that she picked them up from a different cat. But my cat wasn't in contact with any other cats. Unless it was indirectly where one cat touched something with the face spreading the mites there and then my cat rubbed against the same thing, it is doubtful that she picked them up from a cat. My cat is mainly inside but I used to let her out.
After she got her first treatment, I washed everything (including the yard) and kept her inside until I could confirm they were gone. She has stayed inside since her first treatment since they never went away. Now a second question, or third: is it really possible to transition a cat from inside/outside to be totally inside? She loves it out there and she knows its there. She is now 8 years old and has been in/out all her life. Can I keep her in or will she go nuts trying to go out. (She is now showing signs of really wanting out...she's been in for about a month.)
Sorry for the long post.
To recap after all that: Is there a different medicine that might work better? Or do I just keep taking her back? Is it really possible to transition a cat from inside/outside to be totally inside?