Twelve years ago, I joined a group of women who came to the aid of feral cats living in colonies in our community. We initiated a TNR programme and those cats deemed unadoptable were re-released, others were socialized and adopted. We were very successful at finding many homes for cats and kittens and it was one of the most fulfilling endeavours of my life.
Babe was a young cat too aggressive for adoption and spent ten years living out her years in a colony. Two years ago, during a cruel and bitter winter, I paid a visit to the colony and saw Babe, enduring one the coldest winters in my lifetime, her eyes begging me for help. I trapped her and she blended in seamlessly with my brood.
At her initial vet examination (two years ago) her ears were severely inflamed and infested with mites. She received Revolution x 2 and an antibiotic ointment for the inflammation. She has recently been shaking her head and itching around her ear. She is difficult to pin down and examine, but with limitations, I do not see any brown crumbly material and cleaning with a cloth and my baby finger does not produce more than a very light brownish tinge. I'm trying to see what else I can do for her before I subject her to the trauma of a long car ride to the vet clinic. Any suggestions?
Thank you!
Babe was a young cat too aggressive for adoption and spent ten years living out her years in a colony. Two years ago, during a cruel and bitter winter, I paid a visit to the colony and saw Babe, enduring one the coldest winters in my lifetime, her eyes begging me for help. I trapped her and she blended in seamlessly with my brood.
At her initial vet examination (two years ago) her ears were severely inflamed and infested with mites. She received Revolution x 2 and an antibiotic ointment for the inflammation. She has recently been shaking her head and itching around her ear. She is difficult to pin down and examine, but with limitations, I do not see any brown crumbly material and cleaning with a cloth and my baby finger does not produce more than a very light brownish tinge. I'm trying to see what else I can do for her before I subject her to the trauma of a long car ride to the vet clinic. Any suggestions?
Thank you!