Hi all!
Yourl 2 girls would have started to heal already. Did they tell you to bring them back?
I hope he does better with the cloth cone!
No, they didn't tell us to bring them back but they always send new adoptees home with a free vet appointment coupon and, in the case of recent spays/neuters, advise having incisions checked. One cat's incision was a little slower to heal but it was just slow and normal!
The cloth cone is a great idea. And I understand that he needs to leave his ears alone, so your vet made the right call, imo. He is so adorable. Those blue eyes and gorgeous markings are just astonishing!
Thanks so much!
If he is trying to scratch those ears, something needs to be done. There are all kinds of ear drops a vet can give him, depending on what the discharge/buildup is.. I have one cat who has almost like a sticky brown buildup. None of my other three have anything remotely like that amount of ear wax or buildup so to me, it isn't normal, even though my vet too said that her ears were fine. Organic coconut oil is anti-fungal and antibacterial and very gentle. Yes, the coconut oil is solid in the jar, but melts when it touches the skin. There are some coconut oils that are used for cooking that don't have the same properties, but if your coconut oil says "organic" on the label and hopefully "cold-pressed," it should have what he needs. I use the Tropical Traditions brand. You can use it to clean those ears and it will give Monty some relief from the itching. My cat doesn't scratch at her ears and I believe her problem originated before she was rescued and has more to do with ear, nose and throat problems. Monty's ears itching so badly sounds like ear mites. If his ears have a buildup that looks like coffee grounds, it's mites and you need a vet to get rid of it once and for all.
Thanks so much!
The ER vet and his regular vet have said his ears look alright, but to me, the amount of brown build up in his ears is really off-putting. If the vet says they still look alright this weekend, I am definitely going to take him elsewhere to get them checked. He tries to scratch them like crazy.
I have never tried coconut oil. Will the kind you cook with work? I have plenty of it in my kitchen--definitely organic. The kind that comes almost in solid form?
Monty has been on and off of Tresaderm ear drops for about a month and a half. He has had multiple ear swabs, and tested positive for bacterial infections (never mites!) at levels 3+ (when we first got him), level 2 (2 weeks later), 1 (4 weeks later). He was finally cleared in terms of an infection when he got fixed a little over a week ago--that's when we were told to stop the ear drops.
There is something that hasn't cleared up, for sure. My little girl was rescued from an active meth house during a police raid. She was fostered for a year before I read about her and adopted her. I anticipated some long term health problems due to the chemicals she was exposed to, and I'm sure that's why she hadn't already been adopted. She's had two oral surgeries and many, many vet visits. She's due for a checkup soon and we will address her ear buildup then. Until then I keep them clean, which she seems to love, and she never scratches at them. Coconut oil works beautifully on any type of yeast-caused infections, so it may very well help Monty quite a bit.
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The ER vet and his regular vet have said his ears look alright, but to me, the amount of brown build up in his ears is really off-putting. If the vet says they still look alright this weekend, I am definitely going to take him elsewhere to get them checked. He tries to scratch them like crazy.
I have never tried coconut oil. Will the kind you cook with work? I have plenty of it in my kitchen--definitely organic. The kind that comes almost in solid form?
So sorry.
This sounds exactly like Monty. He HATES the cleaning...SO much.
Brooksie was absolutely terrible with it when we used the medication! She was very good about letting us clean her ears with just tissues or Q-tips, though. (I know Q-tips are a no-no but she was so docile when we didn't use the cleaning solution that I never worried about anything going wrong...) The amounts of gunk that we would take out were mind-boggling: I even kind of wonder if she enjoyed having the stuff taken out because it made her ears feel better. Plus she'd get treats!
This sounds exactly like Monty. He HATES the cleaning...SO much.
Monty went to the vet on Saturday. He's been completely cleared in terms of his neuter incisions (little victories).
Poor Monty! (And poor you for the smell!) It had sounded like his gut was doing somewhat better. Is he still eating the prescription food? Of course the medications he's been on could be affecting his stomach, too. Gas is preferable to the runs but it's still not very pleasant!
At least it sounds like his ears are a little better!
