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Aftermath of ear mites not going away?!

My cat Phoebe had terrible ear mites when I adopted her. It took two treatments to knock them out. It has now been nearly a year since then. I have taken her to the vet and have heard her ears were waxy and treated them with Tresaderm in the past. Recently she began shaking her head so I took her into the vet. The vet sedated her to look into her ears and said Phoebe's left ear is so clogged that an ear wash did not dislodge it and it could not be removed. The crud also tested posted for yeast. She told me to treat with Tresaderm for an entire month! Has anyone else ever heard of this? Phoebe has already been on Tresaderm multiple times in her short little life to try and dislodge this crud and to no avail! I am getting really frustrated and feel terrible for her. This is my fourth vet opinion. Can anyone shed any light on this? Did your cat suffer from leftover ear mite crud? And if so how did your vet finally rid it? Thank you!


Asked by Phoebe on Mar 19th 2011 Tagged ears in Health & Wellness
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Izadore (Izzie)

I have to wonder if Phoebe doesn't have some sort of allergy that's causing the build up of wax in her ears, Has the vet tested the wax for bacteria? Since this has been going on so long, I wonder if you shouldn't ask your vet for a referral to a specialty clinc. They could test Phoebe's ears and possibly prescribe medicine other than Tresaderm to treat what might be an underlying infection or allergy.


Izadore (Izzie) answered on 3/19/11. Helpful? Yes/Helpful: No 2 Report this answer


Dahlia

It sounds as though the vet did do a test on the sample to determine that it was yeast. Some cats have reoccuring problems with these types of ear infections. Prescribing Tresaderm for a month was something the vet I worked for had to do from time to time, so it is not an uncommon occurance. Another option you may want to discuss with your vet is getting Phoebe on Advantage Multi for felines. Advantage Multi treats fleas, heartworms, intestinal parasites, and earmites. If Phoebe has yeast in her ear, then the infestation has developed into an infection. However, once it is cleared up Advantage Multi may be a good option for prevention. Often, if a cat ONLY has earmites, Advantage Multi aloned can be used as a treatment option. Please discuss with your vet. And best of luck to you both! (P.S. Make sure to keep that Tresaderm refrigerated at all times!)


Dahlia answered on 3/19/11. Helpful? Yes/Helpful: No 2 Report this answer


Orange Ruffy

It might not be mites, but a yeast infection, bacterial infection or allergic reaction to the treatment itself.
I would suggest either speaking with another vet-vets vary in their knowledge and treatment of animals...and yes, they need to look under a scope or send to a lab what your girl has.
The Advantage stuff works pretty well too, but I would suggest finding out what is going on and getting to t he bottom of it-our one cat who had problem ears had a deep seated issue that required a shot by the vet, then treatment after that. It worked, and a month later he's fine. But it took some time.


Orange Ruffy answered on 3/20/11. Helpful? Yes/Helpful: No 1 Report this answer


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