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Mad Maggie
Nov. 4th, 2013 08:57 amSaturday night, I noticed that Maggie had scratched her ear to the point of bleeding. I suspected she had ear mites, but she never had those grainy particles or anything in her ear and she never seemed to scratch both. She never seemed to scratch all the time either. Concerned, I got some peroxide and Q-tips and cleaned out her ears, something I should have done a long time ago. I didn't notice any of the tell-tale signs of ear mites, but she did have a bit of wax in there.
Sunday morning, after my workout, I went to PetCo to get some ear mite treatment. It's not terribly expensive, but the warnings on it read like it's made from plutonium.
"IF IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, RINSE WITH WATER FOR 25 MINUTES..."
And they want me to put this in my cat's ear?? I am guessing that the firm's attorneys have overly panicked. The ingredients are the same in multiple brands, so I'm not concerned.
So I dosed Maggie's ears with a few drops, to which she meowed loudly at me for the inconvenience, but never hissed at me. She shook her head and proceeded to try to clean her ears, but I doubt she could hope to dig that far in.
After two treatments, she seemed good this morning. I scratched around her ears and didn't get any unusual reactions from her, though she's weary of me. I'll dose her again tonight.
The joys of having a furry kitteh.
Sunday morning, after my workout, I went to PetCo to get some ear mite treatment. It's not terribly expensive, but the warnings on it read like it's made from plutonium.
"IF IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, RINSE WITH WATER FOR 25 MINUTES..."
And they want me to put this in my cat's ear?? I am guessing that the firm's attorneys have overly panicked. The ingredients are the same in multiple brands, so I'm not concerned.
So I dosed Maggie's ears with a few drops, to which she meowed loudly at me for the inconvenience, but never hissed at me. She shook her head and proceeded to try to clean her ears, but I doubt she could hope to dig that far in.
After two treatments, she seemed good this morning. I scratched around her ears and didn't get any unusual reactions from her, though she's weary of me. I'll dose her again tonight.
The joys of having a furry kitteh.
