Health of ears

Persian cats ears health
Ears at cats answer not only for hearing, but also for preservation of balance and for spatial orientation. Therefore it is the extremely important to watch a condition of ears of cat, protecting them from penetration of parasites that can lead to the hardest diseases. Chronic, hence, in order to prevent risk of relapse can become necessary illness of an ear to put in time the true diagnosis and to appoint corresponding course of treatment. Cats, first of all white, quite often have hereditary a deafness. By an old age of cat frequently lose hearing.

Symptoms

  • The ear is inclined to one party (side) or to the ground
  • It is visible, that the cats is oppressed, frequently shake ones a head, and combs an ear
  • The ear increases in sizes

The reasons

  • Diseases of an external ear are frequently caused by a lot of the reasons: an inflammation of auricles ear ticks (Otodectes cynotis) can cause and bacteria, and fungus, and ear pincers. If to not lead corresponding course of treatment, illness will be distributed to a middle and internal ear.
  • In the ear channel can live microscopic pincers, amazing both cats, and dogs. They cause a strong itch, and the cat constantly combs an ear.
  • Blue-eyed cats frequently suffer hereditary by the deafness, connected with abortion Corti's body and adjoining fabric structures. And at white cats with different eyes can not hear for the same reasons an ear located on the side of blue eye.
  • Sometimes at white-eared cats after repeated solar burns tumours are formed.
  • At chronic irritation of the ear channel the polyps outwardly resembling tumours sometimes develop.
  • The hematoma of external ear usually results from the cat's fight, impacts on a head or strong concussions.

Actions of a veterinary

  • In case of an infectious disease of ear the veterinary first of all will examine him with the help otoscope. He will find out ticks easily. At crop ear separated will find out also, whether the infection by bacteria or fungus is caused, - required course of treatment in this case will be picked up.
  • At detection of infection the doctor will appoint a solution for washing the ear channel. After clearing the channel it is necessary to massage some seconds and to wipe a wadded tampon. After that within 7-10 days it is necessary to drip daily in ears on 2-3 drops of the registered medicine and easy to mass.
  • Hereditary deafness of cats it is incurable. Deaf cats it is necessary to hold houses as they do not hear noise of coming nearer automobiles and can get under wheels.
  • At a tumour surgical operation is necessary. At the hematoma of an ear accompanying with swelling of bowl, a clot of blood, probably, too it is necessary to delete in the surgical way. Such trauma grows out fights between not castrated cats more often, and the veterinary can recommend castration.

Additional methods of treatment

  • Grass treatment. Ears to wash out a solution of tincture of calendula (1 teaspoon to dissolve in a glass of water and to add half of teaspoon of sea salt). For removal of an inflammation it is possible to use BASKEEN ointment.
    • Homeopathist means. TRAYMEL on 3-4 drops in a sick ear 2 times a day. TRAYMEL C About gel external 2 times in the day at reddening an auricle, morbidity or a strong itch.