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Recurring ear infection in my cat...?
My car has an ear infection - again. Since December, she has scratched at her left ear until it bleeds. Half of the hair on the outside of her ear fell off in February. She has scabby debris in the shell of her ear constantly, and her ears are normally extremely waxy. I have taken her to two different vets, and they both say that it is an ear infection. I would take her back to the vet again, but I'm pretty sure that they'd tell me to dose her for a longer period of time. I still have some of the antibiotic drops (still within the expiration date), and I'm thinking that maybe I just need to dose her for ten days instead of seven. I wouldn't mind taking her back to the vet, but they're both very young and very inexperienced; I'm not sure if it's just a stubborn infection or if there's something that they're not seeing. I'm worried because it keeps recurring. Are there any experienced vet techs out there with any advice?
Thanks in advance!
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- J CLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Have they actually looked at what's in her ears to determine just what sort of infection it is? There are yeast and bacterial ones, and often a different antibiotic will work better than another. I've treated many ear infections - and always for 10 days (based on the vet's prescription). 7 days is generally not long enough - even as humans most antibiotics are prescribed as a 10 day course. The two best products for both yeast and bacterial infections are Mometamax and Otomax, and they are very similar. They are great products, and have cleared up some very nasty and stubborn ear infections in many of my rescue fosters. If they are prescribing something else, I would very much suggest switching to one of these.
The other thing to look for would be polyps in the ear, which may be closing off the ear canal and not allowing air to properly get in - that can create a condition in which yeasts and bacteria can thrive. Something to check for as well.
Source(s): many years of cat rescue
