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| 860.1 | My vet gets more than my doctor | SALES::RFI86 | | Wed Oct 28 1987 08:45 | 5 |
| I'd say call the vet first. He might be able to tell you what to
do just by hearing the symptoms. Also this could save you some time
and money.
Geoff
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| 860.2 | D.P. still has this problem | SQM::MURPHY | Is it Friday yet? | Wed Oct 28 1987 09:04 | 31 |
| I've been going through the same thing with D.P. When I first found
him abandoned in April he had an infection in both ears from having
earmites. After testing him again just last week although there
are no signs of earmites living in his ears, he has junk in them from
having had earmites.
I'm now trying still another medication that I have to put in both ears
twice daily. Don't remember name of it right now but I know it has an
antibiotic in it.
I have to put drops in and squish the outer base of the ears around with my
fingers to move the medicine through the wax-like buildup. I originally
was using Q-Tips to swab the ears out but the Vet told me that I
should use a Kleenex to lightly swab ears out. Q-Tips may have
caused packing of the substance in the ear canals and preventing
drainage outward.
It gets frustrating at times but the Vet told me that he probably
had mites for awhile before I found him (he was 6 mos. old then)
and it sometimes takes several tries of different medications to
finally hit on the right one to straighten things out. It's a good
thing D.P. has a good disposition about treatment (even though he
makes a "face" when he sees me reach for the bottle). The hardest
thing is trying to keep him from shaking his head before I get the
medicine worked into the canals.
Other than the ear problem, D.P. is a happy, playful, and full time
Gremlin!
Pat
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| 860.3 | How about a kitten? | OPUS::STYLIANOS | | Wed Oct 28 1987 20:00 | 3 |
| Best earcleaner I've seen is a friends toung!
Tom
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| 860.4 | Yep... | RHODES::BAUMANN | | Fri Oct 30 1987 05:52 | 12 |
| Tom,
You're right. We got Pollux a kitten after his brother died
in March. Ruby is a good ear cleaner, but apparently not good
enough.
I'm a little relieved that it doesn't seem outrageous that
Pollux shakes water droplets out of his ears occasionally.
I am going to take him into the vet for a look though, I think.
Thanks for the responses, folks.
Laura
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| 860.5 | Water from Ears | CSC32::JOHNS | Yes, I *am* pregnant :-) | Thu Nov 05 1987 12:36 | 4 |
| Laura, have you been to the vet yet about those ears? What was
the outcome?
Carol
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