CATDOLL : Pay attention to ear care when raising cats

About cat ear care:

1. After each bath, the cat must clean and dry its ears. When a cat takes a bath, water splashes everywhere, and moisture easily enters the ears. Therefore, after a bath, the cat's ears must be cleaned with antibacterial liquid to avoid moisture remaining in the ears, which may lead to ear diseases.

2. Daily, you can use cotton pads to wet pet-specific ear cleaning and antibacterial liquid, rub the entire ear for 10-15 seconds to allow the dirt to fully dissolve, and then wipe it clean.

3. Some cats like to have their ears touched. When their owners do this, they can feel relaxed. You can rub and press the depression behind the cat's ears in circles.

4. A healthy cat's ears have very little secretion and do not need to be cleaned every day. Just like human ears, they only need to be cleaned once a month or so.

Common ear diseases in cats:

1. Otitis externa. Otitis externa is mostly related to bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections. Food-related and allergic diseases, abnormal keratinization, tumors, etc. may also cause recurrent and chronic otitis externa.

2. Ear mites. In most cases, they parasitize in the ear canal, and in a few cases, they also appear on the head, neck, and tail. It is a common and highly contagious disease in cats.

3. Polyps. Nasopharyngeal polyps are benign growths in the cat's inner ear canal or Eustachian tube. They can cause infections in the cat's middle ear canal, which may cause symptoms such as increased breathing and runny nose.