Is there a safe home treatment for ear mites?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We recently adopted a 9-week-old kitten, Pip, from the local humane society. The other night, I noticed that Pip has dark-brown-colored gunk in his ears (easy to see because he’s a pure white cat). I’m told that’s a sign of ear mites. It’s not a huge surprise, as Pip came from a litter of barn cats. Although his documentation says he was treated for the pesky buggers already, I’m guessing that he didn’t get follow-up treatments and the mites came back. His ears don’t seem to bother him at all. There’s no excessive scratching or pawing, just the gunk. We’ll be taking him to the vet soon for his…
