[Chihuahuas] Re: [chiexpressions1] question need answer asap: kitty ear flushing

[marsha]

OK, answering my own question here......I finally got a syringe and filled it with warm water (over and over again) and squirted it inside the kitten's ears, then between each squirt, allowed it to shake it's head......it has loosed and removed pretty much all the crud I can see, so I guess this helped. I wasn't really sure how smart it was to put a lot of water in it's ears like that, but I figured anything had to be better than it was. I don't think I have ever seen that much crud inside any animals ears, even strays.   It appears to have a little bit of a upper respiratory infection, and it had fleas. I have wormed it, just in case, have cleaned it's ears, have given it a bit of antibiotic that I had on hand for pets, and have bathed it and picked off all the fleas I could find.    Am I missing anything? I really don't have a lot of cat knowledge.   Marsha   ----- Original Message ----- From: marsha Taylor To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Kay Lewis Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:12 PM Subject: [chiexpressions1] question need answer asap: kitty ear flushing   quick question in need of quick answer......son brought home kitten....it's ears are FULL!! I thought I had some ear flush stuff from the vet around, but I don't........I have tried cleaning them out with warm water....even used a q-tip (very careful), but the crud is so deep it definitely needs something to flush the ears out.....my question is.....anyone have a home remedy? Something I would likely have on hand?????   Thanks,   Marsha     " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.