Alcohol can irritate their (already raw) ears. I've used mineral oil in the past, but someone told me olive oil is even better. I've never heard of using vinegar..... t
Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Really? My vet tech told me to use a solution of 1/2 rubbing alcohol, 1/2 vinegar... On 9/5/07, Caroline Kaufmann wrote: > > > I know- I worry about the OTC cleaners sold at the pet store. That's why I > liked the stuff given to me by Monkee's vet b/c it was the same Rx med my > mom used for her problem ears. And I read the ingredients and it's NOT > alcohol! Which, I believe most of the OTC cleaners are (what I call the > "old school" "blue" colored cleaner-- I think it's practically all rubbing > alcohol- and Monkee's vet would have killed me before he let me use that in > Monk's wax-plagued ears!). And while I clean my own ears with rubbing > alcohol, I just don't want to use anything too harsh on these little > stressed babies. I am sure I stressed them a tad too much last night with > the initial ear cleaning, so I'd like to give them a break a little. Plus, > I don't know what all is going on in the one kitten's ear (the worst one)- > it could be more than just mites (I need to get a better look once I get it > cleared out more), so until I determine it's time to head to the vet, I > don't want to the "treatment to be worse that the disease." > > > -Caroline > > > ________________________________ > > From: Kat > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Ear Cleaner for Kittens > Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:38:54 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) > >Good for you Caroline! > > > >You can also try mineral oil - put half an eyedropperful in each ear, > >mush it around (technical term here) by massaging around the outside of > >the ears and then let them shake it out or mop it up with a cotton ball. > >Don't use any essential oils (bad for cats) and be careful if you have any > >over the counter ear cleaning solutions - even those made for pets. I got > >some pre-moistened ear cleaning pads from Drs Foster & Smith only to find > >out it contains salicylic acid (a derivative of aspirin) which is also a > >no-no for cats. > > > >Kat (Mew Jersey) > > > >On Wed, 5 Sep 2007, Rosenfeldt, Diane wrote: > > > > > Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 14:26:17 -0500 > > > From: "Rosenfeldt, Diane" > > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: Ear Cleaner for Kittens > > > > > > Yay for you, Caroline! > > > > > > How about starting with olive oil and see how that does? That's the > > > "sweet oil" used to clean human ears (as I discovered long after > > > investing in a teeny bottle of sweet oil ;-)). > > > > > > Diane R. > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Can you find the hidden words? Take a break and play Seekadoo! -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
