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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

1549.0. "Ear licking/nibling problem" by CSCMA::FINIZIO () Thu Jul 14 1988 14:21

    
    
    	A friend of mine has two grey tabby kittens, about 3-4 months
    old. One of the kittens is constantly licking and chewing on the
    other kittens ears to the point where the ears are turning brown.
    Anyone have any idea why this is happening? or even more important
    how to stop it?
    
    
    				Thanks
    				Bob

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1549.1 Ear mites? INDEBT::TAUBENFELD Fri Jul 15 1988 10:29 12

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1549.1	Ear mites?	INDEBT::TAUBENFELD		`Fri Jul 15 1988 10:29`	12
	Are you sure the ears are brown because of the licking or something else? Ear mites make brown/black gunk in a cat's ears. Maybe one cat has ear mites and the other is licking to try to get rid of them, which after enough of the licking might mean that the second kitty gets ear mites. If you look inside the ear and see brown/black ear wax/gunk, then take the cat to the vets. If ear mites go untreated, they can cause deafness.

    
    Are you sure the ears are brown because of the licking or something
    else?  Ear mites make brown/black gunk in a cat's ears.  Maybe one
    cat has ear mites and the other is licking to try to get rid of
    them, which after enough of the licking might mean that the second
    kitty gets ear mites.
    
    If you look inside the ear and see brown/black ear wax/gunk, then
    take the cat to the vets.  If ear mites go untreated, they can cause
    deafness.