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Why Are My Rabbit’s Ears Suddenly Drooping?
A rabbit's ears may droop from a normal mood change, an ear injury, or ear mites. Check for dark brown discharge inside the ear, and never lift a rabbit by its ears — rough handling can damage the cartilage permanently.
Early Symptoms of Stomatitis in Cats
What are the early symptoms of cat stomatitis? It is often caused by trauma, bacterial, or viral infection, and severe cases drool. How is it treated? Let's learn with our experts.
Why Does a Cat Keep Scratching Its Ears?
Frequent ear scratching usually means ear mites, wax buildup, fleas, otitis externa, or allergy. Clean the ears with an ear cleanser for mites and wax, treat otitis externa with meds, and remove the allergen for allergy cases — see a vet if a hematoma forms.
How do I clean my golden retriever’s ears?
Prepare ear cleaner, cotton swabs/balls, hemostat, and tissues; keep the dog relaxed. Gently pull the ear out with a hemostat, add cleaner, massage the base, let the dog shake it out, then wipe clean.
Black-Brown Debris in a Cat’s Ears: What It Means
A healthy cat ear is clean, odorless, and pink. Black or reddish-brown debris usually signals ear mites and needs prompt treatment. Here is what to do about black-brown buildup in a cat's ears.
My kitten first vomited white foam, then later vomited white foam again, is in low spirits, keeps scratching its ears, feels like there are bugs inside, has scratched the skin red, and just now vomited white liquid again.
Vomiting with vigorous ear scratching suggests ear infection or ear mites. Inflammation causes itch and pain and scratching that can trigger vomiting. Clean the ears and treat mites; check for brown, smelly discharge. See a vet if unsure.
Why does my kitten have black debris in its ears?
Based on your description and photo, the kitten likely has ear mites and needs ear cleaning plus mite treatment. Clean with cat ear drops, apply miticide, keep an E-collar on, and maintain a clean environment.
Yesterday there was just a small red bump at the eye corner, and a day later a scab-like bump appeared on the nose — I don’t know what skin condition it is, and as a new owner I don’t know how to treat it.
Severe tear stains can irritate the skin under the eye, causing allergy, scabbing, and infection; avoid skin antibacterials near the eye, relieve the tear stains first, keep the area dry, and let scabs fall off. Tear fluid buildup can also cause conjunctivitis or keratitis, needing regular cleaning and eye drops. Adjust diet and consider a nasolacrimal check.
My two-month-old kitten has black stuff at the eye corners and nose, sneezes and scratches intermittently, snores while sleeping, and just started licking its rear — what’s wrong? It arrived less than two weeks ago and had one vaccine shot.
From your description and photo, the kitten's increased nasal discharge and itching are likely allergies or a cold. Allergies cause sneezing and runny nose; colds show similar signs. Clean the face and fur and check for parasites, since itching can also mean parasitic infection.
Frequent ear scratching; examination shows red spots and papules in the ear canal and hair loss around the ear base, with a large amount of black earwax on a cotton swab
Based on your description, the red spots and papules in the canal, hair loss at the ear base, and heavy black earwax suggest ear mite infection. Ear mites cause dark discharge and intense itching with head shaking. For mites, clean the canal and apply mite medication until cured; antibiotic ear drops may be needed to prevent secondary infection.