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Date: 2002-08-22 20:06:20 UTC
Subject: RE: possible allergy to ear cleaner???
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3295056.1030046780848.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Commercial ear cleaners are extremely painful on a cut. If your vet does not find anything else abnormal with the ear, I think it is possible that he had just developed a more severe case of earmites, making the ear cleaner especially painful. The increased blood flow to extremeties could just be the result of pain and his sudden outburst of activity.
I have dealt with earmites countless times and my vet and I always treated it with two injections of ivomec (2-3 weeks apart), accompanied by daily ear cleaning. To clean the ears, I use a 50:50 solution of apple cider vinegar and water. This is not only less expensive, but it isn't painful. If the ferret is given a treat during the process, they usually don't struggle at all.
xxxx & the 16 wardancers