From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-01-28 21:56:48 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Chronic Dirty Ears
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <Law12-F513ydJSNzuyT00036532@hotmail.com>
I usu don't use injections by themselves for 2 reasons, one this means the
ears aren't geting cleaned, two there is nothing to help prevent the itching
or inflamtion. I still prefer to use an injection, clean the ears well and
then use tresaderm once daily. This kills the mites has an antiinflammatory
agent and an antibiotic in it. I think the combination also helps to reduce
the wax accumulation over time. I also wonder with them still scratching if
the mites are really gone especially since the mites stimulate the wax
production and hid in it as do their eggs. I think on average ferrets tend
to have dirtier ears in general over other animals but it should not be as
bad as you are discribing. What are you using to clean the ears?
Dr. Sue
>From: annamfuller@hotmail.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Chronic Dirty Ears
>Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:11:07 +0000 (GMT)
>
>Hello everyone. i have a ferret named Gus. when he was given to me he had a
>horrible case of ear mites, and i brought him to get it fixed. they gave
>him 4 shots, once a week. they told me that the mites were gone. i noticed
>though that his ears kept getting dirty. not just a little. his ears were
>getting filled with wax. the vet said to just keep cleaning his ears when
>they needed it and eventually it would dissapate. it's been 1 month now,
>and i clean his ears still 1x ever 2 or 3 days. im still scooping wax out.
>his ears are orange almost always until i clean them. he's constantly
>scratching at them. i don't know what this could be. could it be that the
>infection was so bad that it's going to take a long time for his ears to
>stop producing so much wax? i am at a loss. i would appreciate any input.
>
>thank you.
>
>Anna,Wish and Gus.
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