http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/ear_mites3.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/ear_mites3.rss Home Remedies to Cure Ear Mites in Cats and Dogs on Earth Clinic, Your Source for Natural Cures! Mon, 13 Feb 12 00:08:57 -0600 en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=GARLICINOLIVEOIL_65289 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss1 Sun, 16 Oct 11 14:16:35 -0500 [YEA] Wilby 2011 from Albany, Oregon writes: "I used a recipe from this great site for my eight year old Cat, who was starting to grow an ear mite infection. I have started the steps, using the Garlic with Grapeseed oil, and his ear is getting better. I need to go to the second treatment, yellow dock root extract, 9 drops with a Tbsp. Of water. Every three days for six weeks. I will keep you posted. Wilby the happier Cat " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=YD_62210 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss2 Mon, 29 Aug 11 16:04:19 -0500 Deborah Barnett from Mt. Carmel, Tn writes: "Is that nine drops of essential oil and one tablespoon for each ear or just for one ear? I am wondering about the Yellow Dock Root Extract. Thank You. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=RN_62047 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss3 Fri, 26 Aug 11 11:23:43 -0500 Deborah Barnett from Mt. Carmel, Tn writes: "For the ear mites using the extract, it says nine drops with one tab water. It does not say if that is for one ear or both for that mixture to kill ear mites in dogs ears. need help. Thanks, Deborah " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=ACV_48068 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss4 Sat, 30 Oct 10 11:28:11 -0500 [NAY] Catlover from Granite Falls, Wa writes: "ACV is Apple Cider Vinegar. I recently took advice from this site and wanted to let everyone know the outcome.... We adopted a six-week old kitten who brought ear mites and fleas and in turn infected our 7 year-old male cat. I tried a few of the natural remedy recipes on this site and got very little results. I then went to a local vet who told me the cats ears were inflamed. I had to buy a steroid to use for 3 days, then used a one-dose medication he sold me. Hooray, ear mites are gone and my cats are happy!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=RN_48023 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss5 Fri, 29 Oct 10 10:54:30 -0500 Poodlelady from Houston, Tx writes: "Hello.. I am new to this site and with all the abbreviations I am not sure what a lot of this means. Are we to drink the mixtures in Ted's claims? Drink Borax? And what is ACV? Please help as these mites are really bad and I need releif. I am a dog breeder and all the dogs have them. It is a disaster!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=BORAX_46524 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss6 Tue, 21 Sep 10 22:44:42 -0500 Mona from Woodstock, Va writes: "I tried every way to find the formula on your site. I looking for the amounts to use borax, vinegar, water. Thank you for your help." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=ADVICE_46299 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss7 Wed, 15 Sep 10 23:30:40 -0500 [QUESTION] Cheryl from St. marys, Wva Pleasants writes: "My vet said, dogs rarely get earmites. Is this true?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=CASTOR-OIL_42890 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss8 Fri, 04 Jun 10 20:59:06 -0500 [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Sunny from Centerville, Iowa writes: "My dog has ear mites he caught from an infected cat. I'm an ER RN and we treated wax build-up with a name brand laxative drops... waited for the wax to soften, then used warm H2O to rinse. So I have started tonight with Castor Oil in the ears, and tomorrow will use H2O2 with the Castor Oil. I used the Castor Oil a week ago 3-4 days, and he was feeling so much better that I slacked off. I clearly didn't understand the little beasts would be so hard to get rid of, until reading some of the horror tales on here. I used the Oil an hour ago and the dog is sleeping. Anyone tried Castor Oil ? The oil should smother the mites, loosen the wax, and the H2O2 will help work wax and ear mites out. My main concern is not to cause harm. I think this treatment will be more successful than some I've read about. I'll let you know. Sunny" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=MR_39300 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss9 Wed, 24 Feb 10 13:24:45 -0600 [NAY] Stephanie from Calgary, Alberta writes: "My cat has ear mites an I have tried water and vinager it seems to be getting better but it's been a month and there still not gone I'm tring mineral oil now it's only been two days of it but I read that it doesn't kill the mites just cleans the ear should I use vinegar as well as the mineral oil ... Will that kill them?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=RUBBINGALCOHOL_37170 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss10 Fri, 08 Jan 10 19:51:08 -0600 [YEA] Wild Horse 10 from Pie Town, New Mexico writes: "I remember finding kittens as a young person, new in a first apartment with a friend, we found these two kittens and took them in, they had ear mites, and we used alcohol drops in the ears, rubbed them and cleaned them out with q-tips, carefully and as the kittens shook their heads we kept cleaning and adding more after it dried. we only had to do this the one time. it went on over three hours though. a long time in a bathroom. the kittens were also bathed with dish soap. now I am hearing Olive Oil, lets be frank it has been a few years since we did this. now I have two new kittens and so far i can see the mite dirt but they do not scratch the ears or shake their heads and such to demonstrate they have them. I am going to give them both, olive oil and rubbing alcohol tx just to make sure." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=ACV_36531 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss11 Thu, 24 Dec 09 17:34:53 -0600 [YEA] Gdsmkg from Las Vegas, Nv, USA writes: "After adopting a very sick cat from SPCA, he had ear mites, mange, ring worm. I first tried the borax mixture that I found on here, saw a little improvement but not much. Tried olive oil in the ears, was very soothing but didn't seem to do much. Then I tried one capful of natural apple cider vinegar to a cup of water. I took a cotton ball, dipped it in the mixture, rang it out good. Then cleaned his ears with a slightly moist cotton ball. Within a couple of days I saw a big difference in his ear grime. So then I thought I would try it for the mange and ring worm, I took the mixture, and soaked his ear good. I also wet the areas where there was the most flakiness and crusty flakes. Again within a week, big improvement! I highly recommend anyone to try this, but for him I couldn't use full strength. Just the smell made him puke on the spot. One capful is all you need to one cup tepid water, it worked so well. I imagine you could also use it in a spray bottle and spray around the house, wherever he hangs out. They also liked me, so I used full strength on myself for ring worm and mange mites." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=ACV_34299 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss12 Sat, 31 Oct 09 21:27:30 -0500 Liz from Shelton, Washington writes: "I have five several cats that have been dumped by various people onto my property. Can't believe the cruelty of people when it comes to what they do to animals. I usually manage to find homes for these dumped cats but the five I now have are extremely wild and cannot be caught or handled by humans. The problem I have now is that they are being troubled severely by earmites. One cat in particular is scratching to the point of crying out in pain when scratching her ear. If giving them ACV in their water will get rid of fleas will it also aid in gettig rid of earmites? I feed all of these cats regularly and give them fresh water daily which they seem to consume rapidly. Is there any other remedy for earmites that could be used to clear up the earmites if added to their food or water? Am very happy that I have found this site. It's wonderful to be able to read all of the great information put on here by you and others. This has been a Godsend. Thank you. Will be hoping to find some earmite information here soon." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=YD_33843 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss13 Thu, 22 Oct 09 21:11:56 -0500 [QUESTION] Donna R from Sarasota, Florida writes: "Ear Mite infestation in dog can make the dogs ears very sensative and painful. Since the most prevailant type of yellow dock tincture contains alcohol, which I would imagine would cause stinging pain in the dogs ears, would a glycerine-based tincture of yellow dock be preferable?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=HR_33842 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss14 Thu, 22 Oct 09 21:10:51 -0500 [QUESTION] Donna R from Sarasota, Fl writes: "Pet Ear Mite Infestation I have a question. You reccomend yellow dock tincture and water to kill ear mite which is applied directly into the ear. The latin name for yellow dock is rumex crispus which comes in a homeopathic pellet remedy made by Boiron. If the homeopathic remedy of yellow dock (rumex crispus) is taken orally via homeopathic pellet, will this kill ear mites as well? " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=VVR_32167 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss15 Mon, 14 Sep 09 09:28:17 -0500 [YEA] Khayes from Portsmouth, Virginia writes: "My 5 year old Collie has had ear mites for as long as I can remember. I tried cleaners and treatments nothing worked. I put ambesol ( baby ambesol for teething) to numb her ears but that was just temparary relief. One night I thought about what would sufficate those pesky things and as I reached for the cleaner I saw the vicks. She has been ear mite free ever since!!! I just swabed it on with a cotton ball once a day for 3weeks and cleaned it out after 24 hours then reapplied. I don't know if it will work for everyone but it worked on her! Smells good too!!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=HANDSANITIZER_31634 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss16 Wed, 02 Sep 09 10:54:46 -0500 [QUESTION] Carol from Zeigler, IL United States writes: "Ear Mites: I noticed yesterday that my indoor/outdoor cat was flicking his ear and holding his head down. When I looked, he had a lot of "crud" in there! I started checking the internet for home remedies and found this site with lots of different options that I had never heard of!! Like many, I can't afford a vet bill, but don't want my cat to be in distress. I am going to try the hand sanitizer first (I hope I don't have to try something else, but...) I put a couple drops on my finger and rub it in his ear as much as he would let me. Would it be ok to put a couple drops right into his ear? And how often a day and for how many days? I will definitely visit this site when other remedies are needed! It was very informative and helpful for remedies as well as things that are dangerous to my cat. Thanks for all the valuable info!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=TTO_30683 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss17 Sun, 09 Aug 09 09:33:49 -0500 Jacque from Shingletown, Ca writes: "EAR MITES IN CATS: I have adopted ferral cats and have fought ear mites for the last three years, non stop. I have used all of the vet prescribed, guarenteed remedies out there. Nothing has been succesful, the whole colony could not be treated. I have learned to make friends with the animal first before attemepting TX. which has prolonged the nasty infection in my other pets. Washing your hands or wearing gloves and changing inbetween patients is critical to prevent cross contaimination. My vet also said it was excellent to use tea tree oil for it's anti viral property. I'm glad to find this web site and am excited to go research the essential oil toxicity and the Diatmaceous earth cutting action from "glass" byproduct. Meanwhile I'll be hitting the pantry!. Jacque " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=BORAX_29162 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss18 Fri, 03 Jul 09 11:09:17 -0500 [QUESTION] Lady Raven from Colo. Spgs., CO writes: "Question on Borax & Prevention: First I'd like to say that I'm really glad I found this site. I am a big-time advocate of natural & "alternative" healing for humans & pets alike. My young daughters & I each have a kitty that calls us "Mom." There's 2 yr.old Bubba and 6 mo.old Stormy, who are both indoor/outdoor cats. Then there's 3 mo.olds Midnight & Maddox, who are still indoor kittens, as we live off a very busy street & I don't feel comfortable letting them out unsupervised just yet. Stormy ended up bringing home ear mites & now they all have them! My question is, once I get rid of the mites in/on our babies, how do I keep them from getting reinfected, since 2 of the cats still go outside. (My yard is also somewhat overgrown, which I know doesn't help, but as I'm physically disabled, there's not much I can do about it. Also can't afford to hire anybody.) My 2nd question regards using a Borax solution around the house. Should I just make a liquid solution & spray the carpets & furniture? Maybe wash linens with a bit added to the wash water? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Feel free to email me on this or any other pet issue. Thanks! Lady Raven Silverwolf" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=RN_29082 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss19 Wed, 01 Jul 09 04:02:46 -0500 Danielle from Baton Rouge, Louisiana writes: "Hi, Our 1 year old Golden Retriever has been moaning with his ears. He rolls around trying to scratch them and they've been red and infected so we brought him to the vet right after he started, and she said it was a yeast infection in his ears. We have an in-ground pool, so we thought maybe his dry skin and irritated ears might be from the chlorine, but the medicine she gave us for the yeast infection is not working at all. We try to keep him out the pool, and administor his medicine everyday, but we don't know what else to try. Anyone have some suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it!!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=CS_28444 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss20 Tue, 16 Jun 09 12:38:17 -0500 [YEA] Eleruth from San Diego, CA writes: "My kittens have earmites. Has anyone used collodial silver ( sprayed) into the ear? This is a marvelous product for humjans, even better than tea tree oil." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=OOPO_27692 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss21 Tue, 02 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Anne G. from Milton, VT writes: "Holistic Ear Mite Remedies: I adopted two kittens in November and both were infested with fleas and ear mites. They were babies, only four weeks old, but the mother stopped producing milk, and the woman who owned the pregnant cat said she'd had enough of the constant bottle feeding. My key goals became to rid them of the fleas and mites, but the vet I have told me to avoid any medications at their young age, especially since one of them was the runt of the litter and barely weighed 14 ounces. The other was one pound. Anyway, he suggested I mix 1/4 cup of olive oil with 10 drops of peppermint oil and then store it in a bottle. Every day, I'd put three or four drops of this oil mixture into their ears and then massage it in. I'd follow this with a bath in warm water with baby shampoo to kill off as many fleas as possible. Then I'd use blunt-tipped tweezers to pick off fleas that climbed to the head. Wrap them in a blanket and dry them off some. Then I'd use a flea comb to remove any other fleas that escaped. I was told that by bathing them right after the oil treatment, any mites that escaped the ear were washed away by the shampoo. After two weeks, I took them back to the vet and heard the words I was waiting for--both kittens were completely flea and ear mite free. They are eight months old and never had fleas or ear mites again. So obviously the olive oil and peppermint oil mix did the trick. Now I have my two boys who weigh 11 and 13 pounds (the runt is 13) and as I've been told they are obviously part Maine Coon, the vet's told me to expect them to be huge. Given the size of their paws, I'd already expected that! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=MEDS_27498 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss22 Fri, 29 May 09 00:00:00 -0500 [NAY] K from Mason, WV writes: "I would just like to say that I have a cat and have taken him to the vet several times for ear mites which cost me $65.00 per visit. I have also bought my medidcation from the vet at $12.00 a bottle and have given it to my cat faithfully. My cat still has the ear mites after over a year and suffers terribly from this he has no skin on the backs of his ears where he has dug them so much so at this point I am willing to try anything to get my cat some relief. Hopefully this will work." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=SULFUR_27245 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss23 Sun, 24 May 09 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Mike from New Orleans, LA writes: "I used 3 parts vaseline and one part sulfur on the outside of my cat's ears. The cat wiped all of it off including the scabs. When it would shake it's head blood flew. I thought there must be a better way so I'm considering a sulfur water/olive oil solution injected into the ear with an eye dropper. I'm wondering if the sulfur powder is a good idea and if so what are the ratios.... Mike" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=GREENTEA_25408 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss24 Fri, 17 Apr 09 00:00:00 -0500 [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Serbella from Saint Louis, Missouri writes: "Green Tea and Ear Mites: My other kitten, Coyote, is about two and a half months old. Last night I noticed that he was moping around, so I picked him up and looked him over. The inside of his right ear was encrusted with the nastiest looking brown crap I have ever seen. I brewed a tea tag of green tea in a clean, empty baby food jar, took several cotton balls and carefully cleaned his ears out. I noticed that deep inside his ears was really cruddy looking, but I was afraid to probe down there with a Q tip, so I squeezed some green tea down there and allowed him to shake it out. I did both ears, but the right ear was worse. I decided that if he didn't clear up we were going to the vet ASAP. The next morning I examined the little fella (had to pull him away from beating his mother up) and his left ear looked very clean. His left ear, which didn't get as much green tea, was now looking a little worse. I warmed up the green tea I had left over from the night before and again carefully cleaned both ears out, treated the left ear just as equally as the right. I dripped green tea down inside both ears and waited while Coyote fussed and shook his ears out. I've read that olive oil mixed with a little garlic works to kill the mites. I might try that. I also know that the ears need to be treated an entire month, because of the eggs. I have a bottle of that Mitricide but it states that it is not to be used on kittens younger than 12 weeks old. Coyote is ten weeks old. Might not make much of a difference, but I've had some bad experiences with meds that were vet prescribed, and I decided not to take the chance. There's a reason that caution was put on the bottle. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/ear_mites.html&name=ALMOND_23985 /Pets/ear_mites3.rss25 Sat, 14 Mar 09 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Heather from Mechanicsburg, PA writes: "Part of the introduction to the Ear Mite Remedy page says: "In order to actually kill the mites there are a couple of natural remedies that you can make at home. The first one is a mixture of 9 drops of Yellow Dock Root Extract and 1 tablespoon of water. Use an eyedropper to insert the treatment into the pet's ear, being sure to massage it well prior to the animal having the opportunity to shake it out. Administer the treatment once every three days for a period of six weeks. The second treatment mixes 1/2 an ounce of Almond Oil with 400 IU's of Vitamin E. Warm up the mixture to body temperature and apply 1/2 an eyedropper into each affected ear. Massage the mixture around in the ear and remove the excess with cotton balls. Administer the treatment for a period of six days, leave it for three days and then repeat." However, according to http://www.healthynewage.com/ear-mites.htm (which claims to have gathered their information from William Pollak D.V.M. and the Fairfield Animal Hospital), the treatment regimen listed above is inaccurate in some ways: It explains these treatments as two separate remedies (whereas the following info describes them as two steps of the same remedy), and the administration differs slightly. I am not sure which is more or less accurate, but seeing as the following information was provided my medical professionals, I personally trust it a bit more. The following info is also more specific and gives reason for each application of treatment. Of course, you have the final say in what you end up using for your pet, so I can only recommend that you do extensive research and become educated on anything you may be considering before deciding on any one remedy. www.healthynewage.com's remedy is as follows: Step 1: Make a mixture of 1/2 ounce of almond or olive oil and 400 IU vitamin E in a dropper bottle. Warm to body temperature and put about 1/2 dropperful in the ear, massaging the ear canal well for a minute or so. Let your pet shake its head and then gently clean out the opening with cotton swabs. Q-tip type applicators many times compact material already in the ear canal. Apply the oil every other day for six days. Then let the ears rest for 3 days. (The oil mixture will smother many of the mites and start a healing process.) Step 2: Using Yellow Dock Root Extract, dilute it with water, 9 drops to 1 Tbsp of water. Treat the ears with this mixture once every 3 days for 6 weeks. Ear mite eggs are quite resistant to just about anything after they have already hardened, that is why a 6 week period of treatment is recommended. The eggs will continue to hatch out in cycles and if medicine is present for 6 continuous weeks (medicine administered will last for four days) there will be no more eggs present. I also found this tip very helpful: Instead of trying to place the drops directly in the ear, lay the dropper across the entrance of the ear so that the liquid first goes onto the outside then drains in."