Re: [PyrNet-L] Ears

[GypsyunLTD@aol.com]

I may be a little late with this reply (my computer was down for a week), but 
ear mites are a recurring problem for a few reasons - it is mistakenly 
assumed that they are only in the ear, they are highly "contagious", and like 
fleas they leave eggs that hatch after the first generation has been disposed 
of.  Use a good ear mite medication, preferably one from your vet, but be 
sure that anything you use has pyrethrins as the active ingredient.  Once a 
week won't do the job.  You have to get the meds down into the ear for a full 
ten days.  Leave them alone for a week, then do another ten days of 
medication.  This way, you'll get both the older mites and the next 
generation.  Simultaneously, you have to treat the entire head area.  A good 
flea collar (again with pyrethrins) will do the job, and catch the stray 
mites that are lurking in the folds and around the edges of the ears.  That 
should pretty much solve the problem, but be aware that if one animal in the 
house has ear mites, odds are good that they all do and should all be treated 
at the same time.  Good luck!

Jeanne