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Question:
> Our vets use albon or trimethoprim-sulfa (30-60 mg/kg/day for 6 days that > seems to work.
Hi Phil, Thanks for the response! What would you think if, like Beans, a cat was still testing positive for coccidia after two trials of Albon? Is there anything else I should be looking for? Thanks! Bookgrrrl d hyphen baerger at nwu dot edu
Response:
<snipped> put in > Otomite three times a week. Last week, we also gave him a flea > treatment, since the vet said the mites could be gathering on his neck, > only to crawl back into the ear when the Otomite dries up. How long > does it take to get rid of these little buggers?
<snipped> Hi, Bookgrrrl. I just beat (I hope) a round of ear mites in my dog and it took a total of about 4-5 months. Round one: given drops to put in ears, massaged ear well, then cleaned his ear with a soft rag. Round two: month later mites back almost overnight! Dog shook his head so hard and scratched violently enough to give himself a hematoma (broken blood vessel). Back to the vet. Surgery, lance and major ear treatment later, sent home with an ear wash, medicinal drops for his ear, and 1 prescription. Round three: two months later they came back, along with another hematoma. Back to the vet. No surgery this time, but received a 2-step ear wash, more ear drops and three prescriptions. One month later, it finally looks like they’re gone! (but I’m keeping my fingers crossed anyway) I received some very good information from Dr. J. Martin, D.V.M., who frequents this group from time to time and he explained that ear mites can be both bacterial or fungal, and sometimes both at the same time. Has your vet done an ear swab and cytology of Bean’s ear to make sure the antibiotics he’s on are the right ones for killing the mites? Your vet might also be more concerned with clearing up Bean’s coccidia problem first before tackeling the ear mites. luck to you and Bean. — LadyBlue, formerly known as bluemaxx ( symbol coming attraction: "
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