A Kitty Gets an Ear Ache
Woman in the Middle | July 7, 2017Poor Lumos, our orange cat. He is two years old and has never been sick, not counting the poor state he was in when we found him at four weeks old. Until now that is. On Monday I was bustling about getting things done when the girls told me there was something wrong with his ears. How could that be? He was fine just a few hours before. I thought they were exaggerating, but went over to the couch where he was resting to get a look at him. Oh my! My poor baby!
The poor guy looked like he was channeling Yoda from Star Wars. His ears were both pulled down to the side of his head (how do they even do that?) and he just looked miserable. He kept shaking his head and scratching at both ears. I immediately made arrangements to take him to the vet. When he was examined, his ears were clean but the doctor saw, maybe, just possibly, the beginnings of infections in both ears. I was given drops to put in his ears and I took the poor baby home.
According to the directions, I was to keep the drops in the fridge and put four cold drops into Lumos’ warm little ears twice a day for 10 days. Oh boy! The girls and I worked together that night to get those drops in his ears. It was a struggle! Of course, the minute we were done with one ear, he shook his head, trying his darndest to spray us all with ear drops. The second ear required a good shake as well, but that time some ear drops went in Eldest Daughter’s eye and they stung. After that experience. Eldest, who is in charge of holding Lumos during the ear drop fun, wears a nice set of safety goggles provided by her Youngest Sister, left over from some science class she took in college.
I am happy to report, as of Wednesday morning, Lumos is feeling much better. He is acting like his normal self again after two miserable days. The drops are still being used of course, as we want to make sure the infection is long gone.
“My cute pink ears are feeling much better, thank you!”
Ear drops are the worst! Sometimes it helps to stick a cotton ball in there right away so when they shake it’s not on the curtains. Good luck!
Thanks! At least these are not oil based. Good idea about the cotton ball.
Oh the boy little kitty but hopefully the drops will help
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Oh that poor little kitty. I am so glad you got to the vet and managed to get the drops in so that he’s feeling better.
He is feeling much better, and we all are less likely to get pink eye right now due to the antibiotic drops being shook into our eyes. LOL!