Ear Mites In Cats

They like to live in the warm dark environment of the ear canal where they feed on skin debris.

Ear mites in cats. So tiny you usually need a microscope to see them ear mites are the most common cause of cat ear problems and they can be very irritating to your cat. Ear mites are tiny parasites that feed off the oils and wax inside cats ears. Cats that are afflicted with ear mites will typically scratch at the ears excessively and shake their heads even pulling out their own hair and drawing blood as they scratch. The most common ear mite of cats is otodectes cynotis and therefore an infestation with ear mites is sometimes called otodectic mange 1 ear mites primarily live in the ear canal where they feed on skin debris.

Mites on cats can travel all over the cat s body. An ear mite infestation can get. Their entire life cycle from egg to larva to nymph to adult can take place on your cat s skin most likely in the ear canal. Some cats will shake their heads so much that an hematoma of the ear will form with blood pooling in the ear due to breakage of a blood vessel.

Ear mites think other species are tasty too and they are very contagious. Ear mites in cats are not just found in the ears.