Home Made  Treatments For Ear Mites

Ear Mites

What are Ear Mites?

A Common problem is Ear mites.

• What are they? Ear mites are microscopic parasites that live in the ear canals of dogs and cats.
• Signs include dark discharge (“coffee ground-like”) within the ear.
• Scratching the ears.
• Redness or blood within the ear  and Head shaking.

Homemade treatments for ear mites that work well.

• Apple Cider Vinegar: How to use Apple Cider vinegar for treating ear mites. This is said to work because of the acidity. Using a small amount of diluted apple cider vinegar as suggested.
• Combine one part vinegar and two parts of water together.
• Soak a cotton ball/paper towel with the mixture gently wipe the inside of the ears, making sure you get the mixture in the ear canal, not to deep, to avoid injury to your pet, massage the solution. Some recipes want you to flush ears with this solution, I prefer to do it this way.   If its much better to do a Ear Flush With this ear cleaner which is located on this page, that I use and recommend. Flush Ears for 3days with Ear cleaner wipe with soaked

• Mineral Oil:You may temporarily combat ear mites by soaking a cotton ball with mineral oil and swabbing the inside of your pet’s ears.

• Almond and Vitamin E Oil: Mix ½ ounce of almond oil and 400 IU of vitamin E to create a home remedy for ear mites.Use a dropper bottle to administer one dropper full of remedy into each ear. (Again I prefer to soak a cotton ball or paper towel to administer)Massage after each ear once applied.Use a paper towel or napkin to clean the outer portion of the ear opening and make sure not to clean too deeply in the ear canal. Apply the solution one time per day for three days.Allow the ears to rest for three days and then repeat the process once more.

Ear Mites Remedies Continued

• Corn Oil: Using a few drops of corn oil (such as Wesson) makes a decent home remedy for cat ear mites. Although a bit messy. First, massage the oil about the inside of the ear, using a cotton ball to clean the infected region.This treatment is repeated for three days. The oil serves three different purposes, as it soothes skin, smothers the ear mites, and speeds the healing process.
• Yellow Dock Root Extract: A convenient ear mites remedy to make at home may include Yellow Dock root extract, combine nine drops of the extract and diluted with one tablespoon of water. Fill half of a dropper with the mixture and place in the ears.  It is important to continue this treatment for many weeks (every other day) because ear mite eggs are rather resistant to home treatments,but once they hatch – a continuous treatment will prevent new hatchlings from reproducing until no more eggs exist.

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