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scratching ears

Sasha

I previously wrote about this sweet little cat and her resistance to a new kitten brought into the house; after three months of living on the kitchen table she went to live with my son who pays her a lot of attention but who is gone a lot during the day. After a couple of months she has suddenly started scratching her ears so much that some of the fur has come off. She is also displaying some other new behaviors--chasing her tail, spooking herself, etc. I know the ear scratching might be due to ear mites, but is this possibly a symptom of a cat being left alone too much? She LOVES people (but isn’t so happy with other cats). We saw similar behavior when we first brought her home from the shelter but it was solved, ironically enough, by bringing our second cat into the house.... Can anyone help?

Symptoms: Itching & Scratching, Behavioral, Ears

• Master Advisor Torunn says:

  April 04th, 2008 at 05:05 PM

  Hi there

  From the symptoms you describe it does sound like she has got an ear infection, which could be caused by ear mites or bacterial/fungal overgrowth inside the ear. An infection can sometimes be brought on by stress, but usually cats do cope well with being left alone so this would be rare. If these symptoms persists she should have her ears examined at the vets. If this is left too long it could lead to an inner ear disease, which can cause serious neurological problems.

  hope this helps.

  Torunn Beurling DrMedVet

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