Ušne Grinje Su Podivljale

2024 Autor: Daisy Haig | [email protected]. Zadnja promjena: 2023-12-17 03:09

Imate grinje? Svakako se nadam da nećete … ali ako ste poput nekih mojih klijenata, možda ćete biti uvjereni da se vaša mačka jednostavno ne može riješiti infekcije ušnih grinja (iako su to prošle godine). Ili možda živi uglavnom vani i kronično je izložen i neprestano zaražen, u tom biste slučaju zaista trebali nešto poduzeti po tom pitanju.

Bez obzira na slučaj … tu je pomoć.

Zapravo, ušne grinje ne moraju vam predstavljati problem … nikad. Stvarno.

Evo mršavih životinja: Ušne grinje su sitna bića arahnoidnog izgleda koja uživaju u toplom i vlažnom okruženju koje pruža prosječno uho. Iako su specifičniji za mačke, i psi ih mogu dobiti. Čak je i ljudima poznato da uhvate bubicu ili dvije, iako prijenos traje ozbiljno (poput igranja ušima odmah nakon pucanja kroz hrpu ušnih grinja).

Ako ste znatiželjni u vezi s infekcijom ljudima, postoji stvarni izvještaj u JAVMA-i (Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association), oko 1993. godine, gdje se neustrašivi (iako pomalo mazohistički) veterinar namjerno zarazio ušnim grinjama. Osim što je svijetu pokazao koliko jezivi mogu biti neki veterinari, njegova je tvrdnja o znanstvenoj slavi bila i to što - shvatite - infekcije ušnih grinja doista itekako svrbe. Genije!

indeed, if this veterinarian’s findings are any guide, cats with ear mite infections experience a crackly crunching sound in their ears…and they’re plagued with extreme itchiness, too, enough to yield the telltale signs of an infestation: claw marks about the ear and head from their vigorous scratching.

looking at one up close is enough to induce delusional parasitosis, right?

though usually easily diagnosed by swabbing out the ear and checking the characteristically brown-black, crusty material under a microscope for signs of seemingly extraterrestrial life, it’s not always that easy in some early cases…or when owners have already initiated a battery of otc treatments.

if there’s one thing that makes me crazy it’s the sale of veterinary products (like parasitacides) at supermarkets and feed stores for conditions that are easily misdiagnosed by laypersons. sure, they can work, but ear mite treatment is soooo much easier when…

1. you know for sure that’s what you’re treating (as opposed to another kind of ear infection), and…

2. you use the right stuff.

acarexx and milbemite are two readily available preparations for the topical (in ear) treatment of ear mites. after two doses, two weeks apart, over 90% of my patients are cured (the remaining 10% get an extra treatment in another couple of weeks). no twice daily ear drops for indefinite periods of time. no pyrethrins toxicity as with some otc products.

need something to prevent future infections? revolution and advantage-multi are both labeled for the treatment and control of ear mites. that means that both products will kill ear mites as well as prevent future infections. in kittens, i’ll use revolution over the stronger acarexx and milbemite in an off label manner: 3 doses, each two weeks apart. (the revolution gets applied on the back of the neck, not in the ears.)

see how easy it is? and you didn’t even have to put ear mites in your own ears to reap the benefits of this veterinary information.