Preventing ear mites while at a cattery

Lum

On two occasions we have put our cat into a cattery and he has come back with ear mites. The first time we just thought we had chosen a bad cattery, so chose a different one next time, and just to be sure we had him in in their isolation pen. He still came back with ear mites.

He's normally an indoor cat, and he's fully vaccinated.

Have we just gotten unlucky with two bad catteries, or is this sort of thing common. I would like to avoid two weeks of having to squirt stuff into the ears of an annoyed cat after this long weekend away.

Does anyone have any advice?

Waterfalls

ask your vet for some stronghold as this treats earmites as well as fleas

Lum

Before the visit, I presume?

So is it normal for ear mites to be rampant at catteries then, or did I just get two bad ones in a row?

Mankysteve

Our old cats never got them when we used to live them at the cattery we used but that was only a small cattery.

Waterfalls

its not really something ive heard of as being a problem. the stronghold lasts a month, so give it before they go into the cattery.

Lum

Got some Stronghold. Will let you know how he gets on when we pick him up next week.

In the meantime, have a picture of said cat as thanks

juliebunny

Stronghold will only treat mild cases - good idea as a preventor though. If it's bad you need the ear drops...sounds like you have been really unlucky. I never had problems like this - are they changing the bedding and washing it properly between each cat? ?

Lum

Doing some research, I read that cats normally build up an immunity to them, however Spenny is an indoor cat and thus never normally exposed?

They claim to be changing and washing the bedding, but impossible to prove or disprove. Maybe they're getting transferred via the staff come feeding time?

balletshoes

what a beautiful pusscat .

Lum

balletshoes wrote: »

what a beautiful pusscat .

Thanks.

Click the picture for more pics of Spenny

tiggerpud

Hi, I run a cattery and would be horrified if this happened to one of my customers! I can only guess that the cleaning isn't very good - are the pens easily cleanable? Although carpets and "homely" things, such as comfy chairs & cushions look very nice they are very difficult to clean between cats - there is a fine line between everything looking lovely and the reality of thorough cleaning & disinfecting! If they use their own bedding, can you take your bedding instead ? Lovely puss cat btw!