"Wendy" wrote in message
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Not to say that the kitten doesn't have ear mites but it would take
a
microscopic examination of wax removed from the ear to confirm the
diagnosis.

The mites can easily be detected on the dark brown background of the wax
(cerumen) with an otoscope. The mites start walking around when they're
warmed by the light of the otoscope. This way of detecting earmites is
almost foolproof and more reliable than microscopic examination of a cerumen
sample.


Phil