Feral Cat with ear infection HELP!

I don't know anything about ear infections - but regarding subduing / getting
your cat in to a carrier:

perhaps lay a towel on your lap and motion to your cat to jump up on your lap.
quickly wrap the towel around him/her. without the ability to move any of
his/her legs you should be able to transport him as needed.

and this may seem stupid - but what exactly is a feral cat? just a "wild
stray"?

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.... He sends me home with a Rx for Tresaderm which treats the mites plus
has an antibiotic for the infection. ... WHEW! I also wormed her today too,
so she's had a bad day. ...
Kel

Kel,
Ask your vet about Revolution. It is a monthly application applied between
the shoulder blades. It treats fleas, ear mites and some kinds of worms.
It will not treat the infection, however, so I suppose you'll need to
continue the Tresaderm for now.
But, you might want to start Revolution when the infection clears up to make
sure the ear mites don't return.

Annie

It's a cat that was not raised around humans. A cat not socialized to
humans after about 2 months old can be tough to change.

Rhonda

kitkat via CatKB.com wrote:
and this may seem stupid - but what exactly is a feral cat? just a "wild
stray"?

KelTX via CatKB.com wrote:
I gave it a
little while, put out a can of tuna. Worked like a charm. I got her on the
railing, let her eat the tuna while I petted her (hiding the bottle in my
other hand with the top off). Pretty soon, she seems relaxed enough and I
just grabbed her, put the drops in and that was that!

Way to go! Sounds like you solved the problem perfectly. She's going to
feel so much better now. She will thank you some day.

I'm glad you cared enough about this cat to go through all of this.

Give her a scritch from me, if she's currently accepting scritches...

Rhonda

Rhonda wrote:
It's a cat that was not raised around humans. A cat not socialized to
humans after about 2 months old can be tough to change.

Rhonda

I'm so glad I didn't know that when I took in Rudy, a feral from a long
line of ferals, at the age of 4 months. He was TERRIFIED of humans and
completely freaked out by the whole experience of capture,
transportation (2 hour car ride home from the woods) and the
introduction to our home. There were times when I thought I must be
crazy to have taken him in, but after just a few weeks he started to
calm down and warm up to us. Now he is very affectionate. He is also
very easy going and loves company, as well as dogs.

My little kitten, Levi, also came from a feral colony. He was
abandoned and hand raised, so he loves humans, but there is something
different about him. He's very very bold and unafraid. I love that
about him, though.

KelTX via CatKB.com wrote:
YAY!! My Vet called me back this morning. We went through the description of
the infection, etc. I managed to swab the ear (barely) and went down early
for him to take a look. Yep, ear mites with pus, infection the whole shabang.
He sends me home with a Rx for Tresaderm which treats the mites plus has an
antibiotic for the infection. I came home and she was miserable. Just laying
on the deck. She took one look at the white bottle and bolted. I gave it a
little while, put out a can of tuna. Worked like a charm. I got her on the
railing, let her eat the tuna while I petted her (hiding the bottle in my
other hand with the top off). Pretty soon, she seems relaxed enough and I
just grabbed her, put the drops in and that was that! She kinda made a low
growling noise, gave the the "look" and then kept eating the tuna! I couldn't
believe it. So, I have to bribe with tuna every day for the next 7 days.
Which I'm sure she'll get hip to I'm sure, but then I'll switch to some nasty
wet cat food she likes or something.

WHEW! I also wormed her today too, so she's had a bad day. Is sleeping
peacefully under a tree in the backyard. Still looks miserable, but at least
she's on the road to recovery.

Thank you all for your help! I really, REALLY appreciate it.

And thanks for those links Rhonda. These are going to come in handy.

Million thanks ya'll!

Kel

I love that you are caring for this girl. GREAT job getting her the
meds she needs. Does she stay in your yard, or does she ever
disappear? Have you considered trying to capture her and get her
spayed? I would fear damaging your relationship with her by doing
that, but on the other hand, I'd hate to see her have kittens. Perhaps
if you decide to get her spayed, you might also decide to try bringing
her into your home. If so, I'd start some litter box training outside
first. She may welcome a clean place to "go", but if not, I'd be
reluctant to try bringing her indoors.

I hope she is feeling better soon!

Say, sounds like she feels safe and secure for the first time in
probably awhile~!
Good Going~!


Lynne wrote:
KelTX via CatKB.com wrote:
YAY!! My Vet called me back this morning. We went through the description of
the infection, etc. I managed to swab the ear (barely) and went down early
for him to take a look. Yep, ear mites with pus, infection the whole shabang.
He sends me home with a Rx for Tresaderm which treats the mites plus has an
antibiotic for the infection. I came home and she was miserable. Just laying
on the deck. She took one look at the white bottle and bolted. I gave it a
little while, put out a can of tuna. Worked like a charm. I got her on the
railing, let her eat the tuna while I petted her (hiding the bottle in my
other hand with the top off). Pretty soon, she seems relaxed enough and I
just grabbed her, put the drops in and that was that! She kinda made a low
growling noise, gave the the "look" and then kept eating the tuna! I couldn't
believe it. So, I have to bribe with tuna every day for the next 7 days.
Which I'm sure she'll get hip to I'm sure, but then I'll switch to some nasty
wet cat food she likes or something.

WHEW! I also wormed her today too, so she's had a bad day. Is sleeping
peacefully under a tree in the backyard. Still looks miserable, but at least
she's on the road to recovery.

Thank you all for your help! I really, REALLY appreciate it.

And thanks for those links Rhonda. These are going to come in handy.

Million thanks ya'll!

Kel

I love that you are caring for this girl. GREAT job getting her the
meds she needs. Does she stay in your yard, or does she ever
disappear? Have you considered trying to capture her and get her
spayed? I would fear damaging your relationship with her by doing
that, but on the other hand, I'd hate to see her have kittens. Perhaps
if you decide to get her spayed, you might also decide to try bringing
her into your home. If so, I'd start some litter box training outside
first. She may welcome a clean place to "go", but if not, I'd be
reluctant to try bringing her indoors.

I hope she is feeling better soon!

UPDATE!

She's doing much better. Still a little wonky earred (as I'm calling it) but
at least the medicine is working. She's also getting so much better about
letting me handle her to treat her. SHOCK! There is a really weird looking
lump above her eye, which looks to be swelling of some sort. I'm going to
continue administering the mite/antibiotic meds and keep an eye on that lump.
If it doesn't go away in the next day or so with the ear meds, I'm going to
take her in. I think now I've built up enough trust to grab her and put her
in a crate if I had to.

Although, getting her out at a Vets office will be a whole nuther story!


Lynne wrote:
It's a cat that was not raised around humans. A cat not socialized to
humans after about 2 months old can be tough to change.

Rhonda

I'm so glad I didn't know that when I took in Rudy, a feral from a long
line of ferals, at the age of 4 months. He was TERRIFIED of humans and
completely freaked out by the whole experience of capture,
transportation (2 hour car ride home from the woods) and the
introduction to our home. There were times when I thought I must be
crazy to have taken him in, but after just a few weeks he started to
calm down and warm up to us. Now he is very affectionate. He is also
very easy going and loves company, as well as dogs.

My little kitten, Levi, also came from a feral colony. He was
abandoned and hand raised, so he loves humans, but there is something
different about him. He's very very bold and unafraid. I love that
about him, though.

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UPDATE!

She's doing much better.

Good to hear!

Great news! That's good that she's doing so much better and even letting
you handle her more.

What happened with the lump?

Hope that went away and she's still feeling good.

Rhonda

KelTX via CatKB.com wrote:
UPDATE!

She's doing much better. Still a little wonky earred (as I'm calling it) but
at least the medicine is working. She's also getting so much better about
letting me handle her to treat her. SHOCK! There is a really weird looking
lump above her eye, which looks to be swelling of some sort. I'm going to
continue administering the mite/antibiotic meds and keep an eye on that lump.
If it doesn't go away in the next day or so with the ear meds, I'm going to
take her in. I think now I've built up enough trust to grab her and put her
in a crate if I had to.