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Google's Ruptured Eardrum
My poor kitten, Google, who we found in our yard on 9/17 has a
ruptured eardrum. When we first got him, he had earmites and was treated with ivermectin. Because we have 2 indoor cats already, I've had him tested twice for feline leukemia, both times negative. He's had all his vaccines and boosters since he was exposed to several outdoor cats that we also feed before he came in. Anyway, today I noticed one of his ears was all crusty and was worried that his earmites had never been totally cured and worried that my other 2 cats might get them so I called the vet at 12:30--they close at 2 on Saturday--but I was able to get him in, fortunately. He had a bunch of pus in his ear and a ruptured eardrum. He now has oral antibiotics and ear drops to take. The vet said he didn't know what caused it. Google and my other male cat, Marbles, play kind of rough and Google is very, very active. The other day while we were at work, he (and maybe Marbles) knocked a heavy speaker off a stand about 5 feet high as well as a guitar and several other things. This was about Tuesday, I think, so maybe he got hit with one of the falling objects? Or maybe Marbles and he played too rough? Maybe my other cat, Abbey, smacked him in the head hard? She pretty much leaves him alone but if he torments her, which he does sometimes, I've seen her smack him. I can't find anything on the internet that really says what the causes are. The vet said probably an injury of some sort. Strange. He has acted totally normal and I haven't seen him scratching his ear or shaking his head or anything unusual. Candace Sorry if this is posted more than once, I didn't see it appear the first time. |
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