Cat diagnosed with middle ear tumor. She is maybe 12-ish years old. I read somewhere that average cat lifespan is 14-16 years old. And, read somewhere else that middle ear tumors are more likely to be cancerous than not, with survival rate about 1 year after aggressive surgery. I am going to do a biopsy and talk to my vet more, but for the moment let's assume it's cancerous. If it is, it seems I should just do what I can to keep her comfortable, given her age (which is approximate). However, I don't want to be making decisions on info that's not correct, so... Questions: What is the average lifespan of an indoor-only cat? Are middle ear tumors cancerous more often than not? What is the likely lifespan after a cancerous ear tumor is removed? How does age affect that likely lifespan? If the tumor is not cancerous, it seems it may be more reasonable to do the surgery. Is it? What are the risks and likely outcomes of surgery on a non-cancerous middle ear tumor? Anything else I should consider to figure out what to do next?

I have a 12 year old British Longhair pure white cat, her left ear is turning a dark browny / black colour and has lost the hair on it, I have been rubbing a skin cream (skin eze) onto her ear and at first it cleared up within a few days but now the darkness seems to me getting lower down the ear and when I just rubbed cream onto her ear it felt very hot.

Hello, my 15 yr old diabetic (Insulin 2 x daily 2 units of Lantus) has a small ear polyp, we have been using drops for inflammation and he has had one infection, but gone now...after 2 flushings and drops. Now he has scratched ALL the hair off the ear, what can we use to help him stop scratching. We had a cone on for 2 weeks and he had hard time eating/sleeping so we took it off. Any advise? Also do you think we should do surgery at this age and being diabetic. What about just extracting it with the tweezer/tongs? Just for some temporary relief. We just want to make him comfortable?

My cat has a problem with the outer edge of her ear. It started with a black patch and quickly transformed into a bloody lump with a crust on. When the crust comes off which seems to be part of a cycle there is a lot of bleeding, it reduces in size and then builds up once more over the next few days. The vet diagnosed ringworm and I have to give Zodon by mouth daily and spray the ears with a disinfectant spray. It does not seem to be helping. It grows an reduces as if it has a cycle. I have had 3 visits to the vet

I decided to take my cat in when he appeared on my doorstep with a bloody infected looking ear. He is a larger white long haired cat. After taking him to the vet, I was told that the issue was likely a squamous cell carcinoma. After two surgeries to remove the affected areas and biopsies, my vet was able to get clean margins. Recently, however, my cat has been scratching the area a lot, which has produced a blister like growth on the remaining ear nub and some bruising. I took him to my vet who prescribed an antibiotic which helped. However, a month or so later it reappeared. I took him to a new vet (I've moved) who suggested chemo or putting him down. I am currently looking for more opinions and would like to have a biopsy done. I have also tried to do my own research. This manifestation on the ear looks nothing like the previous ones - there is no crust or black spots just swelling and a large liquid filled blister and bruising. The skin isnt broken or bleeding anywhere. Is it possible that this is a hematoma? Can cancer manifest this way in cats and if so typically how lethal is this type of cancer? Is treatment a viable option?