Ear Dermatitis in Cats

My cat has suffered from what we think is an allergic reaction on and off for a few years now.

Most of the time only his ears swell up and go red and hot and he itches them for a couple of days before it goes away. A few times he’s had a swelling on the throat.

It flairs up every couple of months and we still don’t know why even though we’ve taken him to the vet, they’ve found it difficult to diagnose without expensive tests although this seems like our only option. We’ve changed food multiple times and have bought hypoallergenic food but the reaction still comes back. I’m starting to think it’s related to seasons (although he’s an inside cat) or related to some sort of spray within the house.

Any help would be really helpful!

My cat had large, yellow scabs on the inside, tips of each ear. They are each roughly he size of a dime. There is no head shaking, no scratching, no apparent pain or discomfort. Just dry, scabby areas. His food isn’t different and none of our other three cats have this.

Hello, I have had my kitty for about a year now. I rescued her when she was 10 weeks and she had ear mites in both ears which were treated. Ever since then, she has had chronic ear problems with the left ear. I have taken her to the vet 6 separate times and she was diagnosed with a yeast and bacterial infection in the left ear. I have been given 4 different kind of antibiotics and NOTHING HAS WORKED. At this rate I am losing hope and scared of permanent damage. She is now losing hair on the ears and has scratched below her ear so much that she has hair loss and is bleeding. I am taking her to a different vet to get another opinion and I am hoping for a answer soon...

Hi my cat had wounds a while ago we thought he got into a fight but now his wounds are ok after getting an injection from the vet. Now we have noticed some scabs/spots on his ears and it could be ear dermatitis this could u recommend some Medication and treatment for cats ear dermatitis?

My cat has a small tear in the tip of his ear. I thought he got in a fight and that it would heal but although it is scabbed over the rear seem to be getting longer. Could it maybe be a mite issue?

When you treat a cat for earmites how thoroughly do you have to clean it's environment? Do you suggest throwing away bedding, brushes, food bowls etc.? Also how would you suggest cleaning the anti-scratch cone? It must have earmites all over it (he is wearing it to stop him from scratching). Thank you.

Hello,
My cat is scratching his ears like crazy! At first we thought the problem was external as he fights a lot and had big scabs on both ears (behind). We put him in the cone of shame to stop him scratching so the scabs could heal, which they have...but he continues to scratch. I checked for earmites (with a good magnifying glass) and i'm pretty confident he doesn't have them. There is however some brown waxy stuff that builds up regularly in his ears. My sister-in-law is a Dr. She had a look and thinks it could be eczema. I can't take him to the vet because he is wild around other people. Any advice would be much appreciated! Do you think if i got a swab of the brown stuff and took it to the vet they might be able to identify the problem? Thanks in advance!

My cat had an ear infection in both ears about a month ago. The infection is gone, but she has a couple red spots on the inside of her ear that haven’t seemed to go away. Not only that, but underneath her ear at the base she has started losing hair. I had a vet check her and he said the red dots are dermatitis (similar to what happens in bulldog folds), and he didn’t seem concerned with her hair loss because there were no lesions present there. The hair loss patch is getting bigger though, so I’m wondering if she has something else going on. She also is on Amitryptilline (10mg daily).

Hello. My cat had ear mites. I took care of him and I thought that successfully removed them, but. My cat has a clear liquid coming out from the lower part of hs right ear. I do rings his ear every day with the warm spirit solution. It seems that the ear is much better, but the liquid still there. What could I do on my own to help my cat? I am very unhappy with vets in our area. I have spent lots of money, but two of my pets are dead because of their mistakes. Please advise.
Gail

My cat recently had an ear infection. She was treated with cleanaural and antibiotic drops. The infection has cleared however theoutside tip of the ear and also down the edge of the ear seems very dry and cracked. Is this a new condition? Or a reaction to the antibiotics?

Hello, my cat has this weird skin condition that even vets don't know what it is. It comes and goes and it's coming back now. Her stomach gets this big black patch of scabs on it and then her ears start to lose fur and she constantly scratches until they bleed. What does she have?