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My cat has hard, yellow, powdery ears and skin lesions. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

how can I treat my cat of his lesions, i think? because there are already yellow powdery substances in his ears that makes his ears hard :( we plan to have it take a bath first and try to scrub them off :(

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Answered By Amy S. Eutsey, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 2nd, 2017

This little kitty needs to see a veterinarian to determine if the cause of the skin condition is bacterial or fungal infection. The treatment of each would be very different. Both would require prescription medication, but it is essential to know what kind of infection it is to move forward.

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