My cat's scratching ears, black stuff. Is it earmites? Is it urgent?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 4 months and 3 days old
My cat keeps on scratching her ears and there is small black stuff faling from them when scratching..I think the stuff are dry blood...i will take her to the vet in few days but is it something dangerous should I take her immediately? I can see that there are small dots on her ears from the inside which I thought first are birth marks..But they are the small black stuff...and they are getting less
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Published on January 4th, 2018
It's probably earmites, they usually look like ground coffee or dried blood, very irritating for your cat, you should take her to the vet ASAP in order to get it treated, it is not life threatening though.
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Published on September 12th, 2017
Yes if you believe your cat has ear mites, I would see a veterinarian very soon to have this diagnosed and treated. Ear mites can be very irritating and itchy. Left untreated, secondary bacterial infection will occurrence in and around the ears as a result of the chronic itching. The appearance of black coffee ground like debris in the ear can be a sign of ear mites. I would have her seen soon. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!
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