Why are my cats still shaking heads and scratching ears after mite treatment?

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Can cats shake their heads so that their ears flap for other reasons besides ear mites? And scratch behind their ears? All 4 of my cats displayed these symptoms at the same time but only one had brown crumbly discharge in the ear. Cleaned the ears. Used miteicide. Vet said no mites on microscope but I had just cleaned there.She injected a mite med in ears. All are still shaking and scratching. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 1 year and 11 months old | 7 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Because all of them are affected, ear mites would still be my first suspicion, even though your vet did not find any under the microscope (the fact that you just cleaned the ear before that might have something to do with that indeed). it can take 4-7 days for the cats to stop scratching their ears after the treatment has been started. other reasons for these symptoms include fungal or bacterial ear infections.

Why are my cats still shaking heads and scratching ears after mite treatment?

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