Outdoor cat has tiny brown ear bugs and is irritated. What to do?

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Hi I have a 5 year old cat and he has tiny brown insects on the back of both ears. He is an outdoor cat and spends alot of time in a farm shed. He seems a small bit irritated by them and they are very hard to pull off. Please reply soon. Thanks. Pet's info: Cat | Pixiebob | Male | neutered | 5 years and 2 months old | 15 lbs

Tomasz Wnuk · Accepted Answer

It is very hard to say if they are fleas, harvest mites, ear mites or something else. The best thing to do will be getting a good flea treatment for Pebble (spot-on form will be the best). Many of good flea treatment products are also effective against harvest mites (for example fipronil, selamectin) or are effective against ear mites (Advocate). Please, get one of them from a pet shop or your vets and use on Pebble, it should help quickly.

Outdoor cat has tiny brown ear bugs and is irritated. What to do?

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