Well you wrote something that is new to me: a problem with the ear, and the vet suggested a topical? I've only ever had ear drops -- and antibiotics if needed, oral medicine -- for ear issues. But once I used Google, I see that the topical is one possible treatment for ear mites. Guess I've never had to deal with that particular ear issue!

Here is a link to a good discussion overall
http://voices.yahoo.com/a-safe-effec...r-1555733.html


And this link gives detail step by step instructions
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Ear-Mites-in-a-Cat

I'm giving you both because the first one makes it clear you must treat all of the pets, once a day, every day for THREE WEEKS and, if you don't see improvement in 3 days, the problem is bigger than this home remedy can handle. Also, you need to clean out the ears at least once a day during this time.

Then you need to address keeping ears clean on a routine basis going forward, so there is no reinfestation.

At the moment, most likely you have ear mites in their bedding, and mite eggs as well. So all of this needs to be addressed.


It is critical to get this under control. Long term, infection will develop and this can have lasting consequences including permanent damage to the ear, development of polyps, and hearing loss.

Good luck!