hey girl....i say your post on ear cleaning and guess what i spent everyday for the last 3 & 1/2 years doing? ......yup ear cleaning (and LOTS of fecals)......basically u need some sort of vet recommended ear cleaner......cotton balls( q-tips are often used by techs but i advise u not to fool w/ them......since a cat's ear canal can be tricky......the simplest way that i found for clients to do at home properly and confidently was to take a cotton ball...put some ear cleanser on it......place it in the cats ear(doesn't need to be far down-just at the top of the canal).....now this is the good & EASY part.....take your hand and massage the cat's ear canal by placing your thumb behind the base of the ear and your forefingers at the top of the ear base......take your fingers and gently massage......this is the key...u know is working when u here a squishy liquid sound in the ear...AND MOST CATS will make a low moan or sound...often it can feel like a good scatch way down in their ear that they could reach on their own....when u take cotton out often there will be dark "crud" on it....but make sure u take a clean dry cotton ball and gently wipe the ear as to remove the excess liquid, so as not to cause more build up or infection.....the trickest part could be holding your baby still though.....to start with rub on the ears more often as to make the cat more familar to touching the ears....and try slowly...while petting often in between....some cats sit well for their owners...some don't...most techs or vets have someone help hold but my theory is to try to do as much at home on comfortable territory....most of the time just the smell of the vet office pputs them on the offense......try this site for directions and inportant ear information http://cats.about.com//sitesearch.ht...erms=Cats+Ears
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