Inside the earflap is your cat’s ear canal that leads to the middle ear. While humans have short ear canals that are easy to see into, a cat’s ear canal is long and narrow.

Ear mites (Otodectes cynotis mites) are tiny surface mites that cause ear disease (ododectic mange) in cats, dogs, ferrets, and rabbits. They most commonly infect the external ear canals but can ...

Ear position lets you know if your cat is happy, scared, or mad. ... The ear canal leads to the ear drum or tympanic membrane. The tympanum is the beginning of the middle ear.

If your cat has chronic ear infections, the vet may prescribe a medication to help reduce the swelling of tissue in the ear canal. Sometimes, surgery is needed to remove swollen tissue that has ...

Ear mites typically yield a dark crusty discharge from the ear canals as well as inflammation and even swelling of the tissue in the area. In some cases, head shaking can lead to a swollen ear ...

Scottish fold cats are an absolutely adorable cat breed. However, the same genetic mutation that causes those cute folded ears can cause health problems, too.

The ear canals of cats with ear mites harbor debris that resembles coffee grounds. The black debris consists of the mites, their excrement, mite eggs, blood and wax.

When ear mites get into a cat or dog’s ear canal, one telltale sign of an ear mite infection is your family pet constantly scratching their head.

Midas was born with two sets of ears and a defective jaw due to a genetic mutation, but this has not stopped the four-month-old Turkish cat from becoming an internet sensation with over 73,000 ...