Cat Head and Ears Injuries
If the cat agitates the head on sudden form, it's usually by the presence of a strange body in an ear. The same shake can break a blood vessel doing that the ear swells up itself as a globe on having filled with blood.
The ear of the cat:
Is it bleeding profusely?
Is it swelled and warm? YES
Ear bending. Go to the veterinarian the same day.
The cat:
Does he shake the head? Does he keep it inclined towards a side? YES
Strange body in the auditory conduit?
Go to the veterinarian within 24 hours.
Does he lack coordination and loses equilibrium?
Does he not eat?
Is he sick?
Does he fall or move in circles? YES
Infection in the internal ear
Go to the veterinarian NOW
Hemorrhage in the ear
- Press both sides of the ear with absorbent dressings during several minutes.
- Go to the veterinarian the same day.
Swollen ear
The most probable reason is the existence of an abscess.
Go to the Vet's Office within 24 hours. The shakes of head can be due to an abscess, allergy or infection, or the presence of mites or strange bodies.
Shakes of head
- Explore the auditory conduit. If you see any strange body- as for example a seed of herb- try to extract it with a tweezers or with the fingers. (If you see some round purple thing, don't try to extract it. It is a benign tumor; it needs surgery).
- If you cannot remove the object and a veterinarian does not find in this moment, spill mineral oil in the ear to help it come out by itself and to prevent it from damages produced in the sensitive tissue that covers the auditory conduit.
Loss of equilibrium
- Prevent that the cat damages himself enclosing him in a cover basket
- Go to the veterinarian the same day.
