If your cat has access to the outside world and has started to lick and scratch itself too often it may have mites. You may also find small oranges dots throughout its body or even a black liquid in their ears. If this is the case, your feline friend is infected with mites and we must take urgent measures to eradicate this disease. At OneHowTo.com we explain how to treat mites on cats effectively get rid of them.
Mite's larvae (Neotrobicula autumnalis) are one of many parasites that are found in lawns or fields, and that access the skin of our hairy friends to feed on their blood and become orange over time. Mites must be taken very seriously because they can kill your cat.
Mites tend to attach on the most sensitive and fine areas of your cat. The most common areas are: amongst its fingers, internal legs, arm pits and, above all, in the auricle. If you check these areas and see some small insects of an orange colour, it is clear that your cat has mites.
Once the presence of mites has been detected, the best option is the use of external anti parasites, if you use it properly it will end the condition. You should use it in spray format taking into account the parts of the body where the insects were located. What you must do is pulverise once a week all the sensitive areas in your cat so it's truly effective and end the concentration.
After having pulverized and sprayed all dangerous areas, you must ensure your cat does not lick itself for over one hour or swallow the pesticide as it can be deadly.
A good way to stop it licking itself is to give it the anti parasite before lunch, because then your pet will be distracted and thinking about its food and not in the product you have just put on it; meanwhile it will be acting.
As mites lead to itchiness which can be very uncomfortable and your cat will scratch, its skin may appear a bit inflamed and swollen; the best way to alleviate this feeling is taking the animal to the vet who will give it some anti-inflammatories so it can get better.
If you are wondering whether there are vaccines to avoid mites, we can confirm that there are none. There are only repellent methods to alleviate the effects and doing away with the parasites. On your part the best you can do is prevent your cat from being outside and coming into contact with the field and above all be on the look out should its behaviour change.
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