'Mites'

Mites

snowy from Wisconsin -

I heard putting a few drows of mineral oil in your cats ears and using a cutip to clean them will get rid of mites. Has anyone heard of this?

Comment #1 BadGRRL from the pound -

Yep, my vet told me that. Mites can't breathe when they are coated in oil so they tend to let loose of the animal and can be rubbed off or removed with a q-tip. Cats and dogs aren't the only animals to get mites. There are also mites that go after reptiles and snakes and baby oil gets rid of them.

Comment #2 tokay from tokay village -

I have never used baby oil on my reptiles. On the rare occasion when do they do get mites I only use a specialized reptile mite spray. You have to be careful about what you use on reptile. Some chemicals can irritate their skin.

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