White egg things on outside of cats ear.

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Sure they weren't there yesterday. Very small white things stuck on the outside of his ears. They look a little like eggs but some are pink so I wonder if they're mites that are drinking blood but I thought mites were on the inside?

Answers before my kids wake up so I look knowledgeable please

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Every time I take a photo, the damn thing moves.

eta: when we got the cat, many years ago, it had been shaved ready for spaying but the vet took one last look and found the smallest pair he'd ever seen on a cat

Edited by toxicated on Sunday 28th August 23:07

[toxicated]

Embedded in the skin. Ticks? I had one of those once after a shag in the woods.

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Frontline. Their blurb says it kills fleas fast but omits that info for ticks. Says it interrupts their life-cycle, just hopefully quickly.

He got annoyed at me taking flash photos so I'll treat him when he's back in as it's five weeks since the last.

Thanks for your help - on this thread and others - much appreciated.

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I'm pretty sure they're ticks, they're getting bigger and more 'tick-like'. Some are white but some are definitely red now - none are yellowish and I'm sure they're not bot flys.

I've dosed him with frontline - anybody know how long it takes to kill ticks? And are they likely to drop off?

Convincing him to sit still whilst I pull things off his ears with tweezers really sounds like we'll both end up bleeding.

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Thanks for the link, just bought one of those. There are over 30 on him so it's going to be interesting. I know they're not good to have on him, but nor is leaving their heads implanted if I don't do it properly.