You call your cat and she won’t come. Well, maybe she’s just being her old stubborn self. You walk up behind her, stroke her, and she startles. It may take a while to realize that your cat’s uncharacteristic behavior may not be a result of a quirky personality but actually deafness. Deafness can come on ...
What is Pneumococcus? Pneumococcus is a bacteria commonly associated with pneumonia, but which can also cause meningitis, sinusitis, otitis media, osteomyelitis, and other infectious diseases. Pneumococcus resides in the nasal passages and throats of about 10% of all adults and 40% of all healthy children at any given time. It is more prolific among groups ...
Feline ear infections are usually easy to treat, but if they are not treated properly and promptly, the infection may become chronic, causing more problems for your cat in the long run. Knowing the signs and symptoms of ear infections will allow pet owners to obtain the prompt treatment ear infections need. Cats who have ...
Having fluid draining from your ear is certainly not something people are accustomed to experiencing. Medically this drainage is known as otorrhea, and it has many potential causes. In order to diagnose the cause of the drainage, it is important to know how long it has been happening, how severe it is, and exactly under ...
Summer is a time to have fun, laze by the pool or play in the waves at the beach. It can also be the time for a painful infection known as swimmer’s ear. There are many home remedies for swimmer’s ear that will have them back in the water in no time. Swimmer’s ear is ...
I have two dogs and one of them has had chronic ear problems for most of her life unfortunately. She has had skin problems since she was young and when her stomach and legs flair up, so do her ears. I can’t even count on my fingers the number of vet trips we’ve had to ...
There are many potential causes of an earache. Most of these causes are related to either an infection or some sort of trauma. Ear infections in children occur so frequently that they are the most common reason that a child will be taken to see a doctor. Despite the frequency in children, earaches are common ...
Swimmer’s ear is a bacterial infection of the outer ear canal. In the medical field, it’s called “acute external otitis” or “otitis externa”. It’s commonly caused by water stuck in the ear after swimming, hence its name. It can also be caused by other water sports, or when there is excessive moisture left in the ...
Inside your ear is very small and delicate membrane known as the eardrum, or tympanic membrane. This membrane serves as the boundary between the organs of the inner ear, and the outer ear canal. Sound waves entering your ear cause slight vibrations to the tympanic membrane, which are passed along to the other tiny structures ...
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