Hey! You can chat with a Vet online on PetMeds and they can prescribe you Revolution to buy from Petmeds and get it delivered to your door. :) Dark brown could also be ear mites which the vet can chat with you about and prescribe Otic Mite to kill the common cat ear mites.

Yes you can! You can schedule one today! I hope this helped.

I would really need to examine him/her to be able to help you with this because a problem with the tips of the ears is treated entirely differently than an ear infection. Then an ear infection and ear mites are treeated entirely differently as well, so have your veterinarian check him/her out real quickly and they will be able to tell exactly what is going on Then you will know how to best treat it.

Usually under a week, so if the problem persists it may be something else (like an ear infection) that won't improve at all with ear mite medication.

There are good over-the-counter medications for ear mites like this Eradimite: https://www.1800petmeds.com/eradimite+ear+mite+treatment-prod3311.html They are not advised without a diagnosis though because most of the time, especially with dogs, they do not have ear mites - they have an ear infection that can be worsened by ear mite medication.

No - there are no home remedies that really work, but there are good over-the-counter medications like this one: https://www.1800petmeds.com/eradimite+ear+mite+treatment-prod3311.html

I would go ahead and have your veterinarian check him out - at his age, it is more than likely an infection not mites and the 2 are treated entirely differently so you need to know which to treat.

It totally depends on what kind of medication you are using - check the label to see if it is labeled for dogs and cats. Most are labeled for both, like this product: https://www.1800petmeds.com/Eradimite+Ear+Mite+Treatment-prod3311.html

It is really ideal for your veterinarian to make sure his ear drum is intact before squirting anything into the ear. They can also rule out an infection as the cause, which would be treated entirely different. If that just isn't an option at all, this is a good over-the-counter option for ear mites: https://www.1800petmeds.com/Eradimite+Ear+Mite+Treatment-prod3311.html

There are many options (both over-the-counter and prescription) - here is an over-the-counter option: https://www.1800petmeds.com/Eradimite+Ear+Mite+Treatment-prod3311.html

It is impossible to tell ear mites from an infection, so yes, but it's often not good to treat for one when it's the other, so seeing your veterinarian is ideal. Playing the odds: if your cat is older and/or it's one ear, it's probably an infection or if your cat is younger and/or it's both ears, ear mites tend to be more common.

Be sure you are treating mites and not an infection first, but there are a lot of options for treatment, like this Eradimite: https://www.1800petmeds.com/Eradimite+Ear+Mite+Treatment-prod3311.html

I would really need to examine him and get a LOT more history to really help you with this. You filed this under "ear mites" and while that is possible, an ear infection is much more probable - treating for the wrong one can make his ears a lot worse, so see your veterinarian for a diagnosis and treatment if it continues or worsens.

It is rarely mites in adult dogs. The only way to know for sure (because ear mites and ear infections can look exactly the same) is for your veterinarian to look at the debris under the microscope. The is a VERY quick and easy test. These problems are treated entirely differently so you really need that diagnosis before you squirt anything into his ears. They can also check to be sure his ear drum is intact, which is important before medicating as well.

The only way to know for sure (because ear mites and ear infections can look exactly the same) is for your veterinarian to look at the debris under the microscope. The is a VERY quick and easy test. These problems are treated entirely differently so you really need that diagnosis before you squirt anything into his ears. They can also check to be sure his ear drum is intact, which is important before medicating as well.