Yellow Ear discharge/crustyness

**MyNewbabyDarcy** · 31st October 2010, 02:38 AM

Darcy has a lot of allergies and i'm pretty sure she's got an ear infection. Her ear is having lots of yellow discharge and she's shaking her head tons. Can't get her into a vet till Monday. Will it hurt her to wipe down her ear?

Hi everyone!! Found a vet open late and got Darcy in tonight. She's got an upper respiratory infection and her ears have fluid on them. That caused her to scratch and dig at her ears and it's an infection on the outside of her ears. No fever but she's on an antibiotic for 10 days and ear drops for a while.

The vet said that because she's got allergies it causes her to get infections easily. We rescued a kitten and brought him home and it's likely he brought home an infection.

She's very happy with how sleek Darcy is. She said that Darcy is long but doesn't have huge bones so her ideal weight the vet wants to see her at is 10-12 lbs

Darcy is 10.5

**jckkerrison** · 31st October 2010, 09:29 PM

Could be a bit late but I would clean any discharge from outer part of ear but don't put anything down into it,poor Darcey sounds as if their could be a nasty infection in there,post how things go at the vets,you could be having fun putting drops in.....

**MyNewbabyDarcy** · 1st November 2010, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by candes

She is totally right about not sticking anthing in the ear. It could be very painful, and or the ear drum could be ruptured. So you could have an open passage to her middle ear. Myself, I would take my kitty to an urgernt care pet hospital. I never wait with kitties sonce they can't communicate just how bad it is.

We don't have any urgent care pet hospitals. Closest one is 2.5 hours away. The vet couldn't get us in until tomorrow. *sigh*

her ear seems to be doing better though. We've been wiping it carefully and it's not oozing or leaking or red anymore