22/10/2026
🐾 EAR MITES AWARENESS! 👂🐶🐱
Have you noticed your pet shaking their head or scratching their ears more than usual? Is around their ears red and irritated, are they developing dark, crumbly debris inside the ear?
🔬It could be a sign of ear mites!
Ear mites are tiny parasites that live down inside the ear canal and cause irritation and itching in both dogs and cats.
👀 Signs to look out for:
👂Ear scratching
🐶Repeated head shaking
🖤Dark coffee-ground like debris inside ears
‼️Redness or irritation around ears
😣Soreness or discomfort when touched
⚠️However itchy ears do not always mean ear mites. Ear infections, allergies and other ear problems can cause similar symptoms.
✅What should you do?
Book an appointment with your vet for advice as with the right diagnosis and treatment, your pet can get back to being comfortable again.💙