I want/need to buy a basic otoscope to use on a colony of fairly friendly ferals/strays. Does anyone know what size speculum is typically used for a cat? Unfortunately, everything I've seen includes sizes for cats AND dogs. It doesn't say what size for a cat and what size for a dog. The size will make the difference between buying a human or veterinary otoscope.
All the cats have been treated for ear mites as a sample of wax I collected show a living ear mite under a microsope. I'm concerned though that they may have a secondary ear infection. While some may be friendly enough to let me look in their ears and medicate them, that doesn't necessarily mean they're friendly enough to take to the vet. As it is, the one I'm concerned about will not approach me and let me touch her unless I'm kneeling down inside the house at the sliding glass door. I'd have to trap her to take her to the vet's and then I'd lose all the trust and progress I've made with her. It's taken three years to get this far.
All the cats have been treated for ear mites as a sample of wax I collected show a living ear mite under a microsope. I'm concerned though that they may have a secondary ear infection. While some may be friendly enough to let me look in their ears and medicate them, that doesn't necessarily mean they're friendly enough to take to the vet. As it is, the one I'm concerned about will not approach me and let me touch her unless I'm kneeling down inside the house at the sliding glass door. I'd have to trap her to take her to the vet's and then I'd lose all the trust and progress I've made with her. It's taken three years to get this far.
