Please comment on using OLIVE OIL on your cat?

olive oil for ear-mites on cats?


olive oil for around cats' neck to avoid fleas?


olive oil, used internally for good coat of fur on cats?


olive oil for cats hairballs??Please comment on using OLIVE OIL on your cat?
olive oil for ear-mites on cats? No


olive oil for around cats' neck to avoid fleas? No


olive oil, used internally for good coat of fur on cats? No


olive oil for cats hairballs?? No





I have not had success using it for any of the above.Please comment on using OLIVE OIL on your cat?
I was told by a vet to clean my cat's ears with baby oil after they had been treated for ear mites. Also, there is an ear mite solution that can be bought over the counter that already has an oil base in it.
ear mites - won't kill them. Might slow them down a bit.. never really tried it. Since OO does go rancid, I'd be reluctant to put it in the ear.. better to go with acarexx kills and is proven to kill in one treatment


Fleas - no - better to go with a vet approved flea treatment. Don't buy flea products OTC, some are no good, some are toxic, and even the vet approved stuff if you buy OTC can be counterfit and the manufacturer won't stand behind it. Get flea products from the vet for the safest and most effective solution.


internally? sure. But be careful don't want to over do it


hairballs.. I guess. Most commercial products are mineral oil or petroium based.. which are cheaper.. (mineral oil or vaseline.. ) again, don't over do it.. or you'll end up with GI issues..





so in conclusion.. except for internally there are better and more effective and sometimes cheaper alternitives... and I'd be more inclined to give fish oils before OO for the internal option..
ear mites= no you need medication to kill the bugs


Fleas= no doesn't work you need frontline


use in food/ good for coat = yes but you should also be feeding a good brand of cat food as well, and be careful not to give to much it can cause diarrhea


hairballs,= yes, just put some on their paws and let them lick it off


this will help as a preventative but will not get rid of them, you will need meds for this


hope this helps
Wait does any of this really work? That sounds really strange.
A teaspoon of olive oil a day can be helpful for getting a glossy coat on your animal. It may also assist with hairball elimination.





Olive oil is completely useless against fleas and ear mites. Do not put the stuff in your cat's ears!! Putting olive oil around a cat's neck will do nothing - the fleas will just jump over it and hide elsewhere on the body, as they do with flea collars.





Chalice
They suggest Olive Oil for hairballs because it lubricates but it also gives them tummy problems, I don't advise it for THAT specific use. I'm not sure about the others however!

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