hi all i may have a mite problem here...sebastien is very scratchy, often waking up from deep sleep to scratch at her ears and shake her head (i've read that this is normal to some extent, but her behaviour seems excessive). the vet had a look inside and there was some dark wax, but it wasn't oozing or evident from the outside. she was on cleaning drops, but i've now got her on drops to treat suspected mites. the drops contain diethanolamine fusidate, framycetin sulphate, nystatin, and prednisolone. ok, so the problem is how to administer them effectively. her ears are soooo small and sensitive that half the time i don't know if i got any in at all! she's very wriggly (esp. her head) and the more i try, the more distressed we become. i warm the drops in my pocket before trying, and i distract her with a licky treat but it's not really helping. also, she wakes up when i try to sneak some in. if this doesn't work, i've been told that the next step would be to sedate her to get a proper look inside and i really want to avoid this. i need your advice please! thank you and season's greetings, whatever you choose to celebrate : ) [Posted in FML issue 3629]