Kitten scratching ear the day after ear mite treatment

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We got a kitten yesterday, a rescue of unknown background, about 5-6 months old. We took him to the vet and she gave him drops for an eye infection, and put a flea, worm and ear mite treatment on his back. She asked if he'd been sneezing at all and I said no, because he hadn't in the three hours or so I'd spent with him.

This evening, his eyes are opening a little more, but he has sneezed a couple of times. Also, he's scratching and scratching at one ear, and shaking his head a lot. It's bothering him so much that it's waking him up, so he's not getting proper sleep.

Obviously he'll need to go back to the vet tomorrow, but has anyone any idea what this is likely to be?

I know that with fleas they can becme hyperactive before dying after treatment, so I wonder if mites react in a similar way?
Ringing the vet might be worth a try as they'll let you know if it's expected or needs to be seen, it might save the stress and exense of an unnecessary visit if he doesn't need one.

Hope he's comfy soon!

The poor guy has a lot of chemicals going into his body all at once and I'd imagine if he has any mites/fleas their trying to survive. Hopefully he'll feel better this morning. You might find his stools also change.and he might go off his food also. It will all settle and treatment was necessary. If no better just call and ask for advice from vet

Also ear mites are normally treated with liquid in the ear, just check they have treated them

I've never heard of ear mites being treated with a spot on before. Are you sure that's what it was?

The poor thing doesn't sound very healthy - did he come from a proper rescue centre?

No, he was found in our local village. He'd been hanging around someone's house for two weeks, apparently, and no-one was claiming him. Hence the immediate trip to the vet. She definitely said the treatment covered ear mites. It was more intended to cover possible worms, though. She said that aside from the eye infection, he seemed very healthy.

He's bopping around the sitting room now, playing with a toy mouse and purring like mad. His eyes are looking much better and he's not scratching his ear at all. I think we're okay. I also don't think he was a stray, he's way too comfortable with people. He's adorable. Never stops purring. And if you scratch under his chin, he falls over.

I was just thinking that the sneezing could be a bit of cat flu. It's often linked to eye infections and snotty noses in kittens.

Our latest addition was a semi-feral farm kitten and he came to us with cat flu - sneezing and funny breathing. He needed a week of antibiotics to get him right but he's healthy as anything now!

My sister had some rescues with cat flu a while ago, it was very nasty but they more or less got over it. They have had relapses and one of them lost the sight in one eye, but they're catting beautifully, considering.

He never seems to sleep, this one.

I've had cats treated with fipronil spot on for ear mites before by the vet, so it must be a recognised treatment.