Anybody knows a home remedy for a cat skin infection?

My cat has a skin infection in the outer ear which is been going on for a couple of months.To me it looks like a fungal infection. The skin looks very raw and has a black discharge that forms a scab. I have cleaned the area with cotton wool and water a few times but the scab always come back and never seems to heal properly.


I am worried but I have no money to bring the cat to the vets and I would like to try to cure it at home.


Any idea of a home remedy to treat skin infection in cats please?|||You really need to see the vet-- there IS an ointment-- it%26#039;s a prescritoin ointment that only your vet can prescribe,, I think your cat has a bad mold infection -- and it will take a while to get rid of it -- my cat had one-- the vet%26#039;s ointment worked but I had to use it for a month.





PLEASE call and take kitty to the vet -- or the ear will get MUCH worse. See if the vet takes payments--|||I%26#039;d try to find a vet that will work with you. It shouldn%26#039;t be expensive at all - just a vet visit and some prescription ointment. Maybe antibiotics.





You shouldn%26#039;t mess with this at home because, for one thing, it sounds fungal and for another, with the location by the ear, you do not want any infection spreading.





It%26#039;s very treatable right now but it won%26#039;t stay that way. And please don%26#039;t take any home remedy advice you get. This is a no-brainer for a vet visit.|||Are you in the UK?,If so and your on benefit%26#039;s the RSPCA.or Blue cross will help you with treatment. Please don%26#039;t leave your cat suffering. If you cant afford this %26quot;small%26quot; treatment how will you pay if something big comes up??????????maybe you should consider re homing the cat so it will at least get veterinary treatment should it ever need it again


Its only fair on the cat you should be able to provide it with treatment when needed.Why should it be made to suffer because you haven%26#039;t provided any care for it. I hope your neighbours don%26#039;t report you to the RSPCA for not getting it treatment. You MUST be seen to be doing something other than concocting up treatments. If you have a computer .SELL IT and use the money for your cats treatment.|||You can%26#039;t cure something if you don%26#039;t know what it is.





It could be a fungus, a bacteria, an allergy, an abcess or something much worse such as cancer.





You need to get your cat to the vet and have the problem diagnosed befor you treat it.|||If your cat is white or very light in color, it is at risk for skin cancer which causes the ear area affected to turn black and fall or crumble off. This must be diagnosed by a vet. You need to find a low cost clinic in your area for proper treatment.


Good luck.|||Black discharge / scabs tends to indicate ear mites. Your cat will be scratching because you are not treating the problem.


It would be kinder to take your cat to a vet to be properly diagnosed and to be given the right treatment.|||I would clean it with alcohol or peroxide twice a day (being careful not to let any get into the ear canal) and then put vaseline on it. If your cats eats the vaseline (licks at it) it won%26#039;t hurt him.|||if you try getting some vege oil and putting a cap full in his food everyday, that helps alot with skin problems on cats and dogs...