100%! We took our new kitty boy to the vet the day after bringing him home from the shelter because he'd lost most of the hair on his ears. The shelter said it was because he was allergic to their plastic collar, but we wanted to check for ear mites anyway and have him looked over. No mites, everything is good, and he now has hair on his ears. He is fat and lazy, but that's our fault.
TheLarkingCat t1_je9ptmi wrote
Reply to LPT: Take your adopted animals from shelters straight to a vet as soon as possible. by bcurtiswx
100%! We took our new kitty boy to the vet the day after bringing him home from the shelter because he'd lost most of the hair on his ears. The shelter said it was because he was allergic to their plastic collar, but we wanted to check for ear mites anyway and have him looked over. No mites, everything is good, and he now has hair on his ears. He is fat and lazy, but that's our fault.