I've read that if a pet has ear mites, these mites can travel to bedding and furniture and potentially attach themselves to a human host. I also understand that you don't need your own pet to be at ...

They call them ear mites, but they can live anywhere on the body. And not everyone calls them ear mites. Some of you out there call them otodectes cynotis. But no matter what you call them, they're ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: My new kitten Nala has ear mites, for which my veterinarian ...

Q: My new kitten Nala has ear mites, for which my veterinarian prescribed treatment. I know from reading your column that some animal parasites also infect people. Can Nala's ear mites jump to me?

Q: How do ear mites travel? I have a kitten I just brought into the house who I think had ear mites because her ears were dirty, and now my other cats have dirty ears. How does that happen? I can’t ...

Q: My new kitten Nala has ear mites, for which my veterinarian prescribed treatment. I know from reading your column that some animal parasites also infect people. Can Nala’s ear mites jump to me?