I know there are a few cat people on here, can anyone tell me what age Thornit can be used on young kittens (8wks)?  She was found at the side of the road and vet estimates 8 wks, ears in bad way and vet giving drops but the owner has used Thornit on dogs with great success just not sure if kitten is too young.  Thanks

Not sure if I would trust it to WORK. The most important thing is to clean the ears out daily, ideally with baby oil (suffocates the mites and makes removing the thick crust easier) and using proper veterinary ear drops instead will make them less itchy. I would count on daily cleaning and drops for several weeks to clear it. I think most of the time when people use Thornit on dogs they don't actually have a case of mites, whereas in cats it's far more likely to be mites -and mites can perforate the eardrums and cause all sorts of problems so needs dealing with effectively. Last time I took in a cat that had mites it took us 6 weeks of daily cleaning and drops before they were finally gone.

I know Thornit it sold for mites but I honestly do not trust it for this. A few years ago I had a queen over for mating from a friend. I didn't think twice about it, trusted my friend and never checked the queen's ears. After she had gone home I put a queen of mine in with the stud, then afterwards she went back to the other queens. Result: lots of cats with earmites, as the visiting cat had had them. My friend was surprised and said "I was sure I'd got rid of them as I have been using Thornit". My poor stud boy was really badly affected with secondary infections and weeping ears and it took weeks to rid all the cats of everything -big job to clean the ears of a dozen or so cats on a daily basis, but we got there in the end.

Thank you that is a great post.  I am having coffee with ther this morning and I will pass on all that you have said.  I have zero experience with cats and had no idea about the Thornit on kittens, I had recommended it to her for her dog and she now swears by it and reckons I know everything Thornit (and I certainly don't!!).  I can't imagine how difficult that was dealing with all the cats it must have been a nightmare!  Thanks again for the advice :)