My vet did not clean out my cat's ears (it has ear mites)?

Question by sarah: My vet did not clean out my cat's ears (it has ear mites)?
I'm reading about the health of a kitten and how to take good care of it and one thing posted on petshealth.com is that the vet should:

"It is essential that a veterinarian starts treatment by cleaning out the cat's ears. Flushing out debris gets rid of a large number of mites. It is not suggested, however, that an owner remove the debris because damage could be done to the cat's ears."

She didn't clean out my

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