If you can get past the guilt look of "Why mommy.? But I love you.", it works.Mt cat surprisingly handled the drop part well but I followed reviewer's advice to use cotton ball.It was the flattening of the ears into an airplane that was hard to get past but we did.My cat has teeny tiny ear canals.Our last cat we used baby qtips but with this one they don't fit.Yet she's always scratching & messing with her ears to the point she draws blood.Yes, I've been to the vet. Yes, I have the ointment.Yes,See full review