Dog with an ear ache

[addiedunn]

Also, about my Vet. He is really good and he saved one of our Labs a few years ago and has always been so so great with my Addie, who has hip dysplasia, but he has never been one to prescribe anything or recommend before seeing the dog. And they are just so expensive.

 

[HennysMom]

awe... your puppy reminds me of my Pongo who passed away a year ago next month

Sure do miss the fella...

I too have used the vinegar/alcohol mixture... but then again I have also purchased OTC meds from the pet supply store as well as RX meds from my vet.

Do you see any mites in his ears at all?

 

[sandypaws]

i didnt think you could SEE ear mites...???

both washed mentioned here are good (violet and vinegar mixes)
i would also add a couple DROPS of teatree oil in the mix.. it is anti- bacterial and anti-fungle
to help CURE it you need to find out what is causing it to happen..
i would also feed a dog food with NO corn, NO wheat, NO gluten, NO by-products.. just read the bags
and DO feed him a big spoonful of plain yogurt everyday..

 

[addiedunn]

Quote:
He always licks the yogurt bowl when the chickens are done.
He gets science diet. That's getting to be an argument w/ DH because he keeps telling me we aren't going to be able to afford it much longer.

 

[sandypaws]

understand.. i have had to feed the cheap stuff while times are hard... so just feed the best you can afford...

 

[mamabird]

Listerine is good to clean the eats - antiseptic! Pour some in, shake, and swab out. Our vet says mites aren't that common in dogs...morso a cat issue! Could be yeast, could be bacterial, could be fungal...it just depends on the 'what' as to the 'how' to fix. I used to feed SD, but couldn't afford to continue. Switched to pedigree, and am having really good luck on it. Stick to name brand foods - cheap food is just that - all filler, no substance - you feed more, they utilize less, and you have bigger poo piles!

 

[sandypaws]

WOW... i consider PEDIGREE very"cheap" dog food... i would never feed that unless i had to ( i HAVE been that poor, so i do understand)... my outside dogs might have to eat that soon, if the economy doesnt get better soon..

 

[uglydog]

Earmites are more common in dogs than most think and can be spread from stray animals or visiting dogs or cats. They (well not the mites but the waste they give off) look like brown- black flaky/grainy crud, instead of just the dirty waxy stuff that would be normal. If your dog is trying to scratch the ears alot or scabs behind the ears (from scratching) is usally a sign of earmites. The earmites can cause soreness, but is mostly associated with being "itchy".

Where as infections and other ailments will be senstive and soreness and may avoid being touched on ears.

I curently have one with a vet diagnosed infection and is on "OTOMAX" a Gentamicin antibiotic ointment.

We have hunting dogs and once or twice a year one to two dogs pick up earmites from somewhere in our travels. An old vet told me to use one part Ivermectin ( the 1% Ivomec for worming cattle and swine) to one part mineral oil solution, I use a needless syringe to put about 1/2 of mixture in each ear rub and get back as the stuff will get shook all over. This needs to be done once a day for 3-4 days and then wait a week and treat again. Untill all signs dissapear.

If ou know someone that has cattle or pigs they probly would sell you a couple of cc's to use, so you do not have to purchase the whole bottle. Mineral oil can be found at the the Dollar store.

Last weekend while visiting a friend his Country Vet was doing yearly vaccines, I listened in when he was examining one of the dogs whose has some flaky crusty looking ears that was not ear mites crud but more like peeling skin with some scabbing on the inside of ear lobes/flaps, and the dog was flopping his head, he prescribed "flushing with a warm dish soap solution, followed by white vinegar flushing" every day for a week. I saw the dog the next week and was considerably better but not completly free from his ailments.

I hope this may help you some, and Good luck with your Dog & job!