[Spring0105]

My family's pet dog Teddy is a small dog, almost one years old. But it's health from time to time let me worry! The problem lies in its ears, often see it energetically grasping the ears closer to the more able to smell a strong odor, for which I bought ear drops dew after use is not only ineffective, but increased illness (gently wipe the ear with cotton even with yellow Nongshui, but dog is pain), I give it ears and disinfected with alcohol, but actually inside the ear bleeding. I do not trust pets hospital, our local pet hospitals are so rubbish! So, specifically the Internet in the expertise to answer!

[CorkyMax]

Originally Posted by Spring0105

My family's pet dog Teddy is a small dog, almost one years old. But it's health from time to time let me worry! The problem lies in its ears, often see it energetically grasping the ears closer to the more able to smell a strong odor, for which I bought ear drops dew after use is not only ineffective, but increased illness (gently wipe the ear with cotton even with yellow Nongshui, but dog is pain), I give it ears and disinfected with alcohol, but actually inside the ear bleeding. I do not trust pets hospital, our local pet hospitals are so rubbish! So, specifically the Internet in the expertise to answer!

You are going to have to go to a GOOD vet and probably have a culture done to determine what kind of bacteria, etc is causing the ear infection. Depending on the type of infection will determine what kind of meds needed---One kind of med does not cure all kinds of infection. I am going through this with one of my dogs right now. He has been on an oral med now for 6 wks on Tuesday. Am hoping that this is going to do it. If not, it could be costing me $800 + for an operation! Hope you will get to a vet and get started on the appropriate medication before it gets much worse and may end up costing you more money!! You are not going to get rid of this without the vet meds! What does the 'drainage' look like---Is it brown/blackish crumbly looking---Caused by mites--This is not as bad to get rid of and you may be able to get rid of it--But I have the feeling this is more of an infection that you will need vet meds for!!! Feedback please! Is the bleeding caused from the dog scratching or is it from maybe you trying too hard to clean it or is it really bleeding inside because of the infection which is not a good sign. Alcohol will only irritate the inside ear if it is raw/sore. And I hope it was diluted when you did use it!! The stuff you have been doing including the ear drops you bought are probably just a cleaner and will not stop the infection. Please take the dog to a vet---This is not anything to fool around with--esp. if the eardrum becomes perferated.

http://www.earinfectionindogs.com/

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body...nfections.html

[CorkyMax]

Dog ear care is an important part of maintaining your dog's health. Some dogs are more susceptible to ear infections than others, especially floppy-eared or furry-eared dogs, such as the cocker spaniel. Lack of air circulation within the ear, accumulation of moisture, bacteria, fungi or mites can cause dog-ear infections. If left untreated, ear infections can result in dog hearing loss or even death as in the case of infections of the inner ear. They can also be very painful depending upon how deep into the ear the infection is located. Careful monitoring of the ears done weekly is the best form of prevention.

Beware of Moisture
Accumulation of moisture in the ear is the most common cause of ear infections. For dogs that love the water, careful checking after a swim for any water in the ears will prevent an ear infection. However, for dogs with floppy or furry inner ears, careful monitoring is necessary since airflow within the ear is restricted by the fur. Bacteria and fungi can thrive in moist, dark, dump locations such as the ear.

Redness, itching, swelling, pain, ear discharge, smelly odor emitting from the ear or head shaking are all signs of an ear infection and should be treated immediately by the veterinarian since hearing loss and in extreme cases of major inner ear infection can lead to death.

Tips for Cleaning Dog's Ears
Since most dogs do not like their ears to be touched, it takes some practice and patience in getting your dog to allow an ear inspection. It is best to begin this routine as a puppy but older dogs can learn as well.

Inspection Ears Regularly - Raise the flap of the ear and look for any debris, excessive wax, dirt, insects or moisture. Healthy ears are a fleshy pink inside and emit no odor.
Maintain airflow to the ear by trimming any excessive fur that is blocking or restricting airflow. Excessive moisture in the ear provides an excellent potential breeding ground for bacteria and fungi.
Never use Q-tips when cleaning a dog's ear. Instead use cotton balls and dog ear wash.
Though rubbing alcohol can cause skin irritation, it will help remove excessive ear wax. Use cotton balls to apply.
Applying garlic or apple cider vinegar will prevent yeast from growing resulting in an infection. However, there may be an allergic reaction to either of these remedies.
Cold compresses will alleviate any pain in the event an ear infection develops while hydrocortisone cream can temporarily relieve the pain and itch of fungal infections until the dog is able to visit the veterinarian.
Take a dog to the veterinarian if any of the symptoms for an ear infection develop. Walking in circles is an indication that there may be an inner ear infection.

[uncle polenta]

I am the Shibainu ownner and my dog Sumire had the weakest digestion
system and she was getting wesker and weaker right after she was one year old. Back then, I had to travel often to NZ and had he opportunity to join
the class for the Animal Nutrition class as the " listening student. " Had to pay
a little but you could know what yo want.

At the end, I have learned that the moisture in the food is very important.
Say the moisture or say the water content of the red meat is 73%. And feeding
the food and water is not the same. Like feeding dry dog food and plenty of water. The food has to have the higher moisture and then the digestion,
otherwise the chemistry inside the body works out as expected.

I believe having the dog brought to the good vet is a must. But at the same
time, it is better to look for the better moist food. But what I am talking here is not those canned or the pouched ones. Look for what so called as the
roll food. Butch of NZ, and there are some products made in the States. Those roll foods are containing high rate of meat and lightly cooked. And some required stuf fsuch as the Omega 3 is added.

My Sumire brought her strength back and now she s a healthy as the others.
Her problem was caused by the dry foods especially with the gluten and high
dose of grain materials. Those made her weak. Those have never done good
with her digestion system. S we switched to the hoe made and then had the
Butch and some others from NZ. It worked just fine.

Hoping my English made sense to you and my experience could be a bit of
an advise. Those roll foods look like a big Bologna sausage and it has to be
fridged.
Regards,
UP

[Lara's mom]

What you're describing sounds like a yeast infection. My Border Collie picked up one recently. The smell is awful. Your vet will give you some ear drops and it should clear up in no time.

[CorkyMax]

Well, the 6 weeks of treatment did not work for Corky! Had even done an ear culture to determine what kind of bacteria so would know what to use to treat it!! Had 3 different kinds of bacteria in his ear and cephalexin was suppose to take care of all 3 type bacteria! He is really back to scratching, rubbing ear in snow like crazy outside, foul odor, and drainage--esp. bad today--New Years Day of course---Have to wait until Monday to even talk to the vet now. In the mean time I'm worried about this killing him (as stated in the other posts I did above)! I think another med--Baytril (Costly) is what the vet will say--But I don't think that is going to work either!! Operation is prob. what is in the works. This infection is deep in the mid ear and I just worry about perferation--Bad news! If the eardrum is broken, he should not of been on some of the meds he was---The vet could not see in far enough because of the swelling from the infection to even determine this!

[Pet food store owner]

If it looks like coffee grounds then it would be mites most likely. If it blackish red waxy build up it is usually a sign of an allergen. Look for things like biting the base of the tail, chewing the paws and finally shaking their heads along with smelly, waxy inner ears. It does not have to be both sides as it can manifest itself in one. The easiest thing to look at first is diet as allergens can be food related. Stay away from corn or wheat based products as they can be a allergy trigger so to speak.

Good luck