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My dogs ears, need so FReeper advice
Nachum ^ | 1/21/11 | Nachum

Posted on 01/21/2011 2:41:39 PM PST by Nachum

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To: Nachum

A trip to the vet should be # 1 on the list.

My Goldie requires flushing periodically with Trizultra+Keto which we got from our vet.

I inspect his ears daily to make sure there is no wax build-up forming. When the brown stuff appears, it’s time to flush and wipe.

Our other dog, a german shepard mix developed an ear infection last year which required anti-biotics and the Trizultra.


101 posted on 01/21/2011 4:30:14 PM PST by Diver Dave
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To: Nachum
It's ear mites. Not hard to treat.

http://www.dogchatforum.com/ear-mites-dog.htm

102 posted on 01/21/2011 4:43:22 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: AnAmericanMother; Nachum
I wasn't giving you advise. If you want to spend 100.00 on dirty ears, so be it.
However, the poster obviously didn't want to do that, or they would not have posted the question here in the first place.

BTW, you CAN get antibiotics for ears without a prescription. They sell it at any feed store, only they label it for livestock and charge half the price.

However, I don't recommend this poster go that route. It doesn't sound like they have a lot of experience with animal ear issues, so it's better to get it diagnosed at the vet if it doesn't clear up.

103 posted on 01/21/2011 4:45:14 PM PST by kara37
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To: Nachum

Probably ear mites, or it could be obama’s missing birth certificate is stuffed down there.


104 posted on 01/21/2011 4:53:26 PM PST by east1234 (Cut, Kill, Dig and Drill!)
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To: Libloather
D-I-N-O-V-I-T-E

Do you use this? I've heard the radio commercials about this product and was going to order some.

A have a very "itchy" yellow Lab who gets the common ear infections also.

The two black ones are fine.....go figure.

Would be good to get a Freeper's input on Dinovite.

105 posted on 01/21/2011 4:57:18 PM PST by MountainDad (Support your local Militia)
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To: Nachum

I would take the dog to the vet to rule out ear mites or infections.

On all our cats, we have used tea tree oil (used in Australia as an anti-bacterial for animals and which you can buy at the health food store).

Once a month we swabbed the inside of their ears with as q-tip dipped in the oil. It would sting and they would fight us but with a lot of kisses and praises the cats would eventually forgive us.

Never again had a problem with their ears (we had 9 at the time and 2 had ear mites)

You will feel better after the visit to the vet.


106 posted on 01/21/2011 5:00:10 PM PST by etabeta
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To: TheConservativeParty

with a barrel chest.


107 posted on 01/21/2011 5:00:43 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: 21twelve
(And, isn’t vineager and water an old treatement for, uhm, women’s particulars? Similar thing I imagine in the dog’s ears)

Quite correct. Our beagle-lab mix had a fungal problemon the flaps of her ears and generic Vagisil worked like charm.

108 posted on 01/21/2011 5:01:35 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: trisham
We switched to Taste of the Wild when we got our new puppy.

Is that some kind of exotic ripple?

109 posted on 01/21/2011 5:30:47 PM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: MountainDad
Do you use this?

Never had a chance to but I wish they had something like it back in the day. My pooch had it all - dry skin, itching and ear problems. 100% guaranteed? Kinda sounds like it works.

110 posted on 01/21/2011 5:36:44 PM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: etabeta

You can also get rid of ear mites with a squirt bottle filled with 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water.


111 posted on 01/21/2011 5:49:55 PM PST by piasa
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To: kara37
No, never spent $100 on dirty ears.

That's just what we usually get out for . . . but with mine being working girls, it's usually stuff like stitches, making sure their ACL isn't torn, etc. etc. I worry about ACLs because I have one who doesn't care about her body - just full steam ahead (the other two have a little more sense and will pace themselves). She's also EIC positive so needs some management for heat, overexertion, etc.

I'm a big believer in letting the vet look at anything new and strange though. Just to be on the safe side.

112 posted on 01/21/2011 6:03:12 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: piasa

Thanks. Will keep it in mind.


113 posted on 01/21/2011 6:05:36 PM PST by etabeta
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To: All

It’s ear mites.
Let us know what the vet says.


114 posted on 01/21/2011 6:08:28 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: kara37

Yeah, I have some friends with five dogs — they get their heartworm meds at the farm supply store in a large bottle. It’s ivermectin for cattle, and you just measure out the dog dose. HeartGard also has pyrantel in it (that cleans up rounds, pins, and other worms) but the cattle wormer is MUCH cheaper. You could probably pick up a pyrantel type horse wormer at the farm supply store as well.


115 posted on 01/21/2011 6:18:36 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: MountainDad
Some dogs are sensitive to the flaxseed in Dinovite.

I would try switching to a grain-free food first.

116 posted on 01/21/2011 6:21:32 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Nachum
Took my black lab to the vet, they said she had a yeast infection. I have to clean her ears regularly but since she is older, its become more pronounced..They gave me something to clean the ear. don't use water. The cleanser is thick liquid but dries by itself if any stays in the ear and doesn't feed the yeast like water will. Also gave me an antibiotic so a bacterial infection would not set it...It didn't have a foul smell so I knew it wasn't bacterial. the ear has a smell of its own, if its foul, it needs antibiotic's also...

Usually a bad infection will cause pain to the dog, like it does with a human...she doesn't pull away when cleaning so I am not causing pain...

117 posted on 01/21/2011 6:45:36 PM PST by goat granny
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To: AnAmericanMother
Yep, I use all that stuff on my dogs, and so does my vet. Well, my large animal vet does. He is the one I use most of the time anyway.
I only use the small animal vet for my dogs and cats when it's absolutely necessary.
118 posted on 01/21/2011 6:58:18 PM PST by kara37
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To: kara37
The closest farm supply store to me is WAY out of town . . . I live in suburban Atlanta. I pick up stuff when I'm out in the country training. My vet is your typical straight-ahead suburban vet.

She does compete in performance with her dogs (agility) so she's pretty up to date on the orthopedic stuff. And she's an excellent diagnostician. She's been my vet since 1978.

119 posted on 01/21/2011 7:02:18 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother
I would try switching to a grain-free food first.

The vet suggested that too. She said try a salmon based food.

Think I'll try that first. Thanks!

120 posted on 01/21/2011 7:12:53 PM PST by MountainDad (Support your local Militia)
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