Think we're gonna need lots of popcorn
for this one.
Get thee to the vet.
What’s it taste like?
No offense but don’t you think you should get the dog to a vet?
Vet only. if she has something that has caused excoriation and you do vinegar it will burn her, and she may need immediate attention for something, besides the fact that this is her ears, you don’t know what that will do to her hearing
Some breeds of dogs, including ours, have a tendency to build up some black material in their ears. It needs to be cleaned every once in a while, and if you can get your dog to relax, they don’t mind it much, and seem to be a lot happier afterwards. There is a solution you can get that helps with the cleaning.
Yes, similar thing with our Pug Jack, but I cannot recall the anti-fungal drops.
VetVetDoug will know.
Go to the vet.
BTW have them check for foxtails etc while there (which they will want to do anyway). BTW the cleaning ritual will be two or three times a week for the rest of the dogs life.
I’d go to a reliable vet. It sounds as if the dog needs to have the ears cleaned out, first, and then needs to go on medication for a while, until the infection has been cleared up.
Our black/lab great dane mutt gets yeast infections in the ears - especially after getting them wet. Black/brown, smelly, etc. My wife dries them off after out in the rain or water, and if bad has some ointment from the vet that she uses. With a rod disk-shaped makeup removal pad. Others have told her homemade treatments - but my wife doesn’t trust those. But I imagine trying a homemade version with an old rag isn’t going to hurt - and if it works, great! (And, isn’t vineager and water an old treatement for, uhm, women’s particulars? Similar thing I imagine in the dog’s ears)
Likely a yeast infection - black, gookey and smelly. Daily routine until the ears are cleared up: Nolvascan Otic cleansing solution, squirted into ears, leave for a couple of minutes and clean out with a cotton ball. Also: Call your vet for a prescription for Otomax and follow the directions. I’ve got two Goldens with nice clean ears.
Could have ear mites.
Just to be clear, you can get a dog groomer to do this, or just do it yourself. It shouldn’t require a vet unless some sort of secondary problem has set it.
I agree with getting the dog to the Vet...If the dog is in no discomfort as far as you can tell, I would get them to the Vet anyway...The colr and odor of the “buildup” is not as important as it is to find out why there is a buildup of some sort of substance...
It could eventually lead to a breeding ground for all sorts of other parasitic creatures that may eventually cause some discomfort to your pet...
Vets clean ears out all the time...And your dog may or may not like the attention of a good ear cleaning, but the after effects will be well received and you will feel better yourself when you get that taken care of for them...
Don’t wait too long though...
Let us know how it goes...
Good luck...
Yes. Take your dog to the vet, asap.
Use a mixture of 50/50 hydrogen peroxide and warm water. Put the mixture in the ear with a dropper (about a teaspoon), massage the base of the ear to work the liquid into the ear. Let the dog shake his head to dislodge the debris, and clean out the rest with cotton balls. Use this twice a week.
Give your dog a hug from a fellow FReeper.
LSAggie (posting on hubby's account)
We got some ear cleaner from the vet. You squirt it into the affected ear, and then clean it out with a paper towel.
Cheap and easy.
You need to get the dog to the vet..
Could be ear mites. Does she shake her head often?
Go to the vet.