Well, she was helpful, wasn't she?
I also found this: Pure silk yorkies will get leather ear, soft coated yorkies do not. Leather ear does affect silky coated Yorkies. It can be caused from colder weather and high humidity and can be responsible for hair loss on the ears, hocks, and the end of the tail and leaves a slimy black substance in those places. Some people think it is a fungus and some think it is a "rabbit mite". What I use to help this problem is #1 All Systems Tea Tree Oil. You can buy it from
The Show Dog Store. The #1 Systems Tea Tree Oil Tea Tree Oil is a spray natural product which is anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, antiseptic, analgesic. Great for insect bites, hot-spots, fungus infections, cures all type of sores. It contains a natural solvent which allows it to be absorbed into the skin along with its healing properties.
Here's another solution suggested:
My yorkies ears are covered in black stuff, what can I do?
The black coating is referred to as Leather Ear, or Winter Ear, and it is thought to be a fungus. What I have found useful in clearing it up is washing the ears daily with head and shoulders shampoo and letting it set on the ears for about 5 minutes, then rinsing if off. Within a few days the black can be peeled off the ear. Another remedy that is supposed to be good is to use alcohol to wipe the ear down and coat with Lotrimin 1%, doing this daily until the condition is gone.
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