Thread: Ear Mites???
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Old 06-21-2010, 11:48 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by AllDogBoots View Post
Cooper had the same symptoms and it was ear mites. The vet automatically assumed it was an allergy because Cooper hadn't been around any other dogs. After putting Cooper on new food we realized that it was not an allergy. We also used ear drops for about 2 weeks which cleared everything up. I was told that once a dog gets ear mites they never can get them again. Is that true?
I don't see how it would be true. They are parasites that get transferred from host to host. It's not as though they can build up an immunity to them. They are more like fleas, and can cause re-infestation.
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