[klee101389]

My yorkie/bichon's ears smelled the day we got him from the breeder. But I shrugged it off because honestly, he is from Pennsylvania Amish country and had spent most of his time in a barn smelling like...well...a barn. I've had him for a little over and month and within the last week, his ears have been smelling kinda sour and definitely smelled worse than when I had gotten him. He has always kinda pawed his face with both front paws, starting from the back of the ears down to his nose but recently it seemed to be getting more directed towards his ears. I read that this could be a yeast infection in his ears since ears aren't really supposed to smell like anything... so I've started to treat him with the home remedy of 1/3 vinegar and 2/3 alcohol. I've been taking a cotton ball and cleaning his ears. I've only done it twice today and I plan on taking him to the vet if he doesn't seem to improve in the next couple of days because if it bacterial and he needs antibiotics, I want him to get on them asap...He's almost 19 weeks old now and I don't want this affecting his hearing for the rest of his life...that would just be miserable for the little guy. Anyone here have any insight on this? Any information would help since avoiding a vet bill would be nice if I'm just overreacting.