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Originally Posted by jj71787  I know I am probably bothering everyone with this now. the cortisone shot did not work he is still scratching and rubbing his ear against everything and crying. I changed his food to blue buffalo i know if it is a food allergy that takes time to see a difference but what else can I do I dont like seeing him like this. |
Have you tried the coconut oil? If you did and that didn't help, try this :
http://us.st1.yimg.com/store1.yimg.c.../trans_1x1.gifZymox Otic (1.25oz) with Hydrocortisone (1.0%) Zymox for dogs is for the treatment of acute and chronic otitis externa due to bacterial, viral and yeast infections. It used to be prescription only but not you can buy it OTC online. This link is right from their website, but you can find it other places online too if you want to shop around (when I copied the link they had it on sale though, so check that first. I've had really great results with this (much better than the ones you've been given) and the vet I used to work for prescribed it alot, especially for dogs with recurring or hard to treat problem ears.
So, the second vet only looked in the ears too? And they were clean? That sounds kinda weird to be honest, but could just be that they looked clean because of all the cleaning you've been doing with them, the problem could still be there though. If it was me and I was on a really tight budget, I'd try the Zymox first. If that doesn't work you may have to see yet another vet and I'd consider the allery testing. If you see another vet or go back to one of the others, I'd INSIST on a culture being done whether the ears "look" clean or not. Which Blue Buffalo did you switch to? Is it grain-free and/or meant for dogs with allergies?