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LilWaffles · 06-04-2014, 02:13 PM

Hi everyone, I suspected my lil one had an ear infection so I took him to the vet and was diagnosed with an ear infection. He was given mometamax for $50, I came home to research this and found very scary information about causes of this ear drops causing deafness, although the pamphlet says it's rare, online stories and complaints tell another story making it seem way more common.

I was told to do 5 drops for 14 days, however the box states less than 15kg use 4 drops for 7 days & do not exceed the recommended period of treatment or frequency.

My little guy is just 6lbs and one year old, I know I should trust the vets suggestions, but such an alarming product for so many extended days and more than 4 drops really alerts me.

I've read a lot of complaints on this product that even after 2-3 days deafness was apparent.

My family has a 16 year old dog who is deaf, this is really not something I want to cause my dog to have at such a young age, there's so many ear meds, I'm confused why I was given such a bad product

Anyone's thoughts on this? What would you do?

06-04-2014, 02:13 PM	#1
LilWaffles Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 32	Thoughts on mometamax? (Ear infection) Hi everyone, I suspected my lil one had an ear infection so I took him to the vet and was diagnosed with an ear infection. He was given mometamax for $50, I came home to research this and found very scary information about causes of this ear drops causing deafness, although the pamphlet says it's rare, online stories and complaints tell another story making it seem way more common. I was told to do 5 drops for 14 days, however the box states less than 15kg use 4 drops for 7 days & do not exceed the recommended period of treatment or frequency. My little guy is just 6lbs and one year old, I know I should trust the vets suggestions, but such an alarming product for so many extended days and more than 4 drops really alerts me. I've read a lot of complaints on this product that even after 2-3 days deafness was apparent. My family has a 16 year old dog who is deaf, this is really not something I want to cause my dog to have at such a young age, there's so many ear meds, I'm confused why I was given such a bad product Anyone's thoughts on this? What would you do?