About ears

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

My vet recommends OTC Children's Benadryl for Tibbe's allergies. Check very carefully into dorrect dosage with your vet for using this drug but it helps allergic inflammation, drainage. But be certain of your dog's ear diagnosis, Benadryl won't cure a yeast or bacterial ear infection once one had started and the dog is in pain.

Benadryl is not a good long term medicine for allergies it only really works for about 4 hours and generally does nothing with paw itching. Its great for allergic reactions, short term issues, or to try an help until you can get to the vet.

[kikil]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

I think I would try the cytopoint injection. It’s very safe and lasts 4-6 weeks although it can last longer. I think she probably has environmental allergies going on and you definitely need to treat them.

We are thinking of taking her to other vet and see what they say. My aunt took her Yorkie there for allergies and they did a shot not like the vet we have been going give her 2 or 3 pill that cost a lot. And the other vets said the shot will last longer.

[kikil]

We are thinking about going to other vet and they have 4 drs there. And the one we go to now has 2 drs and they do change vet tech a lot there might be 2 since we started there. Vet does a lot of other animals plus her farm she has.

[shirleysjc]

My Bailey(12yrs) and his mother Fergie(16yrs) that passed this last March, never got an ear infection. Both had ears that stand up. I do all the grooming. I started when my Bailey got kennel cough at a well known groomer’s. I started watching YouTube videos and tapes. It’s really amazing how little it takes to groom Yorkies, easier with long hair which they have. Part of grooming was cleaning their ears often and baths every two weeks. I check their ears almost every day, it’s easy. I comb them everyday so I always look in their ears. I keep the ear cleaner, cotton balls and Q-tips in the bathroom so there handy, and made sure they are completely dry. I found that if I tried to pluck or cut the hair out it was like I was pushing their hair back into the ears, with the Q-tip. If it was longer it stayed out and it seemed like there was actually less hair in there to worry about. That’s just me. I wish you, Good Luck😊

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Benadryl is not a good long term medicine for allergies it only really works for about 4 hours and generally does nothing with paw itching. Its great for allergic reactions, short term issues, or to try an help until you can get to the vet.

Thankfully, Tibbe doesn't need long term allergy treatment as his are seasonal, intermittent. He only had paw itching once, during his allergic reaction that quickly turned into a bacterial skin infection, a reaction to his MVD prescription food, so it has otherwise worked well for him anytime we’ve used it for his eye, nasal watery drainage. But that actual skin infection took antibiotic injection and I think a steroid, was awful. He suddenly stank, itched all over, suddenly scratching all night, so come morning, off to the vet. Came home already feeling much better, was back to normal couple days later, that fierce itching done. Thank God for vets!

[kikil]

We brush her just about every day. But she likes to rub her head on the rugs or cover up here food before she eat some times.

[kikil]

She don't itch a lot. If we take her for a walk, when we are done we take a baby waps and wap her feet off and her belly and privates. That's what the vet said to do to help her allergies.

[matese]

Originally Posted by kikil

She don't itch a lot. If we take her for a walk, when we are done we take a baby waps and wap her feet off and her belly and privates. That's what the vet said to do to help her allergies.

If this is how our vet treats allergies I would definitely be seeking a new vet. Use the vet your aunt used for her yorkie.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by shirleysjc

My Bailey(12yrs) and his mother Fergie(16yrs) that passed this last March, never got an ear infection. Both had ears that stand up. I do all the grooming. I started when my Bailey got kennel cough at a well known groomer’s. I started watching YouTube videos and tapes. It’s really amazing how little it takes to groom Yorkies, easier with long hair which they have. Part of grooming was cleaning their ears often and baths every two weeks. I check their ears almost every day, it’s easy. I comb them everyday so I always look in their ears. I keep the ear cleaner, cotton balls and Q-tips in the bathroom so there handy, and made sure they are completely dry. I found that if I tried to pluck or cut the hair out it was like I was pushing their hair back into the ears, with the Q-tip. If it was longer it stayed out and it seemed like there was actually less hair in there to worry about. That’s just me. I wish you, Good Luck😊

If you pluck the hair there isn’t any to push into the ear canal. I noticed if I don’t pluck the hair it actually pushes it down in there. Vets recommend it be plucked so they can see the whole canal and so it won’t hold onto moister. I use hemostats to help get the hair I can’t get but you have to be careful not to pinch anything. Dogs with allergies must have plucked ears.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Thankfully, Tibbe doesn't need long term allergy treatment as his are seasonal, intermittent. He only had paw itching once, during his allergic reaction that quickly turned into a bacterial skin infection, a reaction to his MVD prescription food, so it has otherwise worked well for him anytime we’ve used it for his eye, nasal watery drainage. But that actual skin infection took antibiotic injection and I think a steroid, was awful. He suddenly stank, itched all over, suddenly scratching all night, so come morning, off to the vet. Came home already feeling much better, was back to normal couple days later, that fierce itching done. Thank God for vets!

Benadryl is definitely something you should always have on hand for emergency’s. Had I not given Ollie some before I rushed him to the vet for his allergic reaction it would have been much worse. Both boys also have to take it before vaccines. Also if Penny is having a day where her reverse sneezing is bad I will give her some and it calms it down. Benadryl is probably one of the safest meds out there.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by kikil

She don't itch a lot. If we take her for a walk, when we are done we take a baby waps and wap her feet off and her belly and privates. That's what the vet said to do to help her allergies.

That only does so much. Normally they have already gotten allergens in their system. I found that when I wiped Callie’s paws it actually kept them slightly moist and yeast grew.

[kikil]

Originally Posted by matese

If this is how our vet treats allergies I would definitely be seeking a new vet. Use the vet your aunt used for her yorkie.

My aunt was using the same vet has I was till this summer sometime. She started to not like the vet she was taking her too.

[kikil]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Benadryl is definitely something you should always have on hand for emergency’s. Had I not given Ollie some before I rushed him to the vet for his allergic reaction it would have been much worse. Both boys also have to take it before vaccines. Also if Penny is having a day where her reverse sneezing is bad I will give her some and it calms it down. Benadryl is probably one of the safest meds out there.

That something I might ask the vet if I don't forget to. What we should have on hand for emergency

[kikil]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

That only does so much. Normally they have already gotten allergens in their system. I found that when I wiped Callie’s paws it actually kept them slightly moist and yeast grew.

The vet told us to do that and it seems to help

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by kikil

That something I might ask the vet if I don't forget to. What we should have on hand for emergency

It’s one mg per pound although they could have twice that with no bad effects. My pups are bigger so I can use the pills and cut them in half. You can also use liquid children’s Benadryl but it can get sticky and it .4mL per pound.