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EmrldShdwQueen · 11-07-2007, 08:44 PM

Ok...I just noticed tonight that 3 out of my 4 babies have smelly ears...one of them is WAY worse than the others. There hasn't been any scratching...and from what I can see there's no "coffee grounds," however, I cleaned out one of their ears with a baby wipe and there was a lot of light brown colored gunk. Is this most likely an ear infection for ALL of them, ear mites for ALL of them, or just that they need some sort of ear cleaning solution?

GinosMommy · 11-07-2007, 08:57 PM

bianca my bichon recently had this problem. Her Dr. Rx'ed her some Otomax, because there was some yeast in her ears. I put in 2 draps per day for a week, now shes fine

the otomax is greasy as heck though!

fannie · 11-07-2007, 09:00 PM

I'm obviously not a vet, but it sounds like a yeast infection. If you call your vet, sometimes they will just give you the meds to treat them without actually having to take them in. Because they have so much hair in their ears water gets trapped in there easily and makes a great place for yeast to grow.

EmrldShdwQueen · 11-07-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fannie

I'm obviously not a vet, but it sounds like a yeast infection. If you call your vet, sometimes they will just give you the meds to treat them without actually having to take them in. Because they have so much hair in their ears water gets trapped in there easily and makes a great place for yeast to grow.

Yeah, that's what I suspect too. It's not the money at all...I don't mind spending it at the vet if they need to go...but it's just dragging all 4 of them there and having a separate exam fee for each...

I need to find a vet who will come to my house...lol. Maybe I could just take the one that's the worst in and get the diagnosis...and explain to my vet that the other 2 have the same...maybe he'll give me enough for all them...

11-07-2007, 08:44 PM	#1
EmrldShdwQueen No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,987	Smelly Ears Ok...I just noticed tonight that 3 out of my 4 babies have smelly ears...one of them is WAY worse than the others. There hasn't been any scratching...and from what I can see there's no "coffee grounds," however, I cleaned out one of their ears with a baby wipe and there was a lot of light brown colored gunk. Is this most likely an ear infection for ALL of them, ear mites for ALL of them, or just that they need some sort of ear cleaning solution?

11-07-2007, 08:57 PM	#2
GinosMommy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 2,161	bianca my bichon recently had this problem. Her Dr. Rx'ed her some Otomax, because there was some yeast in her ears. I put in 2 draps per day for a week, now shes fine the otomax is greasy as heck though! __________________ Stacy, Mommy to: Bianca the Bichon 3-6-06, Gino the yorkie 3-15-07

11-07-2007, 09:00 PM	#3
fannie Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,693	I'm obviously not a vet, but it sounds like a yeast infection. If you call your vet, sometimes they will just give you the meds to treat them without actually having to take them in. Because they have so much hair in their ears water gets trapped in there easily and makes a great place for yeast to grow. __________________ Steph, Mama to 6 skin babies and beautiful yorkies!