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01-15-2007, 06:14 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Puppy with ear infection My 4 month old puppy was diagnosed last wednesday with an ear infection. The vet gave me drops and a cleansing liquid to put in for 7 days. Well tomorrow will be the 7th day that she is getting the meds and tonight after her bath I was blow drying her ears and it is still pretty pink/red. Its not only pink in deep, its pretty pink on the flap part on the inside. Dont you think after six days the medicine would have taken care of it by now? I guess I should take her back to the vet for a recheck huh? Anyone else have experience with ear infections? Thanks! |
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01-15-2007, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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| ear A recheck is always good in these cases... |
01-15-2007, 06:37 PM | #3 |
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| It isn't uncommon for dogs to have ear infections. You just have to figure out what was the contributing factor. Inflammation, irritation, pain, and swelling of the ears are common problems for both dogs and cats, often reflecting allergy or skin problems that also manifest in other parts of the body. Such allergies express themselves periodically as a sudden redness or flushing of the skin, perhaps after a meal during specific times of the year, such as pollen season. A dog with ear problems is likely an allergy victim if it also chews it's front feet excessively and scoots it's rear end along the floor or ground. It's important to understand that the larger issue of allergies usually underlies an ear problem. Otherwise, you might just focus on the ears and ignore the rest of the situation or even make the situation worse if the ear treatment is suppressive. Keeping the ears clean of discharges and secretions is very helpful in reducing irritation. Choose one of these three alternatives. HERBAL---Calendula; If the discharge is watery, smelly and thin, flush and massage the ear canal once or twice a day with a solution of 1 cup of pure water (distilled, spring, or filtered),1 teaspoon of a tincture or glycerin extract of marigold flower buds (Calendula officinalis), and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. HERBAL--Aloe vera; For ears that are painful, sensitive, and raw looking inside but have little disscharge, treat in the same way as above, but use fresh juice or a liquid gel preparation made from the leaves of the aloe vera plant. HERBAL-- Sweet almond oil (almond oil); To soften and dissolve dark, waxy, oily ear discharge, flush and massage the ear canal with sweet almond oil (Prunus amydalus), which is also soothing and healing to the skin. If the ear is painful as well, alternate with the aloe treatment on a different day (oil and water don't blend well). HERBAL---Green tea; For ears that are producing mostly dark, smelly material. First, clean them with the almond oil (above) then use this treatment starting the next day. Put 2 bags (or 2 teaspoons loose tea) in a mug, add boiling water, and steep for 15 minutes. Strain and use warm to flush the ears. You can do this twice a day. When your fur-baby is over this ear infection, you may want to let a groomer look in the ears to see if there is too much hair and needing to be pulled out. Sometimes when dogs have a lot of ear hair it just traps moisture and they end up with a yeasty ear/s. Pulling of the hair is a little painful, but it's necessary. Wait till your baby is completely over this first. |
01-15-2007, 06:48 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Yorkiedaze, You described my other dog (a yorkie=poo)! He always is licking/biting his feet after he comes in from inside, and sometimes does the booty scoot across the floor. Is that usually an "outdoor" allergy thing or you think food?? |
01-15-2007, 11:10 PM | #5 |
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| id say 7 days it not long enough to clear up an ear infection, my annie died from an ear infection that the vets had thought was cleared up after one month of drops then another month of drops it spread to her brain and filled her lungs. please make sure it is cleared up b4 you stop treatment, and really you shouldnt be bathing her with an ear infection as the water can go in to the ears with the dirt and germs. hope your little one is better soon
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01-16-2007, 09:59 AM | #6 |
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| Most times it's a food allery. Most dog foods are notorious for allergy's. |
01-18-2007, 11:42 AM | #7 |
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| Misha got a lot of ear infections when she was small. When bathing place cotton in ears. To much hair causes infections also. Hair in the ear holds moisture. It took along time to finally get her over one bout. Yorkiedaze seems very knowledgeable on this. |
01-18-2007, 01:14 PM | #8 |
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| Thank you all very much! The cotton balls is a great idea too!!! |
02-19-2007, 04:17 PM | #9 | |
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02-20-2007, 04:36 AM | #10 |
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| My Vinnie is almost 4 months, when we brought him home he started scratching his ears. 5 days later when we took him to the vet he said it was an ear infection, which we contributed to the breeder giving him a bath before we picked him up. We do give him a bath once a week, which he loves, but the big thing is putting cotton balls in the ears to make sure you don't get water in the ears, or what we prefer is not to get water on his head. I use my wet fingers to clean around his nose and eyes and a little bit on top of the head, but i never allow enough water on his head so that it could get into his little ears. I think because ear infections are so common in people we forget how deadly they are, even to us, but especially for a small puppy. Good luck! |
02-20-2007, 05:01 AM | #11 |
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| Our Toto had an infection in one of her ears and when we got to the bottom of the cause .... the groomer was snipping the hair down inside rather than plucking it! Our vet was furious. No doubt, no more groomer! I now take her to our vet for ear plucking, nail trimming [I'm learning but don't feel confident that they are short enough! ] and gland expression when needed. I bought clippers, etc. and groom her myself. When I bathe her, I put those little soft foam earplugs in her ears and it works perfectly. I used cotton at first but found that it absorbed some water, the earplugs don't.
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02-20-2007, 02:44 PM | #12 |
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| Isn't it bad to flush the ears with the herbal tea since it's bad to get water in their ears?? |
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02-23-2007, 02:39 PM | #14 | |
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07-09-2010, 01:19 PM | #15 | |
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Could you tell me what the cure for this type of infection is? My yorkie does get it after going to the groomer. I will tell the groomer not to touch the inside of her ears from now on, but now I need to know what I can do to help my yorkie. Thanks, mk | |
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