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canine ear infection
My 3 year old labrador retriever always gets awful ear infections. They smell terrible and she's constantly itching and shaking her head. I've taken her to the vet many times and recieved medication, but the infection keeps coming back. How can I clear them up without having to go to a vet every time she gets one and how can I prevent them?
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Are you cleaning the dogs ears out once a day? Get cleaner from your vet. Also your dog could be prone to them. I have a dog that gets them alot! But then I started cleaning out his ears once a day and it helps AlOT!!!
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I'd say to continue your medication for a few weeks after symptoms stop. because Its highly possible that the meds relieved the symptoms first, but hadn't had a chance to kill the whole source.
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well the cause of ear infections in pets is always down to ear mites, foreign bodies like grass seed, bacterial and fungal infections. unfortunately, all you can do is go to your vet, he/she could give you stronger anti-biotics or stronger anti-inflammatory. are you completing the suscribed course? because if you dont then the bacteria will become more and more resistant untill it cant be cured. even if your dog feels better, amke sure you complete the prescribed course. hope i helped :)
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If the eardrum is not ruptured and basically it's an outer ear condition (would have to ask the vet if it is "inner" meaning after the eardrum or "outer" ear meaning the canal). If it is outer ear you can buy a cleaning solution OTC for the ears. You just put a few drops in, rub the ears and then let the dog shake her head. Then you need to wipe the excess away with cotton.
I had a basset hound that got yucky smelly ears and the breeder told me to make a mix of vinegar, peroxide and water and dampen a clean rag with the solution and wipe the ears out. It worked! She never got an ear infection and her ears stayed nice and clean and din't smell anymore. Much cheaper than the OTC solution..but I have used both.
Perhaps you can also add daily vitamins with anti-oxidents to her diet (special dog vitamins) to help her fight off inefction.
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This is similar to a cat my family had, it was some weird genetic thing that made him prone to ear infections. All you can do is make sure that you continue the treatment for the exact amount of time specified, and to clean your dogs ears often. =/ good luck ^^
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If the infections keep coming back, you probably don't want your dog to keep getting antibiotics to clear it up. They may stop working all together.
My suggestion? I would get a second opinion. You may hold your vet in the highest regards, but they may be mistaken as to what the problem is and how to make it go away.
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my dog also had this problem, there were little mites in her ear. i'm not sure if this is exactly the same, but yes it did smell and it aws crusty and sometimes pussed.
what we did was take her to the vet and get medication and it cleared up within 2 weeks
now im guessing that the medication must not be working if it's coming back, so make sure your continuely giving the medication even after it ended and i suggest the best thing to do is talk about this problem with the vet. i know i dind't help much but i put forth as much input as i could
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