I got a question for you. When Homer had the ear infection, did you buy over the counter meds, or get something from the vet? I want to take my Lab with me this weekend, and his head shaking drives me nuts. He also has an odor coming from the ear, but I don't see any dirt. He likes to jump in the neighbor's pond, which is yucky water.
You can almost count on it being a yeast infection. Yeah - it took a vet visit, unless you're a regular customer with a chronic, and you need refills. My Logan lab was a chronic, got infections if he swam in any kind of fresh water, I took to only swimming him in salt water after awhile.
There is a home ear cleaning remedy vinegar and water, but if he's already infected that will hurt and he'll fight it. I also think it makes him smell like a salad, but some hunters recommend using that after they've been in water to prevent infections. It won't cure one.
I'd see if you can get in. He'll be 90% better after the initial cleaning and treatment, then you follow up with the antifungal for a few more days. But if you let it go, they can end up with a secondary bacterial infection too.
She's still peeing, still licking the salt block more than she should. The only things I found in searches about excess peeing were Cushings, which she's much too young for, and diabetes, which doesn't really fit either.
We're not opposed to taking them off the blocks and feeding a loose supplement, but I'd like to know if the compulsive licking is mental or physical.
Speaking of blood, when I was at the barn feeding yesteray afternoon, I noticed that my older gelding, Tennessee, had blood in his sheath. At first I thought it was just smegma, but when I touched it, there was blood too. Not alot, but still troubling. He's had problems before with smegma buildup and swelling of the sheath but it's always gone away with a good cleaning and some Nitrofurazone ointment. He's not swollen now, so I don't know what it could be. I don't know if he's got blood in his urine or not coz I never see him pee. It kinda worries me so I'm taking a half day off today to take him to the vets. All I need is another patient to doctor!