Posted on 01/21/2011 2:41:39 PM PST by Nachum
We have a black lab/golden retriever mix. We noticed that there was a smell coming from our dog's ears recently. After inspection, there was a lot of black ear-wax like discharge on the inside of her ear. She is not digging or scratching at her ears, but there is the discharge and smell.
After doing some research, the consensus seems to be that she may be suffering some kind of ear infection. Do the FReepers here have experience with ear issues? The site I linked to generally speaks of a remedy of apple cider vinegar and water in the ear.
After a long week of politicking and Obamanations, why not talk about something important- our pets. :)
A trip to the vet should be # 1 on the list.
My Goldie requires flushing periodically with Trizultra+Keto which we got from our vet.
I inspect his ears daily to make sure there is no wax build-up forming. When the brown stuff appears, it’s time to flush and wipe.
Our other dog, a german shepard mix developed an ear infection last year which required anti-biotics and the Trizultra.
http://www.dogchatforum.com/ear-mites-dog.htm
BTW, you CAN get antibiotics for ears without a prescription. They sell it at any feed store, only they label it for livestock and charge half the price.
However, I don't recommend this poster go that route. It doesn't sound like they have a lot of experience with animal ear issues, so it's better to get it diagnosed at the vet if it doesn't clear up.
Probably ear mites, or it could be obama’s missing birth certificate is stuffed down there.
Do you use this? I've heard the radio commercials about this product and was going to order some.
A have a very "itchy" yellow Lab who gets the common ear infections also.
The two black ones are fine.....go figure.
Would be good to get a Freeper's input on Dinovite.
I would take the dog to the vet to rule out ear mites or infections.
On all our cats, we have used tea tree oil (used in Australia as an anti-bacterial for animals and which you can buy at the health food store).
Once a month we swabbed the inside of their ears with as q-tip dipped in the oil. It would sting and they would fight us but with a lot of kisses and praises the cats would eventually forgive us.
Never again had a problem with their ears (we had 9 at the time and 2 had ear mites)
You will feel better after the visit to the vet.
with a barrel chest.
Quite correct. Our beagle-lab mix had a fungal problemon the flaps of her ears and generic Vagisil worked like charm.
Is that some kind of exotic ripple?
Never had a chance to but I wish they had something like it back in the day. My pooch had it all - dry skin, itching and ear problems. 100% guaranteed? Kinda sounds like it works.
You can also get rid of ear mites with a squirt bottle filled with 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water.
That's just what we usually get out for . . . but with mine being working girls, it's usually stuff like stitches, making sure their ACL isn't torn, etc. etc. I worry about ACLs because I have one who doesn't care about her body - just full steam ahead (the other two have a little more sense and will pace themselves). She's also EIC positive so needs some management for heat, overexertion, etc.
I'm a big believer in letting the vet look at anything new and strange though. Just to be on the safe side.
Thanks. Will keep it in mind.
It’s ear mites.
Let us know what the vet says.
Yeah, I have some friends with five dogs — they get their heartworm meds at the farm supply store in a large bottle. It’s ivermectin for cattle, and you just measure out the dog dose. HeartGard also has pyrantel in it (that cleans up rounds, pins, and other worms) but the cattle wormer is MUCH cheaper. You could probably pick up a pyrantel type horse wormer at the farm supply store as well.
I would try switching to a grain-free food first.
Usually a bad infection will cause pain to the dog, like it does with a human...she doesn't pull away when cleaning so I am not causing pain...
She does compete in performance with her dogs (agility) so she's pretty up to date on the orthopedic stuff. And she's an excellent diagnostician. She's been my vet since 1978.
The vet suggested that too. She said try a salmon based food.
Think I'll try that first. Thanks!
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