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Hi all,
A bit of a long story,
But Ava my beautiful American bulldog/Boxer was playfighting with my partners dog, who nicked the end of her ear (the external ear tip) quite deep. As a result, as it does in us, the scab itched as it was healing...and she scratched it...
Scratching it reopened it and made it bleed, a lot, she also scratched inside her ear in the process, and Seth the other dog would of course lick it every chance he got that we werent looking.
Basically we were soft and very stupid as a result, and put a cone on her too late.
It was a swollen mess.
I took her to the vet who said it was too swollen to look into, and gave cortisone and antibiotic pills for a week.
The cortisone, beyond its side effects, helped significantly as she was of course no longer itchy and the swelling went down.
When we took her back to the vets, she looked in her ear, took a swab to look at under the microscope, and said it was a rampant yeast infection. So gave us antibiotic/antifungal drops. Ten days later I dont feel theyve done anything. Ive been massaging them in and using epi-otic once a day in the morning for cleaning as advised.
If I take her back, the vet wants to operate to change her ear canal. It frustrates me as she doesnt seem to believe me when I say it isnt a chronic ongoing issue...it was a string of unfortunate events...one thing I hate about vets...they seem to treat you like a liar an awful lot.
It also frustrates me the drops are a cocktail drug, and whilst having antifungal effects, isnt directly designed for them.
she has the thick moroon tarry discharge, and Ill take her to have the surgery if I must, but I feel its an awful lot if stress to put a skittish dog through if I dont have too.
im not generally into holistic stuff,
but has anyone tried the methods here listed under "treating infections?"
Is it a horrid idea? Any major flaws?
Chronic Ear Infections in Canine - Whole Dog Journal Article
i just feel the vet wont believe me on the cause and as such I feel she is a bit slack on treating it as if she has thrown in the towel before we even started and wants surgery.
A bit of a long story,
But Ava my beautiful American bulldog/Boxer was playfighting with my partners dog, who nicked the end of her ear (the external ear tip) quite deep. As a result, as it does in us, the scab itched as it was healing...and she scratched it...
Scratching it reopened it and made it bleed, a lot, she also scratched inside her ear in the process, and Seth the other dog would of course lick it every chance he got that we werent looking.
Basically we were soft and very stupid as a result, and put a cone on her too late.
It was a swollen mess.
I took her to the vet who said it was too swollen to look into, and gave cortisone and antibiotic pills for a week.
The cortisone, beyond its side effects, helped significantly as she was of course no longer itchy and the swelling went down.
When we took her back to the vets, she looked in her ear, took a swab to look at under the microscope, and said it was a rampant yeast infection. So gave us antibiotic/antifungal drops. Ten days later I dont feel theyve done anything. Ive been massaging them in and using epi-otic once a day in the morning for cleaning as advised.
If I take her back, the vet wants to operate to change her ear canal. It frustrates me as she doesnt seem to believe me when I say it isnt a chronic ongoing issue...it was a string of unfortunate events...one thing I hate about vets...they seem to treat you like a liar an awful lot.
It also frustrates me the drops are a cocktail drug, and whilst having antifungal effects, isnt directly designed for them.
she has the thick moroon tarry discharge, and Ill take her to have the surgery if I must, but I feel its an awful lot if stress to put a skittish dog through if I dont have too.
im not generally into holistic stuff,
but has anyone tried the methods here listed under "treating infections?"
Is it a horrid idea? Any major flaws?
Chronic Ear Infections in Canine - Whole Dog Journal Article
i just feel the vet wont believe me on the cause and as such I feel she is a bit slack on treating it as if she has thrown in the towel before we even started and wants surgery.