Guest Anonymous Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 My friend's GSD pup went to the vet yesterday and came out with a yeast infection in his ear. What causes this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowlabsrule Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 What is this?! :o Sorry, not much of a help :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbunch Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 I think you'll find this informative. Take alook. [url]http://www.extendedyears.com/homeopathy/messages/1132.html[/url] Otherwise do a general search on "dog ear yeast infection". There is alot of information. Sorry to hear you have a pup with it. So tough to get rid of it and persistant. Good luck and keep me posted on progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Thanks! I will pass this on to my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbunch Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Yellow in answer to your question- You will usually see all types of ear infections in the floppy long eared breeds. Usually caused by moisture and dirt trapped inside. I personally recommend cleaning your dogs ears at least once every 2 weeks. Ear infections can also come after a bout with ear mites. Ear infections are painful horrible things. The dog will scratch himself raw trying to decrease the burning. The yeast infection (like in people) is the worst. Very tough to get rid of. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 I HAVE TO CLEAN MY DOGS EARS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THE SHAR-PEI ARE PRONE TO YEAST ANY SIGN OF INFECTION I HAVE TO HAVE DROPS OFF THE VET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 Yeast infections in the ears can be caused by any number of things but mostly because of moist ears, in which case the vet will give you a cleaning solution to be used approximately twice a day and drying the ear as best you can with cotton balls, followe by prescription ear drops. It will usually clear up in a day or two, but if it is allergy related, it can come back often be it inhalant allergies or food allergies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgoliath Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Goliath recently got over a yeast infection in his ear. It was a long battle actually - took almost a month to finally clear up his ear completely because he ended up with a bacterial infection too (poor baby). What ended up working for up was a 3 day treatment of prednisone and something called Ottomax Ointment. What is odd about the whole thing is that we faithfully clean Goliath's ears at leas once a week. Go figure. James and Goliath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon_C Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 Charlie as ear infections quite often, the breed is prone to this condition because the ears hang. I clean them with a Saline Solution prescribed by my vet (this softens the wax) twice every other day. I put a little just inside his ear then wrap a piece of cotton wool round a cotton bud so that its easier to clean just inside the ear-canal....i gently clean and lift the wax out....then i squeeze some Otomax Ear Drops along the ear lobe then massage it in well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgoliath Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 So the Ottomax is safe for use as a preventative measure? I don't mean everyday but once a week or something? Thanks, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon_C Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 Yes Otomax is safe to use once a week but if the ear as a lot of wax then they will need cleaning once a day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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