"MauiJNP" wrote in message
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I have two poodles, a toy and a mini. The toy has ear problems a lot.
Problems include red coloring, dark/crusty gunk and itching.

..........Has the vet ever taken a look at the ear gunk under the microscope?
It's better to see if you can find the cause of the problem. I recently had
a dog they discovered had ear mites. I don't remember the last time there
were ear mites in the house - probably 25 yrs. ago and it was the furthest
thing from my mind. Ear symptoms didn't fit either. Fortunately I haven't
found anyone else in the house with mites, which surprised me. I have a
microscope so I was able to check this myself.

use a ear powder to aid in the
inhibition of bacterial growth (according to the box). The ear powder is
called PetGold Ear Powder. I also use Otomax ointment when I notice the
ears looking particularily red and gunky.

.........I wouldn't use Otomax myself. It's been implicated in deafness.

His ears get cleaned several
times a week with Cerumene ear cleaning liquid (from the vet) which helps
pull out a lot of gunk. I am looking for any other good products that I
would either use in addition to these or instead of these.

........I like the Ear Cleansing Solution by Vet Solutions. I get it at the
vet clinic.

Has anyone ever tried line of products from
Gimborn? I looked into them before and noticed it was three separate
things
that are used together.

........A holistic vet once gave me a 3 bottle process that worked well. One
of them was a foaming solution to clean the ear. They were from Animal
Dermatology Laboratories. I've never seen them in any clinic since, so they
may be hard to get through a regulaar vet.

buglady
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