"MauiJNP" wrote in message:

Thanks for any
input. It is always appreciated.

Just agreeing with everyone else that this could just be a symptom of
something else. When Pan first came to me, she had yucky ears that needed
frequent cleaning. That went away within a couple of months of staying with
us. Backtracking, it turned out that her ear problems started right after
her former owner got a cat (she lived with two for some time). We don't
know for sure if that's what it is, but there is a fairly good chance that
whatever was causing her ear problems was environmental, because it stopped
after she started living here, and her food had not changed.

Not trying to scare you, but please try to find a competent vet and get this
addressed ASAP. A coonhound mix that used to come to the dog park had
severe and recurring ear problems, and eventually, it required surgical
intervention.

Suja