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ear problems
Maui (1 year old toy poodle) has had a few ear problems in the past,
whether it is redness, little bites/sores, smelling bad, being dirty, infections, etc. I have medicine for him (from the vet), ear cleaner from the store and always keep my eyes on them to try and catch problems in their early stages. Nothing ever seems to be horribly wrong, more minor things, slight redness, itching, one or two bites/sores (not covered in them), etc and the medicine/cleaner can usually take care of the problem. Anyway, it has always only been one ear that is the problem and it is always the same ear. The other one has never had any problems, not once. Is this a sign of something? Could there be a permanant problem with one of his ears? Should I take him to the vet again or just keep using the vet medicine and ear cleaner I have already? If he needs to go to the vet, can it wait till he goes in October for his shots? I will probably call my vet but I feel like I call them a lot so I'd try here first and see if anyone has input. Thanks! |
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Maui (1 year old toy poodle) has had a few ear problems in the
past, whether it is redness, little bites/sores, smelling bad, being dirty, infections, etc. I have medicine for him (from the vet), ear cleaner from the store and always keep my eyes on them to try and catch problems in their early stages. Nothing ever seems to be horribly wrong, more minor things, slight redness, itching, one or two bites/sores (not covered in them), etc and the medicine/cleaner can usually take care of the problem. Anyway, it has always only been one ear that is the problem and it is always the same ear. The other one has never had any problems, not once. Is this a sign of something? Could there be a permanant problem with one of his ears? Should I take him to the vet again or just keep using the vet medicine and ear cleaner I have already? If he needs to go to the vet, can it wait till he goes in October for his shots? I will probably call my vet but I feel like I call them a lot so I'd try here first and see if anyone has input. Thanks! A lot of times chronic ear problems turn out to be allergies. Yes, it can be unilateral True. Another thing to maybe have checked--I had a Borzoi once with a similar situation and it turned out that she had a narrower ear canal on that side. There wasn't a lot that could be done about it, like you I just kept an eye on it and kept it clean, but at least it explained what was going on. --Katrina |
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Does the condition only happen during the Summer/Spring months?? If yes if may not only be an ear problem it could be your dog has a slight allergy, because surprsingly alot of dogs are allergic to grasses and this year there have been lots of new grasses growing due to the summer we had. A low dose of steroids (Prednisolone or Medrone) may well do the trick but in the mean time on a regular basis i would use a cleaner (Leo dog ear cleaner) Good Luck Lyndsey |
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Does the condition only happen during the Summer/Spring months?? If yes if may not only be an ear problem it could be your dog has a slight allergy, because surprsingly alot of dogs are allergic to grasses and this year there have been lots of new grasses growing due to the summer we had. A low dose of steroids (Prednisolone or Medrone) may well do the trick but in the mean time on a regular basis i would use a cleaner (Leo dog ear cleaner) Good Luck Lyndsey hello! thanks for the input. it seems you may be onto something with the timing of the ear problems. he had them shortly after I first got him (last august/september) and then they were fine for a long time. Now the problems are creeping out again. I will look into the steroids and talk to my vet about them. thanks! |
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THAT'S INSANE.
MauiJNP wrote: Does the condition only happen during the Summer/Spring months?? If yes if may not only be an ear problem it could be your dog has a slight allergy, because surprsingly alot of dogs are allergic to grasses and this year there have been lots of new grasses growing due to the summer we had. A low dose of steroids (Prednisolone or Medrone) may well do the trick but in the mean time on a regular basis i would use a cleaner (Leo dog ear cleaner) Good Luck Lyndsey hello! thanks for the input. it seems you may be onto something with the timing of the ear problems. he had them shortly after I first got him (last august/september) and then they were fine for a long time. Now the problems are creeping out again. I will look into the steroids and talk to my vet about them. thanks! |
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]THAT'S INSANE.
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hello! thanks for the input. it seems you may be onto something with the
timing of the ear problems. he had them shortly after I first got him (last august/september) and then they were fine for a long time. Now the problems are creeping out again. I will look into the steroids and talk to my vet about them. thanks![/i][/color][/quote] Hope this is of some help. Lyndsey |
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