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Dog Ear Infections
All three of my Shepherds were subject to ear infections and I applied the anti-biotic drops many times. The allergy idea may be important to follow up.
The female had chronic ear infections, sores and scratched areas in her early years. In dogs, allergies tend to result in skin inflammations that promote ear infections. Tests were done and it turned out she was massively allergic to meat--horse and rabbit were sort of OK but nothing else.
We got her by her first few years with desensitization treatments, an antihistamine (hydroxzine and nobody knows why it helps since dogs don't have histamine receptors) and a diet I had to cook. We tried various things like fish oils.
My now X used to carp severely 'You cook for the dog but won't fry an egg for me,' which wasn't true but maybe should have forecast an Xness, which became Xtiscee. The diet was creme of wheat, eggs, cottage cheese, brewers yeast and some mineral salts. That diet might not be appropriate for all dogs but it did work, and eventually she was able to tolerate commercial lamb/rice food.
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Dog Ear Infections
Dennis: I left vegetable oil out of my list of ingredients. It's been quite a few years. The diet was a last ditch effort because the dog couldn't go on in the state she was in. The diet was the result of a bunch of research by my vet who found the diet in literature for treating something entirely different. Some oils help but they also tend to produce ulcers.
It is a radical approach, which your dog probably doesn't need. It does illustrate that if the infections are related to an allergic condition then it's not going to get much better unless the allergies are managed. In cases where commercial hypo-allergenic foods don't work, a plan worked out by a good vet is needed.
I came to recognize the early signs of infections by noticing black deposits in the outer ear. Ear scratching and head tossing comes later and is a sure sign that treatment is needed. I'm not sure I noticed 'squishing' in the canals except from the antibiotic itself. Good luck with this. It took me a bunch of effort but she lived in reasonable confront for 14 years although suffering glaucoma and fancy surgery in her later years. She was worth all the effort. Dogs tend to be like that. Treat them with a measure of respect and you almost always get back more then you put in. Human society could take some lessons from them.
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