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Sent to Pet Experts March 29 08:24 PM

My German Shepard constantly getting an infection in his 1 ear. I am taking him to the vets every month, they clean it but it never gets better. It is so bad that he just stares into space & his ear is always down. I need some advice here, please help me. Thank you

 

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Age: 4; Male; Breed: German Shepard

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whatever the vet gives me

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March 29 8:32 PM (7 minutes and 39 seconds later)
         
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Hi Kathy:

What are you feeding your boy?

Is there a yellowish brown discharge to the ear?

Does the ear feel "thick" ?

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March 29 10:18 PM (1 hour and 45 minutes and 37 seconds later)
         
Reply to Gina's Post: My vet said it's an ear allergy. Everytime I take him to the vet, he has to be sedated because he is a fear biter. He is eating only can food & it's chicken, the vet told us to stop feeding him beef so thats why its chicken now. So when we take him they clean his ear out & they pack it with some pink stuff, & they gave me an ointment to put in his ear for 5 days, but that is hard to do because he won't let us near him to put the oinment in. I live in Pa. & my vet is located in NJ which is 31/2 hrs away this is the only vet that will treat him. So this is very rough for me.
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March 29 10:22 PM (4 minutes and 7 seconds later)
         
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Most dogs that have chronic ear infections have an underlying cause like allergies. If this is the case, your vet can get him started on a prescription diet that can help a great deal. My allergy dogs eat rabbit and potato or duck and potato, both of which work really well and are available through Science Diet. Dogs with issues like this usually cannot eat beef, chicken, wheat or other fillers.

You can also try an at home ear wash. Just mix:

  • 1 Bottle of rubbing alcohol
  • 22 drops of gentocin violet solution
  • 4 tbsp of boric acid.

Shake it up well and put it in the ears twice daily. You will see her stop shaking her head almost immediately. Continue with this twice daily for 2 weeks. Then you can go to once a day for 30 days. Then once a week for a lifetime.

I hope this helps!

Let me know if you still have questions.

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March 29 10:31 PM (8 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
Reply to Tammy Falkner's Post: Thats fine & dandy if my dog would let me near his ear to put these drops in.
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March 29 10:38 PM (7 minutes and 15 seconds later)
         
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Then there is not a darn thing that you can do for your dog at home. Most dogs do have some issues with the ears because they are painful. But the borax solution is very soothing and most dogs with this condition look forward to it after the first one or two uses.

Are you looking for a cure where you won't have to put anything into the ear? Because that's not going to happen.

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