Cleaning a Dog's Ears?

I had my Yorkie to the vet for dental and toe nails. They tried to clean his ears while he was out, but he woke up while she had a Q-tip in his ear. After he had been home for a couple of days I noticed the smell kept getting worse so I called the vet and they had me pick up antibiotic ointment to put into his ears twice a day. Now he can not hear. You can yell and clap, but until you are in front of him he doesn't respond. Will the water/vinegar work to take out all the ointment. I'm sure that it has his ears plugged up.

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Abigail A.

February 16, 20160 found this helpful

Antibiotic ointment suggests there is some sort of problem, like a yeast infection. So it may be the ointment, but if the dog can't hear anything, it could also be an ear infection.

I'd suggest calling the vet and asking them if you should clean the ears and how, or if they think he has some type of infection that's gotten worse. They should have told you what you needed ointment for.

acidium6

December 11, 20161 found this helpful

this happened to my dog twice ..BEWARE!!!! HALF THE EAR MEDICATION VETRINARIANS USE CONTAIN ANTIBIOTICS THAT ARE OTTOTOXIC TO DOGS!!! I know it sounds nuts.. the first time my dog went to the vet for an ear infection he walked out deaf..i rinsed the stuff out after it had been in his ears for over a week because hes a staffordshire and i just assumed he was ignoring me because he was angry that i let someone mess with his ears.. but i looked up the antibiotic that was in the ear goo the vet had administered and even the manufacturer states than it can be ottotoxic to dogs and sometimes but not always cause deafness that is irreversable.. i flipped out on the vet who seemed surprised when i showed them the manufacturers website and the case studies.. i switched vets because i thought they were just being hurried and not paying attention.. I told our new vet why i was switching and in the spring my dog had to have a sticker removed.. I reminded the new vet as to the reason we switched to him and he reassured me he would be using a product made for dogs and he administered some of the greasy stuff as a precaution before we left..and gave me a tube of it.. within several hours i knew exactly what was happening..i looked at the bottle..not the exact antibiotic as the first time but the same class with the same precautions.."can result in deafness in dogs that can occasionally last for months or on rare occasion can be permanent" This is the stuff that vets are being given and the stuff they put in our animals ears when the animal needs help and they arent even aware of the side affects..often blaming the permanent deafness on the ear infection itsself!!

Vets are like any other doctor..the more you visit the more you pay.. they may not intentionally do this but i wouldnt put it past the pharmaceutical companies to offer little incentives to encourage the use of specific products.. and sudden deafness in a dog presents itsself in wierd ways that leave the owner repeatedly visiting the vet.. dogs are tricky and will often hide injuries from us out of pack instinct that tells them they could be rejected for displaying weakness.. the last bout of deafness lasted 5months! hopefuy your animal gets better or is better by now.. and the best thing for ears if the eardrum is intact is microcyn a.h. as its gental and destroys yeast..but take them off the grain at the same time.. and if youve already gone to the vet and sudden deafness occurs and you know the eardrum is intact ..use MicrocynAH and give your dog probiotics and a grainfree diet so the yeast will chill..and buy your beast a wheatgrass plant next time you shop for food..transplant it in A heavy wide pot and put it next to your dogs food.. let it know its ok to eat it.. he will get his own grain or greens.. but ALWAYS WORK WITH YOUR VET..THEY ARE ONLY HUMAN AND THEY GET DUPED BY THE SUPPLIER ON OCCASION..LOOK EVERYTHING UP..GO TO MANUFACTERERS SITES AND LOOK OVER THE TRIALS...THE RESULTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE..SHOW YOUR VET ANY CONCERNS AND ALLOW THEM TO GIVE YOU THEIR EDUCATED TAKE ON THE INFORMATION.. DONT BE LAZY AND EVEN THOUGH ITS EXPENSIVE MOST VETS HAVE NEVER ENDING LINES OF PATIENTS..THEY NEED YOUR HELP..NOT YOUR COMPLAINING..

dandyjim

August 11, 20180 found this helpful

Thank you for your thorough and specific answer to this frustrating situation. We have a Staffie also and she is allergic to EVERYTHING!

We greatly appreciate the time and energy you put into the research and this post. best of luck

kwb111

October 13, 20210 found this helpful

Thank you for this valuable information! I am having a problem getting the black tarry stuff out of her ears and especially the hair around her ears! Does anyone know of something that would help wash it out?

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