So how do you know if it's an ear infection or ear mites in your dog's ear? I have chocolate Lab who has the itching, shaking head, with black flaky yucky stuff coming from its ear.
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Either way your dog needs veterinary care. You can ask the vet when you get there.
It sounds more like a fungual infection. Either way, please get the vet to check it out. Both need prescription treatment as home remedies can make it all much worse.
This is very uncomfortable for your animal , contact a professional to get help and get this cured !
This can be ear mites or another type of infection. I owned rabbits for years and had to treat ear infections in them all the time. You can use honey or even baby oil for this to get rid of ear mites. You will need a syringe and some baby oil. You can fill the syringe and put some in his ears and around the ouside of the ear to get rid of this.
I would first check with your vet to make sure this is ear mites and if so it can be treated with baby oil and normally goes away in about a week. You will need to continue on for a month. The first 3 days you need to put the oil in the ears. Then you skip 2 days and do it every 3 days for the next week. In the end you are putting the oil in the ear twice a week and the last week is only once.
Dogs can also get fleas and ticks in their ears and this can cause hearing loss and also the dog to change the way they are towards people. To be on the safe side see the vet before you treat the dog for any type of ear infection.
A safe thing to try is hydrogen peroxide. I have 5 dogs ranging from German shepherd to long haired chihuahua. I wet a cotton ball with the peroxide and gently moisten the inside of the ear. Loosen any discolored areas until clean.
First; My vet told to never, never put a Q-tip near my pet's ear as they are prone to shake their head and this action could cause permanent damage to the ear canal/channel. Here is what is said:
"DO NOT use cotton tip applicators (Q-tips) due to the risk of perforating the ear drum or causing trauma to the ear canal. In addition, the use of cotton tip applicators can push debris further into the ear canal."
This is his instructions for cleaning a dog's ear; which may need cleaning once in a while even if no infection is present.
"How to clean a dog's ears
INSPECTION
If your dog has floppy ears, gently lift up the ear flap to expose the inside of the ear.
Try to hold the dog's head in a position that will allow the cleaning solution to flow downward into the ear canal.
Visually examine the ear, and wipe away any loose dirt and residue from just inside the ear.
CLEANING
Squeeze ear cleaning solution into the ear, filling the ear canal. You can't use too much.
Put one finger in front of and at the base of the ear flap, and put your thumb behind and at the base.
Massage the ear canal between your finger and thumb. A squishing sound tells you that the medication has gone into the horizontal canal.
You can try taking your dog to a PetSmart and see if their attendant can help you as they usually have a certified vet tech on duty (you might want to call first to find out their hours). This will be much less expensive than a vet visit.
Ear mites are common in cats but not so much in dogs. Dogs usually have an infection or an allergy.
If you have a farm/tractor supply store in your area, they may have a good OTC medication as they usually sell to farmers who do almost all of their animal medications. Call and see what they have for infection.
There are some DIY remedies on the Web but be very careful when doing this type of procedure yourself.
If you try any of these suggestions yourself be sure to follow instructions and if no improvement in a couple of days - do not wait - take lab to the vet.
This site also explains how to determine if your Lab has ear mites or an infection.
here is a link to a site that carries some of the same medications a vet carries.
animals.howstuffworks.com/
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