my dog scratches himself alot on his ear.whats wrong?

Question

he keeps on scratching himself on the year alot, and he cries when he does this, as if it gives him pain, and he still scracthes it...

Answer 1

he probably has ear mites. Check for large amounts of dark brown waxy stuff.

They live deep in the ear and the best way to get rid of them is to take your dog to the vet.

(s)He will give you ear drops to rub into your dog's ears daily and this usually seems to help.

Answer 2

Look inside the ear and see if you see little black dots that looks like dirt. Take a paper towel and get it wet and try to clean inside the ear. If you see anything that looks like the dots on the paper towel, you need to get some medicine for ear mites.
Once you get the drops put a couple of squirts in the ear and rub underneath the ear really good to get the medication as far into the ear canal as possible - then wipe the ear with a damp paper towel. Usually the treatment is required 2 times a day for a week.
If it does not look like ear mites then you may need to take another look at the ear - flys can bite the ends of a dogs ears and cause pain and damage.
You may need to make a trip to the vet.

Answer 3

there are many reasons why a dog would do that look in his ear do you see a lot of black stuff that looks like dirt if so that ear mites and that the crap they leave behind the other thing look in see if you see a lot of dry skin that would make it itch and be sore from the scratching if that the cause get some dog shampoo and conditioner and give him a good bath they even have they spray at wal-mart for your dogs skin to help with the dry skin if that the cause if your dog is a outside dog check for ticks n fleas if he has been bitten he would be itching the only good thing to help that is go get a good flea n tick shampoo and give him a good bath in it and get some medication that keeps the ticks off them how big is your dog if your dogs is over 35 lbs go to a cattle store or a feed store in get a cow tag ask them for the tags they use on cattle to keep the flys off them n get one for your dog just make sure yuo dont touch it and if you do go wash your hands very good but watch your dog for a few days after putting on there coller in make sure they can handle it being on there that will keep all insects away from him and might end the itching sence he would be getting ate alive

Answer 4

Your dog could have an infection in his ear. Is his ear warm to the touch? And is his ear red and swollen looking on the inside? My dog gets ear mites sometimes and they make the dogs ear/s look really dirty, red and swollen and are very itchy and sensitive. I started cleaning my dogs infected ear with "R-7 Ear Cleaner for dogs and cats" very gently with q-tips, now, it should only be the outer part of the ear NOT THE INNER and then I used "R-7M Ear Mite Treatment for dogs and cats". I got them at Petsmart, and I noticed a major difference within a couple of days.

Answer 5

Ear mites. Clean his ears with vegetable oil and use a Q-Tip to clean the ear out. A lot of brown stuff will come out on the cotton. This is a combination of dried blood and dead mites. When the cotton comes out clean the job is pretty much done. But leave a light coating of oil in his ear.

Answer 6

he might have: fleas, mites or infection... try to see if there is an odor in the ear. if u smell something then he has an infection... u can buy over the counter a dog ear wash. n pour some in and masage the ear... do it for several days n it should go away.....

Answer 7

He has ear mites. Call a vet and get them treated.

Answer 8

You should clean your dogs ears at least once a month with Sulfodene or something similar.

Just squirt it in there and rub it in.

Answer 9

Most likely he has ear mites.

Answer 10

Um, did you ever think he might have an earache? Take him to the vet for some antibiotics...