Dog ears help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

Hello evryone.

i have a Golden retriver and i was notecing that he has been shaking and rubbing his head alot. so i decided to have a look in his ear. one is fine not the other . It look like water came out his ear and it's a little red and kinda waxy. i have a bad sence of smell so i cant smell anything.

i clean his ear with water but i was wondering is this from an infection? or did water get in his ear?
I'm asking about the water becouse we have one of those inflateble pools and a couple of weeks ago i cought my grown husbnad dunking the dog in the pool.

i know evryone will say go to the vet . well i live in the burbs and they are not open on sundays . so does anyone know like a home remedy or something i can do to help him out a little(the dog )

someone told me to put mineral oil in his ear that that would help but i dont know.

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Mix 1/2 rubbing alcohol with 1/2 white vinegar and put that in his ear. NEVER use water! If there is water in his ear, the mixture should help dry it out. If he is not better in a day or so, then take him in as it could be a yeast or bacterial infection. Good Luck!

Answer 2

Water in your dogs ear can cause an ear infection. Don't put anything in your dogs ear. Dog's need an Epiotic solution to clean out their ears. Unfortunately, you can only get this solution from the vet. My dog has had several ear infections, so don't worry too much. Although, it will drive the dog crazy until you get it to the vet, your dog isn't going to die or anything. Just make sure the dog doesn't scratch the ear and make it worse. The vet will take a sample from the ear so that it knows wether it is a bacterial infection, yeast infection or a combination of the two. They will most likely give you some Epiotic solution and somekind of ointment that you will need to put into the dogs ear. Just call the vet first thing in the morning, or try to find a local emergency vet that takes animals on the weekend. Good Luck

Answer 3

Hi There! A dog begins to lift its leg in response to levels of testestorone in the body...the lifting is an attempt to place his urine higher (on the tree) where it has less chance of being blotted out by another dog, gives an impression of size and is more likely to be at 'nose' height for anyone interested. Most dogs begin this at about 6 months of age but large dogs often take longer. Castration before the dog lifts his leg with frequency can result in an even longer wait...and many may not take up the habit at all. In regards to ears.....its quicker if you don't play with them! The process occurs in response to strengthening cartilidge, the bigger the ears the stronger the cartilidge needs to become before they will stand up strongly. My Shepherds ears were up at around 5 months...it happened overnight - and the cat didn't recognise him, which was a bit of a laugh!!! However they did fall down again and then slowly got stronger and stronger. Obviously some dogs can recieve damage to the cartilidge or genetic variations may cause the ear to remain in the drooped position. You will hear of some breeders that assist the ears to stand by taping them...but this is risky and likely only to work if you know what you are doing. Give the little fella time .... and enjoy the puppy face while you still have it!!!!

Answer 4

Try this it should help. I use this on my Shih-tzus as well and no longer have problems with ear infections. You can try this for a couple days and see if it clears up, but if it doesn't then take the dog into the vet so that he can prescribe something to clear up the problem.


Spaniel Ear Cleaner Recipe
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Ingredients:

White vinegar
Powdered boric acid
Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
Betadine antiseptic (or generic equivalent)


Directions for mixing the solution together:

Pour 6 ounces of isopropyl alcohol in to a plastic applicator bottle.
Add 1/2 tablespoon of boric acid powder.
Add 2 ounces of white vinegar.

Shake the solution extremely well, until the boric acid powder is fully dissolved.
Once the powder is dissolved, add one teaspoon of the Betadine antiseptic, and
shake it up some more.

Squirt the solution inside your dog's ear until the ear canal is completely full.
Massage the outside of the ear to help slosh the cleaning solution around inside.
Hold the dog still for about a minute.

Be sure to shake the solution up really well before each and every time you use it.
The boric acid has a tendency to settle at the bottom of the bottle.
Store at room temperature.

Use the cleaning solution daily until you start to see some improvement.
Gradually cut back to once per week when you are happy with the condition of the ear.
When the ear seems completely free of infection, you can go two weeks between treatments.

Answer 5

Your dog has all the signs of an Ear infection. Ear infections may result in:
redness
discharge
odor
head shaking
ear scratching
rubbing ears on the floor or other surfaces . it is not advisable to put anything into your dogs ears without seeing a vet first. Treating your dog without knowing what type of infection he has could result in more damage. I suggest you take your dog to a vet as soon as they open. If left untreated your dog will end up in severe pain and possible deafness.

Answer 6

Sounds like an ear infection and he needs to get to the vet. They'll test it and give appropriate medication.

Answer 7

what i do every couple days to my dog is use a special puppy ear cleaner. you can get it at any pet store, and you dip a q-tip into the cleaning solution and you gently clean out anything. that way, your dog's ear won't get infected. but that's not a very good answer because your dog's ear is already infected. use a cotton ball to kind of dry it out a little, maybe?

Answer 8

try and take a cotton ball and place it in his ear for a little bit, soaked in peroxide. This will help if its infected, and then take a dry one and put in there to help soak up any fluids that may be in there. I would call the vet in the morning if you don't see any improvements.

Answer 9

You're dog has ear mites. I know this because my dalmatian has ear mites. The best thing you can do is go to your local pet shop and get medicine. On the back of the box/bottle has directions on how to apply it. Lucky (name of my dog) has been getting better ever since. I hope this helped you and best wishes.