My cocker spaniel's ears smell super horrible! help please!?

Question

my 7 month old cocker spaniel's ears smell really bad n whenever i open his ears when hes sleeping so dat the air can get it, a foul stench is release out everytime. ino 4rm alot of ppl dat boric acid help takes away the smell but i want to know if any1 knows what i can use 2 tie his ears up. i've tried using a hair tie but he shakes his head n it always falls down or get loose. so does any1 know what i can use 2 tie up his ears so that air cirrculation can get though? THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!

Answer 1

Your cocker spaniel has dirty ears that is why it has foul smell. Dogs with dangling ears very often are affected with otitis because of the moisture inside the ears which could hardly get out thus causing prolifiration of opportunist yeast or bacteria. Ear mites are not ordinarily found in the ears not unless he got it from other infected dogs. Tying his ears is not a solution and even if you try this it will not work because the dog will always shake its head and eventually the tie will be dislodged. Cocker Spaniels commonly have excessive secretion of ear cerumen and if its ears are not cleaned, the cerumen (yellowish-brownish oily secretion) will accumulate and its ears becomes impacted, itchy,and irritated which later on becomes otitis (inflammation of the ears). You can buy over the counter solutions for ear cleaning like Epi-otic or Nolvasan (like Petsmart). Apply inside the ears liberally and massage the pinna and ear canal so that the cerumen will melt. Then wipe with tissue paper or cotton these melted cerumen and repeat this many times , maybe 3 or 4 times until all the sticky cerumen are gone. You will notice that the smell also is gone. If its ears is painful when you do this, maybe she has otitis already. In this case, maybe you will need to go to vet for the otitis treatment.

Answer 2

Cocker Spaniel Ear Infection

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I can't tell you what's making your dog's ears stink without seeing the dog, but a lot of times it's due to floppy ears trapping heat and moisture, which encourages yeasts and other nasty stuff to grow in there.

What works on one dog might not work on another. The best results I had with a foxhound who had the same problem was with a leg cut out of an old pair of sweat pants. I cut it to the right length (about 10 inches) and pulled it over the dog's head and marked where the ears were. Then I took it off and cut holes in the right place. I put it back on and crossed the ears over and behind the back of her head with the openings to her ears where the holes were. I punched a couple of holes in the back end and ran strips of cloth through them that I cut from the same sweat pants so I could tie it to her collar so It wouldn't slip down over her eyes. I still had to use Lambert Kay ear powder on her, but a couple of hours a day with the ears exposed to air made a big difference in how well it worked.

I put this on her in the evening when I was watching TV so I could keep an eye on her and stop her if she scratched at it. As long as I didn't miss more than a couple of days the smell didn't return. It took her a few days to get used to it but once she figured out that I wouldn't let her take it off she quit trying.

Answer 5

Cockers and other floppy-eared dogs can be very prone to yeast infections as the ears are nicely warm and moist.
I'd say it's time for a trip to the vet's office for an ear cleaning demonstration and meds to treat whatever organism's causing the smell.

Answer 6

I have a son, Joey Niceforo, who is a young 27 year old tenor, with a group called "DESTINO" recording in Vancouver Bc, Canada.

For the last few weeks Joey has had a cold. Just a few days ago he developed an ear ache, a swollen ear and loss of hearing. He was diagnosed with serous otitis media (middle ear infection).

The major concern we have is that Joey and the Group DESTINO have been booked to open the Marie Osmond show in Disney World on April 3,

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Answer 7

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My cocker spaniel's ears smell super horrible! help please!?
my 7 month old cocker spaniel's ears smell really bad n whenever i open his ears when hes sleeping so dat the air can get it, a foul stench is release out everytime. ino 4rm alot of ppl dat boric acid help takes away the smell but i want to know if any1 knows what i can use 2 tie his ears up....

Answer 8

please take your dog to the vet and don't put any kind of acid in his ears. that alone might rupture his ear drums if they're aren't gone already. he's a cocker and they have these problems, your dog need vet care NOW. if you can't afford a vet visit take him to the humane society and a vet there can examine him and tell you what to do. how would you like for your ears to be pulled unnaturally away from your body? or boric acid put into them? please don't. seek professional help for your dog. dogs usually get 2 types of ear infections, yeast and bacteria. both are treated with very different types of meds and the wrong med on the wrong problem will not only not help but make it worse.

Answer 9

A foul odor coming from a dog's ears isn't good. I would skip trying to tie his ears up or putting anything in them on your own. He needs to be looked at by a Vet. He could possibly have an infection deep in his ears, or a ear mite problem. Both of which can be very serious!

Answer 10

Cockers are very prone to ear infections, and it sounds like she/he has one for sure. First, clean out the ear VERY CAREFULLY, NOT TOO DEEP. You will probably pull out some brownish gunky stuff. I use a tissue that is damp, NOT WET, keep cleaning out with your finger as a guide. You will probably need to go to the vet. There is a RX called Otomax, they are drops you need to put in the ear(s) once or twice a day depending on the size of your dog. You need to take care of it soon, if not, this could cause your dog to go deaf.