Is there a powder or pill to treat earmites in dog???

Question

Hi...
My dog is not the most tame out there..
She has earmites I am trying to treat, be she absolutely does NOT want the drops in.. she won't be restrained, she begins to bite and get extremely stressed, and I cannot get the drops in at all.

However, she lets me flea powder her, because she doesn't have the liquid feel running in her ear..


I'm wondering if there is ANY alternative to liquid ear drops to treat her?? Not all dogs are so relaxed about it, and I'm just so frustrated that every product out there is designed for freaking Lassie..


Thanks a lot.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will try it+

Also, she has been muzzled..
She's a small dog.. I've tried restrainging her and taking every bite hoping to just show her it's not working.. people just say I need to restrain her, but the reality is,
she will mostlikely KILL herself to avoid that every happening.
She also has a fragile hip, so I cannot have someone grab her behind, because she herself will damage it trying to get loose.

When she wears the muzzle, she gets so bad, it rubs into her eyes and nearly pops them out.. she doesn't care about anything but getting away..

and it's not that I'm harming her or scaring her..

she just senses something she will not like (the drops in her ear) and goes mad to not let it happen.

The vet said they will have to sedate her to work on her ears, because she reacts the same to them even standing next to her.. but what, when I've spent 500$ for that, and the earmites just come back a week later?
:( hate this..

Answer 1

there is a one-time treatment for ear mites...pick a new vet.unless, she has an ear infection from them and that is what you are treating...i have never heard of drops daily for ear mites.also, if the vet doesn't have the one-time treatment, ask for a sedative that you can give at home.

Answer 2

One trick I learned from friends who had an animal shelter for cats, was to clean the ears and put a pinch of boric acid powder into the ear (and then rub the outer parts of the ear together to work the powder down into the ear canal). Done weekly, this would clear up ear mites in the cats and I see no reason why it wouldn't also work for dogs. Boric acid powder can usually be found at the store in the area where they keep bandaids, hydrogen peroxide, and rubbing alcohol. I have used boric acid powder in the ears of dogs who just tended to get dirty waxy ears easily and it would help with that problem too.

You do have to insist that your dog allow you to restrain her, even if you have to muzzle her. You are the boss dog in the house, your dog should submit to your handling, and if she continues to get away with trying to bite you, thats a problem that will become worse and also the dog will start trying to bite in other situations she happens not to like! Muzzle the dog if you have to, but even if you're putting drops in her ears and she doesn't like it, you are boss dog and she isn't. The boss wolf in a pack doesn't back off because the subordinate doesn't like something the boss wants to do.

Answer 3

my dog has earmites or may be allergic to wheat not exactly sure i had him on pills and drops and the earwash when needed he hated it so i barely used them if i could get away with my vet just told me there is a operation that they put him to sleep and clean his ears out real good he is scheduled for that next week not sure if it is going to work but like you i hate the drops and so does he and it is getting expensive so i am going to try it

another thing was i tryed putting sweet oil in his ears

with the drops you can try holding her upside down between your legs like a baby my dog found that a little more pleasing and while you are doing it try rubbing her tummy

of course they got to go shake their head for an hour but i found if i pet her for about 15 mins the shake head time got cut down alot

NEW INFO

you have to get the dog to trust you if you just force it is will just force the dog away from you and it will never trust you i think you need to work with him slowly my dog hates the drops but he puts up with them because he realized that they make him feel better me hates them but when i call him to get them he comes coward sown but he still comes you can also try to hide the drops till you get the dog near you and comforted i know my dog runs and hides when he sees the bottle because he knows it is coming dont only go near his ears when you are giving drops do it while you are playing but remember his ears probally hurt so be gentle

i am against forcing any animal it is cruel to them and more stress on you think about it for a second if it hurts every time someone touches your ear and irritates when you put drops in it would yell and scream when you had to go to the doctor that would be touching them and when you had to put the drops in the dog cant yell and scream he bites and growls and whimpers good luck

Answer 4

visit any pet store
there are at least twenty separate
products produced in powder form to treat ear mite infection !!

look for the active ingredient ---Rotenone
The product I use regularly is called Mitaplex--R by a company called----Tomlyn---

Answer 5

TOO BAD it doesn't "wike" it!!!

RESTRAIN IT,MUZZLE it & ***DO IT***!!!!
Are you SCARED of your own dog??

You also MUST treat EVERY other pet you have as they'll REINFEST!