help!!!!my dog is always scratching his ears!!?

Question

is there any solution or remedy for that!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Natural Treatment for Ear Mites
by William Pollak D.V.M. - Holistic, traditional approaches


Ear mites are common in cats and dogs. Cats usually start them and they're the last to be treated. Direct physical contact is an important part of transmission from one animal to another. A cat with ear mites will scratch its ears frequently and a deposit that looks like dried coffee grounds, black, gray or even white will form down in the ear canals. A dog will scratch and shake its head and its ear canal may look quite red and inflamed. Bacterial and fungal infections secondary to ear mites is another layer of imbalance. Reducing redness and inflammation from secondary infection is the first order of business, as medications and remedies that help kill ear mites can sometimes act as an irritant to a sensitized ear canal.

Homemade, natural, Ear mite treatment suggestion:

Step 1:
Make a mixture of 1/2 ounce of almond or olive oil and 400 IU vitamin E in a dropper bottle. Warm to body temperature and put about 1/2 dropper full in the ear, massaging the ear canal well for a minute or so. Let your pet shake its head and then gently clean out the opening with cotton swabs. Q-tip type applicators may compact material already in the ear canal. Apply the oil every other day for six days. Then let the ears rest for 3 days. (The oil mixture will smother many of the mites and start a healing process.)

Step 2:
Using a tincture of the herb Yellow Dock, dilute it with water (9 drops to 1 tablespoon of water). Treat the ears with this mixture, as described above, once every 3 days for 6 weeks. Ear mite eggs are quite resistant to just about anything after they have already hardened, that is why a six-week period of treatment is recommended. The eggs will continue to hatch out in cycles and if medicine is present for six continuous weeks (medicine administered will last for four days) there will be no more eggs present.

You may need to thoroughly shampoo the head and ears (and the tip of the tail), because the mites can leave the ears; they do like to go for night trips to check out the terrain and might crawl back in after treatment. The tip of the tail may have a few mites from when it is curled near the head. Make a tea infusion of yellow dock and use it as a final rinse.

Generally a healthy animal will have fewer problems with ear mites, so improving the diet will help in prevention and recovery. Feeding a natural raw meat diet or a super-concentrated, preservative free commercial diet like PHD will improve overall health and reduce the likelihood of frequent parasitic infections. Supplementing with garlic and brewer's yeast is especially helpful.

Answer 2

Just because an animal is scratching their ears doesn't always point to ear mites. There could be bacteria or yeast as well. The only true way to find out what's going on is to have him checked by his doctor. A simple ear swab can be examined under a microscope to determine the problem. However, the problem could be none of the above. It could be an allergy. The ear is lined with skin & the allergy can show up there & the dog reacts with the scratching.
Either way, see the vet & they can go from there.

Answer 3

There are a couple of reasons he might be doing it. Our dog has a real problem with earwax buildup. Every now and then we'll check her ears, and if the insides are black or dark brown, we know she's got more buildup. We start by clearing it out with Kleenexes, then, if your dog will sit still for it, clean the outsides of his ears (NOT the ear canal!) with Q-tips.

Another problem may be an ear infection. You can get antibiotics and ear drops from your vet. Finally, it could be ear mites. This is the worst of the 3, since they're harder to get rid of, but it can be done.

Answer 4

Of course, the remedy is to take the animal to the veterinarian and have a complete exam. The dog might have an allergy, ear mites, or worse. There is no way someone can give that kind of advice without seeing the animal.
Sorry, my advice on this one is see the vet.

Answer 5

he may have an ear infection. My dog scratched her ear a lot (we always clean them after her bath). I took her to the vet, she was given some drops for her ears and she's fine now.

Answer 6

check for fleas and also infections inside his ear. Dogs have deep ear canals and can become infected easily. Get the vet to check him before it gets worse. Do not put anything into his ears

Answer 7

Check his ears and try to find out what's bothering them. Maybe you need to clean them really well, or maybe he has mites, or a yeast infection.
Get that itch out of your dog's ears and he'll stop scratching.

Answer 8

Sounds liek ear mites. Take him to the vet. They will clean and treat. Get it done soon or he could get a yeast infection from it or worse.

Answer 9

Sounds like ear mites or fleas. Take him to a vet.

Answer 10

Actually I have a great one.. You see the vet, and he properly diagnosis the problem, infection, mites, yeast etc, and then it can be treated properly. Can't treat ears if you don't know what the problem is.