we have a chihuahua cross dachshund , we have noticed as well that he seems to viciously scratch his ear and shake his head , we have taken him to the vets and again nothing was found but it is only one ear that he does it to he has been fleaed , he does not do it all the time but it looks worrying to us when he does it , he has been checked for mites and fleas and nothing was found
many thanks
2007-12-29 23:01:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
we have had our dog checked out by our vet and he checked for mites etc and nothing was found , our dog seems only to do it to his left ear and only on the outside , when he scratches his ear he also shakes his head alot like he has got fleas or mites but nothing was found
many thanks
2007-12-29 23:20:42 · update #1
we have taken our dog to the vets and the vet looked inside and outside of his ears and nothing was found at all
many thanks
2007-12-29 23:40:38 · update #2
Umm, not trying to be rude, but pretty sure all dogs scratch they're ears.
2007-12-29 23:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Gabriel S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have a long haired chihuahua and she had something similar to what you are talking about. We would check her for fleas and/or mites yet she still scratched her ears like crazy. Sometimes it would get to the point where she would start to get scabs on the inside of her ears from scratching them open. Around the same time, we noticed that her hair was starting to thin in certain areas. Had she been short haired, I don't know if we would have noticed. Anyway, we had her to to the vets repeatedly and he eventually tried giving her steroids in shot form. That fixed the problem. It turned out that she had seasonal allergies and this caused her skin to become dry and itchy. It also caused her hair to thin. We have to get her shots regularly now and as long as we do she seems fine. Maybe you should ask your vet to do an allergy test on your dog or at least mention allergies and see what they have to say about it. From what I understand, allergies are very common with chihuahuas and maybe this could be the culprit. Good luck!
2007-12-30 07:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by Danny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My chihuahua has been doing the same thing, when we took her to the vet last week they said it's ear mites. At first they thought it was a yeast infection. Her ears SMELLED real bad. Ask about ear mites and a yeast infection. Not something you want to deal with at all.
2007-12-30 07:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're still concerned, either take the dog back to the vets and tell them that, or take the dog to another vet for a second opinion. No way can we tell you over the internet what's going on with your dog's ears!
Chalice
2008-01-02 15:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dog may have ear mites. He cannot scratch inside his ears. You need to look inside the ear for any signs of parasites and get him treated.
2007-12-30 07:10:09 · answer #5 · answered by bjstree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We bought our dogs some anti-itch cream at Wal-Mart. Seems to help. One of the dogs had scratched the hair off his ear! We don't know what it was but their ears had a strong, musky odor and the skin was dry and gray inside the ear. Could just be dry weather I guess.
2007-12-30 07:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by 19G30 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its itchy..itchiness isnt always caused by parasites..the dog might be having allergic reactions and even psychologically-triggered skin irritations..find another vet..
2007-12-30 09:20:08 · answer #7 · answered by boredom fighter! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a possibility that it's dry skin - my dog gets it all the time.
2007-12-30 07:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋