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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / July 2006beagle ears
Hello everyone About 8 months ago, my puppy beagle broke his back right tibia. I'd like to thank everyone who wished him well, and to all the medical staff who gave us much appreciated advice after seeing his exrays. Because of his long ears, a lot of wax, dirt and grime builds up in his ears. He's constantly scratching them and luckily he is very cooperative when we try to clean them every other day. We use a mild hydrogen peroxide solution diulted with water but the wax just keeps building and building. Does anyone have any advice as to what we can do to remedy this problem? Thanks for replying, Edward - Edmonton, AB in thread news:1154316641.742881.323370@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: "highflyr" <edwardkslee@gmail.com> whittled the following words: > Hello everyone > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thanks for replying, > Edward - Edmonton, AB Perhaps allergies are causing irritants that result in this excessive buildup? (btw , I have a beagle too) Next visit, I'd trot that idea by the vet and see if he might suggest some dietary changes. > Because of his long ears, a lot of wax, dirt and grime builds up in his > ears. He's constantly scratching them and luckily he is very > cooperative when we try to clean them every other day. We use a mild > hydrogen peroxide solution diulted with water but the wax just keeps > building and building. .........Constant use of hydrogen peroxide is irritating and not helping. Go to the vet and have him/her look at the goop in the ears so you know what you're dealing with - bacteria, yeast, mites. Then you can get the appropriate medication. buglady take out the dog before replying I seriously doubt it's wax alone. It's probably an infection. You need to take him to the vet, where they can look at the exudate under the microscope and tell you if it's yeast or bacteria or truly just wax. The other thing is, stop the hydrogen peroxide! Apart from driving most dogs crazy because of the noise, you are basically just putting more and more moisture into the ear, which will definitely result in infection. Pick up a bottle of good quality ear cleaner (with drying agents) at your vet, or at least switch to 50:50 white vinegar and rubbing alcohol for cleaning. Deborah, DVM > Hello everyone > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thanks for replying, > Edward - Edmonton, AB thanks to everyone who've replied. off to the vet he goes for what i'm hoping is just wax! > I seriously doubt it's wax alone. It's probably an infection. You need to > take him to the vet, where they can look at the exudate under the microscope [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Thanks for replying, > > Edward - Edmonton, AB |
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