Ear Irritant / Infection Gone Wild!

[Officially Retired]

If ear mites, it would easily be handled by ivomec.

If yeast (as well as a gazillion other pathogens) a 8:1 Water:Nolvasan, with a dash of Tea Tree Oil (very small amount, couple drops, of the latter) is the best I've ever used ...

Jack

[S_B]

If ear mites, it would easily be handled by ivomec.

If yeast (as well as a gazillion other pathogens) a 20:1 Water + Nolvasan, with a dash of Tea Tree Oil (very small amount of the latter) is the best I've ever used ...

Jack

Thank you for the reply Jack,


No mites is what all 4 vets said after exams, I thought mites because of the firsts pups exposure to chickens.
I have Chlorhehadine will that work in place of the Nolvasan? I read in the Merck about the Chlorhehadine or Providone Iodine as a cleansing agent for ears. I haven't done anything yet today. Just came inside and we still have several shaking away.

Thanks,
S_B

[Officially Retired]

Thank you for the reply Jack,


No mites is what all 4 vets said after exams, I thought mites because of the firsts pups exposure to chickens.
I have Chlorhehadine will that work in place of the Nolvasan? I read in the Merck about the Chlorhehadine or Providone Iodine as a cleansing agent for ears. I haven't done anything yet today. Just came inside and we still have several shaking away.

Thanks,
S_B

I am not sure, quite frankly.

I would add the tea tree oil though; it is devastating to yeast, it is highly-complex, almost impossible for microbes to build resistance to it ... and as an added bonus it makes stinky ears smell better

You can get it, cheap, at any Walmart store (in the vitamin section, labeled alphabetically .... Tea ...

[scratchin dog]

Thank you for the reply Jack,


No mites is what all 4 vets said after exams, I thought mites because of the firsts pups exposure to chickens.
I have Chlorhehadine will that work in place of the Nolvasan? I read in the Merck about the Chlorhehadine or Providone Iodine as a cleansing agent for ears. I haven't done anything yet today. Just came inside and we still have several shaking away.

Thanks,
S_B

I use the Chlorhexidine/Ketoconazole spray from VetTrust (Antibacterial Antifungal spray) with good results on itchy skin/bacterial infections. Walmart sells the spray bottle in the pet section.

[Redboy83]

Jack, Is it 8:1 or 20:1? In the thread right below your response, it has 20:1 but your thread has 8:1. Don’t know how it changed.