Today Mia had to go to the vet to get her ears checked out. Again. She has a constant problem with ear infections, and it doesn’t seem like anything I do helps her. We go in, she gets shots, sedation, deep ear cleaning, oral meds, and topical cream (hence the wet look on her ears). I pay $400-$500 for all of this and then bring her home. She continues to get drops and oral meds for a few months, and then she’s all clear. About 6 months later it starts all over again. We’ve been doing this for 4 years now. I wish there was something else I could do to help her, but it seems like this is the best it’s going to get. So for the next 2 days she’ll go back and forth from super clingy (“I’m sick Mommy, and I need to be attached to your leg at all times in order to be well”) to super bitchy (“How dare you take me to that awful place. Remove yourself from my presence!”). For now, she’s hanging out on my bed, surrounding herself with comfort.
I’m sorry Mommy, you wanted to sleep where?
Pity me, for I am sick. And cute.
Awww..poor baby. She looks sweet and snuggly though.
Have you tried Zymox or Blue Power Ear Treatment? Zymox is a commercial enzymatic solution. Blue Power is a homemade solution; the official recipe is at http://www.itsfortheanimals.com/BLUE.HTM
The other thing to consider is diet/allergies. Axel has not had any ear infections since we switched to a grain-free food.
Yeah, it might be allergies. My parents had a lhasa apso with chronic ear allergies. They took him off soy in his diet and it got better. Have you asked your vet about special foods you could try?
Your dog acts like my kids act when they don’t feel 100% poor baby!