Ttiffany20191 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Looking online and I see there are a lot of options. Could you please let me know what has worked best for your dog in treating ear mites. Ty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCjetta Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 I've found cleaning the ears and then using the product revolution works well, however I've only ever seen about 2 dogs with ear mites (99% of the cases have been cats). Most of the time its either a yeast or bacterial infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 I haven't had ear mite issues with dogs, but with cats I found a topical application of ivermectin effective. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Are you SURE your dog has ear mites? I've never had a client come in with a dog, tell me that it had ear mites then found them in their dog's ears. It's always been another type of infection, generally yeast. Ear mites are quite rare in dogs. I've only ever seen them in toy breed pups from puppy mills. Besides, trying lots of treatments at home in the ears generally makes it harder for them to be correctly treated once you consult a vet. I've seen chemical burns, ruptured ear drums, permanent hearing loss and populations of resistant bacteria so bad that the dogs ended up needing surgery. IOW, call your vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttiffany20191 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Thank you. Wasn't 100% sure. Lots of tarry brownish gunk coming out of one ear. Have been cleaning it every other day and it looks like it had red bites in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 You know the sooner you get your dog into a vet, the more likely they will be able to treat it. Wait too long and there can be permanent damage (hearing loss). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 An acquaintance just had her dog diagnosed with a chronic ear infection. She'd been treating him for mites off and on since Dec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 It's been 3 weeks and it doesn't sound to me like it's getting any better. In case you aren't aware, Liz P is a vet. If it were me, I'd heed her advice on this and get your dog to a vet for proper treatment.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttiffany20191 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 She is doing better with Eradamite. My prior post was just explaining what it had looked like. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Mullein and/or garlic oil can be helpful for ear problems: http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/mullein-for-dogs/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Dogs%20Naturally%20Magazine I'd still check with a vet if it's not clearing up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdoggie Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 I have had a dog with ear mites, but when my vet looked in the microscope and said "well, I'll be damned!" because it was so rare he didn't believe me. My allergy dog has ears that look like they are mite infested when they get irritated from an allergen. Please bring your dog to the vet and find out what is really the issue. Should be a cheap visit (only need to look at a microscope) and if its not you can fix the ears sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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