Ear infections in our Dogs How to Combat this Problem (Otitis)

Many of us have seen our hairy shaking their heads scratching their ears, irritated ears, having bad smell and even secretions in their ears and this brings us health problems in our friends, it is important to know that they can be diverse causes but in most of the cases is Otitis, and what is this problem? It is no more than inflammation of the ear caused by infectious agents and can occur in two types, internal and external.

• External: the infection affects the external auditory canal this is the most common.

• Internal or media: the infection affects the eardrum, tympanic bulla and may affect the vestibular organ, and may cause nervous symptoms, including an infection in this case could pass to the meninges causing meningitis.

What are the causes?

• Parasites such as Mites
• Bacteria
• Yeasts (Malassezia)
• Allergies
• Traumas
• Foreign bodies

The important thing is to identify that our dog is having problems and take it to the trusted veterinarian, who will perform the necessary tests for the correct diagnosis, in this case Culture and antibiogram, to identify the bacteria or other agents that are causing us problems and thus use the more effective treatment.

Which is the treatment?

There is not a single effective treatment or a magic formula to treat otitis, it all depends on the causes and the agent that is causing this problem, but mainly antibiotics combined with antifungals, or some anti mite solution all depends on the diagnosis, this goes combined with a weekly cleaning of ears and the treatments should not last less than 4 weeks, then the culture and antibiogram should be repeated until it gives us satisfactory results.

tips:

• Weekly cleaning of ears with specific solutions for this, do not use solutions that are not intended for this purpose such as alcohol or iodine.
• Hairdresser haircut inside the ear.
• Avoid the accumulation of dirt and moisture inside the ear.
• Consult the veterinarian.

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