My Dog's Ears
Written by DonnaS
I have noticed here lately that she is shaking her head alot and she scratches at her ear. At first i just noticed her shaking her head, like she was trying to get something off of her head. She has been scratching at her ear. I looked inside of her ears and they do not appear to be red on the inside.
Anyone have any clue what may cause her to do this?
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sounds like ear mites..i just realized today my dog had them..if there is alot of yucky crusty wax and stuff and a bad smell he might still have mites..i would go to wallmart or a cheap place,,get mite medicine for dogs and start treatring it..if it goes away he had mites..you cant always see them..i can see them on my dog..if you look really close on the inside of his ear you might see one..they hide very wel
goodluck
Donna, your dog may have the beginnings of an ear infection. The canal goes in quite a ways and you would not be able to see in there where it could be starting. Dogs with ears that hang over the ear opening are much more suseptible to infections because the ear cannot get aired out and it is the perfect trap for bacteria. It is best to see the vet if it continues much longer because too much head shaking can actually cause another problem called an Aural Hematoma which is when the ear flap becomes swollen and then makes the opeing to the ear much smaller. Then you have two problems to treat at twice the cost.
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