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Originally Posted by batman911
You can usually determine if your dog has an ear infection just by smelling the inside of the ear. If it smells foul, it is not good news. Also you can use a Q-tip to clean the inside of the ear canal to inspect it. The vet will give you an ear wash solution to apply several times a day and, after cleaning and drying, an ointment to apply inside the ear canal. The usual cause of dog ear infections is dampness and hair inside the ear canal. Best to dry the inside of the ear after bathing and remove the inside hairs with a tweezer.
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Thank you for your reply. However, we've done those things and we do have the hair removed from their ears regularly. We have Biewers and it isn't easy to remove the hair, I think it's rooted in their feet! lol! The vet has to use a hemostat. I've wondered too if the hair growing back in could be the problem. I'm almost tempted to quit having it removed and use ear powder to keep her ear canal dry.
The vet says her ears 'smell' fine so I'm leaning towards allergies and will probably be having her tested. I feed a premium grain free dog food, they don't get table food except for a bite of a fruit or veggie once in a while and a scrambled egg on Sundays and I don't use chemicals. We've done some food trials to try and isolate what she may be allergic to but that isn't the easiest thing to accomplish.