dog allergies/ear problems

Funny you posted this. I have a 5.5 year old golden female that's dealing with something similar. I can't figure it out. I've been doing some reading on RTF and I'm thinking she may have mites. The problem showed up when she started running around with my neighbor's dog.

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That really works? Mine has always had issues with ear infections. Where might one find tea tree oil and coconut oil locally?

Worked for all of my dogs.

Tried everything. Nustock did nothong.

Try a tiny spot on their back first. Some dogs are allergic.

If they do more than roll on the grass or carpet, may be allergic.

If they don't, it works amazingly well. :

Milkbones were the source of my dog's ear infections. Took a lot of time for me to figure out why he would get sick every time he'd spend more than a day at my mom's.

Cut out the milkbones, and he hasn't had an ear infection since

Food is a major source of allergies that people don't think about

Mix up 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup of rubbing alchohol, 3 tablespoons Betadine (CVS, Walgreens), and 3 tablespoons of of boric acid powder (CVS, Walgreens). Put it into an empty water bottle and shake it until the boric acid dissolves and the mixture is clear reddish/orange. Total cost will be around $18 to $20 but once you buy the ingredients you will have enough material to make 15-20 bottles of ear flush over the next few years. Betadine lasts years and Boric Acid really doesn't ever go bad in powder form.

Lift the dogs head up and pour into the ear canal. Fill it up. Do the other side. Rub the base of both ears for about 10-12 seconds and get out of the way and let the dog shake his head. Repeat once more right away. Do a single flush the following day. This kills ear mites and also bacteria that causes itching and inflammation.

My vet turned me onto this a few years ago. We use it on our lab from time to time but quite often on our English Mastiff. Just be sure to do the flush outside because the Betadine has color and can stain stuff.

If you don't use it for a few weeks the Boric Acid will re-crystallize. Just put the bottle in a bowl of hot water for 15 minutes and shake the bottle until it is clear again. The boric acid will re-dissolve. Make sure not to use on the dog until the liquid has cooled back down. Never do an ear flush with a hot liquid. Lukewarm is perfect.

Save yourself a bunch of money.

My dog was shaking her head and scratching her ears a lot this spring. I tried the Zymox, following the directions. She got tired of me messing with her ears, but the stuff seemed to work. No problems since, and I still have 2/3 bottle left.

IIRC there was a thread awhile back on the OT saying how great Zymox is, tried it & my boxer hasn't had ear issues since

My boxer just had food allergies.

Went through 4 or 5 different foods. Settled on Merrick. Have had 0 ear problems since.

I guess we've changed foods since we started our dog on daily allergy pills so it's hard to tell if that wasn't the problem. Takes Apoquel daily, and haven't had an ear infection in over a year.

I use half alcohol and half vinegar monthly. Seems to do good.