by Chris and Jack
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Rubbing his ears?
by Chris and Jack
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If there is a smell comming from the ears it could be a yeast infection. You say the ears look clean so it doesnt sound like mites. Gracie runs her face along the couch all the time but I think it is to clean her face she has done this all her life but with no crying or wimpering . I would ask the vet to check to make sure it isnt a yeast infection but other than that I have no idea unless it is a ritual like Gracie's.
Donna & Gracie
Chris, Moose has been doing this for a while - he does it after he eats - and I couldn't see anything. But just recently we noticed some brown stuff in his ears(?mites or fungus) so we are putting drops in now and it's clearing up, so is the rubbing. We have been pretty slack about cleaning their ears and pulling the hairs out of them so we intend to be more vigilant from now on. Maybe Jack has something which is not obvious now but will become so later. Check with the vet to be on the safe side.
Deanna (Moose & Squirrel)
Hi: I had the same problem with Mr. Bo my 7 mth old. I thought maybe it was ear mites. He scratched some but mostly rubbed his ears on the carpet as you described. He moaned and whined when he was doing so. It took my vet 2 trips to clear his ears up. He had some type of infection. The vet plucked out a lot of the hair in his ears which he says contributes to this problem. Mr. Bo had sooooo much hair down inside his ears that they were holding a lot of moisture especially when he was given a bath. If you can smell a foul odor when you smell inside his ear your little one might have the same problem. The infection has an odor. After cleaning out a lot of the hair, putting Mr. Bo on ear drops and medicine by mouth and also an ear wash to use on a regular basis he was finally cured. The ear wash has a drying agent to keep his ears dry after a bath. Good luck with your little one. This may not be his problem but if it is, it just takes some time and patience to clear it up.
Belle
If Jack is crying there is something definitely wrong. Take him to the vet immediately. If you can't see what's wrong, it might be in a microscopic stage. Poor baby...
Isabel
Chris, my Marcel is a ear rubber / scratchers, & prone to ear infections (where as my Madison never had an ear infection, go figure) now, as far as the rubbing both my pooches rub their face in the rug / towels / ect. but that is mostly play. See what the vet says, but don't be surprized if it's an ear infection.
JOYCE
Sandee
Belle, What is the name of the ear wash you are using that has the drying agent in it?
Judka
Cubbie has never had ear problems ever since he had the one as a puppy. He does loves to rub his face up against the couch. He sometimes rubs his ears with his paws, but he never cries. I do strip the inner ear hairs out fairly regularly, this might be why he has had such good luck avoiding infections. When I first got Cubbie, a very knowledgeable friend of the breed told me about stripping the hairs out of the ear. She showed me how to do it. Cubbie doesn't like it, but if you hold the head firmly and grasps the hairs, they pull out easily. It is as if the hairs don't belong there. I definitely think that Jack has something wrong if he is crying. Poor little baby. He needs to see his vet.
Felicia & Cubbie
Quiggley had an ear infection a couple of months ago. The vet gave me drops to put in his ear and also to use after every bath. I would get more on his face than in the ear. The groomer told me to use boric acid powder, you can purchase in Walmart. After every bath dry ears as best you can and then sprinkel the powder in the ear, the excess is simply shaken out. I asked the vet about this and she said that it is good to do and should the ear become aggitated to use dog ear powder, "it is the same thing with a buffer". I do this and there has been no hint of any ear problem since. Good Luck
Gloria
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