Treating a Dog's Ear Infection Without Antibiotics
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I've read on here that equal parts water/vinegar/alcohol will do the trick, and I plan to start that tonight. However, can anyone tell me how much I should use. I don't want to flood his ear canal.
Also, he has been scratching a lot more lately, and while he's always had a problem with dry skin, it seems to be worse then usual. Could the infection have anything to do with that? The Vet told me to give him Benadryl, but I don't want to give him otc medication everyday. Please help. Thank you.
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What about peroxide? It cleans ears and helps kill the irritant that is causing the ear infection. Repeat over several days.
Post by kittykat58
One of my dogs was always scratching her ears and the insides were red as tomatoes. I too thought she had a chronic ear infection. Turned out she had ear mites. I get olive oil (about 1/3 cup) and cut up garlic cloves (more the better). Let the garlic sit in the olive oil for a few hours. Get an eyedropper and suck up the oil only. Put a few drops in your dogs ears. Rub the ears from the outside. Your dogs ears will smell like garlic but it's the garlic that kills the ear mites. After a while flush out the ears with warm water or a good ear cleaner solution. If a lot of junk comes out of the ears, your dog probably has an ear mite problem.
Post by sabrinadog
I don't think alcohol is a good idea. Imagine how that would burn way down in a sensitive area. My dog is prone to yeast infections in his ears too. He has gotten them raw inside in the past from scratching. We took him to the vet and got two ear washes. Now we clean his ears out with the one wash by saturating long pieces of cotton and twisting it down inside. We repeat until the cotton starts coming out clean, then finish off with the other wash which we leave in, then let him outside to shake. He is so much more comfortable.
Post by Arlinn
I don't understand why anyone would pay to take their pet to a vet and then "not want to follow the vet's advise". Why would you pay good money and then "not want to"? Please help me understand this. Your dog is obviously suffering, please do something to get him some relief.
Post by chef4u
Believe it or not, animals get a lot of the same things we can get. Candida is probably the problem & yes, antibiotics make it worse. Ears & sinus passages are a favorite. It's warm, moist & with not a lot of ventilation. I think the vinegar & alcohol mix is equal parts. But I've had problems with candida for a long time. Vinegar works, but I would dilute it with water. Make a 10-15% mix of vinegar. That's 10%= 1tsp vinegar (white) & 9tsp water. You can also increase the amount of vinegar over time.
Post by c t
Do Not Use Water or Peroxide (which has water in it) in your dogs ear. Vinegar also adds to a yeast infection If you must use anyhting I suggest swabbing it out with alcohal I really would try another Vet if you aren't happy or if that is not an option go to a place on the internet like Drs foster & smith I really think that a Vet's help is a necessity!
Post by Yorkiemom2
Oh my gosh! Butch is so cute, you should enter him in the pet photo contest!
Post by caeridwen
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You mention the dry skin problem. I found a canine formula by searching on line. It's called the Missing Link (Onega 3 Superfood Supplement). It's a powder to mix in food. I generally give my dog 2 heaping teaspoons midday mixed in plain yogurt (also good for the yeast problem). His dry skin has cleared up and it has done wonders for his coat which is better now than when he was much younger. It's just beautiful now, thick and shiny, soft and full. Before it was falling out all over and had become smelly, dull and wiry.
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Here's another thing I found out from my dr, candida has a narrow range of Ph, so going lower, like with the vinegar or going higher can help. For myself, when the vinegar doesn't seem to work, I use a liquid mix of potassium bi-carbonate. You could try dissolved baking soda. It's Ph is about 8 or so, vinegar is about 4, I think. Candida likes about Ph-5 or there about. Iodine is good for drying up candida, too. The thing is candida adapts to different conditions & it's alive, so it does try to hang on & live.
What happens is those places encourage the over-growth & then the infection sets in. Candida first, then infection. Kill the candida, infection will clear by itself.
I haven't tried this, but making the mix with either vinegar or baking soda & add a few drops of iodine, sort of a one two punch. I would drop whatever mix u use in the ear a few drops at a time & then close the ear & rub really well. The rubbing will probably feel good, as candida makes things itch. Tthen check to see if the inside ear is wet, if not a few more drops & do the same.
You could also, try the vinegar mix on his itchy skin, too. This is have done & it stops the itching & balances the natural Ph of the skin. It works well on skin & for the ears or skin, use as often as the dog seems in distress. I would think at least 4-5x a day.
I know some think that the infection is the problem, it's not. It's the same with colds & flu. Candida gets bad & all the others follow. Someone said peroxide, this has worked for me occasionally, but it doesn't seem to work as well as the other stuff I mentioned.
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However the archived 4/28/2008 has some good advice. I suggest using an eyedropper (or a turkey baster, as it's the same principle. You do not want to pour the mix in, but rather control the flow by drop) to put the mix in the ear.
The archived mentioned above also has quantities you should mix too. I hope the infection clears up! Good Luck!
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