Ear problems?

[slleipnir]

Josie has been holding one ear lower than the other, and shaking her head. I figured it's an ear infection, as she has a lot of them. I checked her ears to see how red they are, but they weren't at all. Instead, there are this little brown/red dots. They cover all the pink part of her ear, even the flappy part. They look almost like freckles. I had some ear wash left over from her last infection, and cleaned her ears...but, does anyone have any idea what it is, or if it's even serious? I'm wondering if it's something to call the vet over...

[Kater]

It sounds like it could be ear mites. It seems you are saying it doesn't resemble the type of normal build-up you are used to seeing, that's significant.

Even if its not mites, you don't want her to keep shaking her head since hematomas can result.

I would call or get it checked out by your vet.

[Kfamr]

Do they smell at all?
Could you get a picture of it? Sounds like Ear mites to me, too.

[slleipnir]

It doesn't smell, that I can tell anyway. It's not coming off either. Like, I washed her ears and it's still there. I'll try to get a picture later tonight.

[slleipnir]

Here are a couple pics...hope you can see what I mean from them...not the best quality
It looks like dirt, but it doesn't come off...?

[Kfamr]

That's really weird. Does she have fleas at all?

I've never seen that before.

If it's bothering her, I'd take her to the vets or atleast call them.

[slleipnir]

I gave all the pets flea treatment not that long ago...

[julie ficenec]

hi my name is julie and i have been a vet tech for 14yrs. most likly the problemis allergies, and yourvet can give you meds to take care of the problem.

[Sevaede]

hi my name is julie and i have been a vet tech for 14yrs. most likly the problemis allergies, and yourvet can give you meds to take care of the problem.

Hi Mom!

[BitsyNaceyDog]

hi my name is julie and i have been a vet tech for 14yrs. most likly the problem is allergies, and your vet can give you meds to take care of the problem.

Bitsy gets that in her ears. I can usually get it off, but not easly, I 'scrub' them like lv4dogs said. I never though too much about it before, her ears never seem to bother her. She has horrible allergies, but I never connected the two things before. When I take her to the vet (she's seen multiple) for her allergies they always give her prednisone, which I hate. I always revert back to benadryl.

[julie ficenec]

hi this is julie again, benadrly will work just fine if she is a big dog you can give her 50mg 3 times a day let me know how it goes.

[Sevaede]

hi this is julie again, benadrly will work just fine if she is a big dog you can give her 50mg 3 times a day let me know how it goes.

Arrghh!! *poke poke poke*