Quote Originally Posted by pnance
I agree, I'm not in favor of putting her through painful surgery on both ears if I don't have to. I discussed stronger meds, but he didn't seem to think that would help . I didn't realize they could do a deeper flush under anesthesia...I'll discuss it with them before we start talking surgery. They did a flush on Friday (not under anesthesia) and the smell from her ears was horrible. My entire car smelled like her ears for a couple of days afterward and having her in the house required lots of room spray. I'm guessing that flush brought up a lot of stuff that was trapped down in there, so I'm hoping that helped. She does seem to be less sensative about them and it's only been a couple of days, so I at least have some hope.

Thanks again everyone for the help.
Maybe your dog is just SO well behaved they don't need anesthesia. But a few years ago when I worked at the vets we would so simple ear flushes during an exam but other dogs needed a deeper flush or were too wild to do it without anesthesia.
I would imagine there would be a more involved flush under anesthesia as the ones we did while they were under took a good 45 minutes or so. They were very intesnse & thorough. But technologoy has changes daily, maybe they have a new procedure that is easier yet equally as good?
It would be worth mentioning to your vet though if she continues to have problems.

Good luck!