How do vets check dog ears?
Katheryn Kunde
2025-08-01 01:29:53
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Vets can conduct simple tests to diagnose a bacterial ear infection and prescribe topical solutions and or antibiotics. To successfully diagnose and treat problems with the ear it is always recommended to bring your dog to see us. If your dog is found to be suffering from an ear problem, the best course of treatment for the individual case will be prescribed, which may often be a course of antibiotics. Getting rid of foreign bodies in your dog’s ear, such as grass seed, can include your vet attempting to flush the ears or removing the items surgically while the dog is either under general anaesthetic or sedated. This will be followed with pain relief and antibiotics. Because there are so many different types of ear problems dogs can get the treatment varies from topical solutions and wipes to antibiotics and surgery.
Eldon Conn
2025-08-01 01:29:36
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The ears are very sensitive, so make the experience more comfortable for your dog by being as gentle as possible and rewarding them with plenty of positive reinforcement, like their favorite treats.
If debris is packed deep into the ear canal, it can prevent the medication from reaching the deeper parts of the ear closer to the eardrum.
This can also make it difficult or impossible for your veterinarian to evaluate the integrity of your dog’s ear drum.
Several factors are involved in treating ear infections, and ear cleaning is one important aspect that needs to be performed before certain topical medications are applied.
Ear cleanings are also often recommended as a maintenance routine for dogs prone to ear infections.
Ear cleaning helps decrease debris, bacteria and yeast inside the ear.
When a dog has an ear infection, excessive, abnormal debris is often present, making it difficult for the topical medications to reach the infection.
Bacteria and yeast can easily hide inside layers of debris inside the ear canal and, if left behind after the treatment course has been completed, lead to reinfection of the ear.
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