Hi everyone! (or, anyone reading this - hopefully someone!) - I am looking for some alternative advice on how I can treat my dog's ear irritation;
I have a happy, healthy, energetic 6 month old female Golden who is totally perfect, except for one concern - her ears are bugging her. She seems very irritated and will scratch her ears with her paws, rub her head in the snow or on the furniture, and moan while doing so (I imagine the relief feels good and that's why she moans). Here's the thing though; there are no obvious signs of infection or otherwise - no discharge, no dryness, no broken skin or rashes, no odor. They ARE a little bit red, but if she wasn't itching, I wouldn't think the colour they are is a big deal at all.
She is not constantly tormented by this itch; it really only happens once every day or two, and it seems to come in waves - she will shake her head and kind of go a bit nuts trying to itch her ears, just for a few minutes, then she's right back to her happy self again!
This morning I was actually awoken by her moaning and scratching (she sleeps on the floor at the end of my bed), and I just think it's definitely time to do something about this.
I adopted her on February 11th and this periodic itching started about three weeks ago, so about a month after coming to live with me. I bought her some ear drops which were for ear mites when her itching first started, and they seemed to curb the itching big time (there was aloe among the ingredients; so very soothing). After a week of using the drops, I stopped - thinking she was cured. But here we go again!
Now of course I will take her to the vet if need be, but I wanted to come here first and see if I could get any alternative advice! Perhaps someone else has experienced the same thing with their dog and found a much less expensive cure?
I read coconut oil may help, but then again that was mostly from people who said their dog had dry skin or a rash.
Any suggestions, tips, advice are super appreciated!
Thanks in advance
I have a happy, healthy, energetic 6 month old female Golden who is totally perfect, except for one concern - her ears are bugging her. She seems very irritated and will scratch her ears with her paws, rub her head in the snow or on the furniture, and moan while doing so (I imagine the relief feels good and that's why she moans). Here's the thing though; there are no obvious signs of infection or otherwise - no discharge, no dryness, no broken skin or rashes, no odor. They ARE a little bit red, but if she wasn't itching, I wouldn't think the colour they are is a big deal at all.
She is not constantly tormented by this itch; it really only happens once every day or two, and it seems to come in waves - she will shake her head and kind of go a bit nuts trying to itch her ears, just for a few minutes, then she's right back to her happy self again!
This morning I was actually awoken by her moaning and scratching (she sleeps on the floor at the end of my bed), and I just think it's definitely time to do something about this.
I adopted her on February 11th and this periodic itching started about three weeks ago, so about a month after coming to live with me. I bought her some ear drops which were for ear mites when her itching first started, and they seemed to curb the itching big time (there was aloe among the ingredients; so very soothing). After a week of using the drops, I stopped - thinking she was cured. But here we go again!
Now of course I will take her to the vet if need be, but I wanted to come here first and see if I could get any alternative advice! Perhaps someone else has experienced the same thing with their dog and found a much less expensive cure?
I read coconut oil may help, but then again that was mostly from people who said their dog had dry skin or a rash.
Any suggestions, tips, advice are super appreciated!
Thanks in advance