~Anne~ Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I have just taken in a little Pug that has an issue with her ears. I just bathed her and noticed that the inside of her ears feel rough and scaly. Upon investigating, you can not see the canal, the inside is greay/discoloured and the skin is covered in fine lumpy roughness. There was also a lot of congealed gunk sitting there. They don't appear to be sore at all as I cleaned them up as best I could and she showed no real discomfort but she did lean towrds me as most dogs do when you rub their ears. There is obviously some kind of bacterial thing happening but I am unsure what. I am also unsure if her canals are just covered over naturally of if her ears are perhaps swollen?? It is hard to test her hearing as she is a bit of an active dog and doesn't sit still long enough to test. She will be off to the Vet shortly anyway for her check over and becuase it appears she has brachy syndrome and is a very, very, very bad breather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappie Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Roughened, scaly and darkened skin is sign of chronic irritation and inflammation. The ear canal is most likely just swollen shut due to whatever process is occuring within it. A swab will tell you - a yeast infection wouldn't suprise me in the slightest, but if it's a chronic problem then you could have anything and everything growing down there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Thanks Rappie. I have things such as Surolan, Malaseb ear cleaner, Ilium Oticlean, Ilium Neocort and some Dermotic dropd (to name a few ) and a few other bits and pieces here. Would any of them help while she is waiting to see the Vet or is it best just to keep them dry and clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappie Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 The Surolan / Dermotic would be likely to help, but (as a vet) I would prefer to see the ear in all its gooey glory, than see a cleaned manky ear and try to work out what is actually going on. Although the topical steroids and antibiotics would help with the swelling and any yeast / cocci that are present, there is the risk of it being a chronic ear infection involving 'rods' and they like to eat Surolan for breakfast. Since there are chronic changes (didn't happen yesterday) and she seems reasonably comfortable, and there will be a vet visit soon, I would probably wait for her to be checked first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Thanks Rappie, I really appreciate your advice. I will leave the ears alone till her Vet visit, which is likely to be during the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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