Ear Mites Or Yeast Infection

[Mollyrulz]

My 12 mths old Lab has for the past few nights woken up in the middle of the night and shakes his ears furiously and scratches his ears..

Is that a sign of ear mites OR yeast infection? ... I clean his ears regularly - daily by wiping with a piece of damp face towel. I recently took him swimming in the Gold Coast and also a ce in my friend's swimming pool. When he wakes in the night, I let him out and he shakes his head again & again and sometimes I notice water coming out ??

How can you tell which one of it is bothering him as he has been sleeping through the night for some time now... normally after I let him out (BTW, he sleeps in his crate), he will come inside and shake a few more times, then settle down to sleep until morning.

Sorry to be asking - I don't know whether to take him to the Vet or just get some ear drops??

Any advice is appreciated

[Nekhbet]

less is more with ears

he probably does have some water down there so dont add any more. Mites inflame the skin and cause a brown wax, yeast ears reek to high heaven and the skin usually cracks, reds and dries

[Mas1981]

I would get an ear wash and see if it helps, my lab did the same though and had a yeast infection, he used to scratch his ear and moan after he had been sleeping.

[Mollyrulz]

Thanks for the advice... bought some ear drops from the pet shop and he is feeling much better - keeping fingers crossed that he will sleep thro the nite cheer: