It's also available without the cortisone. It's enzyme based, with cortisone for fast healing. For treats if we can't find biscuits that are appropriate we feed him dog food kibble's as treats. We feed our dogs Trout and Sweet Potatoe kibbles and it has helped a great deal. If you feed your dog certain types of flour you dog may have allergies to that also. It is possible that he has developed an allergy to the protein. If you have been feeding your dog a certain type of protein (Chicken, Turkey, Beef) you may want to change his diet. To reduce the number of ear infections you may want to look at what you are feeding your dog. Use soft cloths to wipe the gunk out.I also use very long qtips, I have been using them for a long time so if you do be careful not to go to deep in the ear. The rinse allows you to squirt it into the ear let him shake his ears to get some of the gunk out and then use the Otomax. We use Otomax also, we also have been prescribed an ear rinse called Alcetic Ear Rinse 4oz. I know how frustrating this can be.Įar infections. (And some vets get so fixated on one med for a problem that they don't see that another might just work better.) Whatever you do, don't slack off on the cleaning regimen. Don't let your vet keep giving you the same antibiotics for it. You don't have to go too far but getting rid of the hair around the ear will also help with air flow and that helps keep the infection under control. Shave the hair off his ears and behind and under. Find a way to pin the dog's ears up so the canals can air at least an hour a day. Some tips, from having lived with this for years. He lived to the age of 14, which is pretty good for a large dog (briard/beardie cross). We had to clean his ear every day and he was on cipro and prednisone for the last 3 years of his life just to keep it to a level where he would be comfortable. We used to order the cleaner online, same ingredients as the Otomax but it was about $25 for -2- bottles. At first just intermittent but the last 4 or 5 years of his life it was constant. We had a dog whose earflaps were so tight to his head that he kept a horrible ear infection for years. Any ideas?ġ. There's an otc that has all the same ingredientsĪnd I don't remember the name. Has anyone had any luck getting this stuff? I heard there are mail order places in Canada, but that in the U.S., there is no way to get it without going through a vet. I just want a $20 bottle of Otomax ear drops.
(His shots are up to date.) I realize there's a recession on, but this seems to me excessive as a way for a vet to drum up business. I called and asked for the prescription, and the receptionist said that because the dog hasn't had a check up over a year, they couldn't prescribe Otomax without a checkup - which means without about a $100++ additional cost. He said if it recurs, just redose with Otomax. The vet said that because of his floppy ears, however, it was likely to recur, and was common and recurrent in Goldens.
He prescribed Otomax, which cleared it up. My Golden was diagnosed with an ear infection about 2 years ago.
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