What Causes Dog Ear Infections?
Unfortunately ear infections are too common for our dogs and cats but especially for dogs. There are many different causes for ear infections and they are not always the same even if your pet has had an ear infection before. Some of the common types of ear infections are bacterial or yeast overgrowths. These are typically secondary to inflammation in the ear canal that's caused by food sensitivities or environmental allergies.
What Are the Signs of Ear Infections in Dogs?
What are some of the dog and cat ear infection signs you may notice? You may notice ear pain, your pet shaking their head excessively, scratching and digging at their ear with their paw, also be funky odors that you smell and even see black waxy discharge or even pus coming from their ear.
What's the Natural Solution?
1. Clean the ears with natural ingredients.
There are quite a few natural options that we can use, ranging from apple cider vinegar and even aloe vera juice. One of the best homemade natural ear cleaning remedies is to take 2 cups brewed green tea cooled. Remove the tea bag 2 tablespoons of organic apple cider vinegar and 5 drops of calendula tincture put them all together and mix it. Then use a syringe to put 1-3 mils into your pet's vertical ear canal. Massage the base of the ear. You want to hear the liquid squishing around and then let your pet shake their head and wipe out any excess discharge with a soft cloth or cotton balls. Continue that until there's no waxy debris left.
2. Trim Their Nails
Highly recommend you to trim your dog's nails short. Self-trauma can be caused by scratching an itchy ear and It can make the problem even worse. Keeping your dog's nails short can reduce the chance of ear skin damage.
3. Give a Suitable Healing Cone
Ear infections are itchy and it's a dog's natural urge to scratch their ears. Scratching relieves the itching right away, but it gets worse over time. Giving a cone will protect your dog’s ears from injury through scratching or rubbing.
If your dog doesn't like the feel of a typical plastic cone, try using our Soft Healing Cones.
There are 2 options: a waterproof material and an organic cotton version.
Our soft cones are so comfortable and lightweight, it won't bother your dog at all, they will be able to heal much faster and easier.
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4. Vet visit
Lastly, make sure you're doing all you can to figure out why the ear infection happened in the first place or else you'll fall into the vicious cycle of the ear infection. Don't forget that severe infections cannot be treated at home. These require prescription medications to treat the infection. Remember that there are other causes of ear infections, such as mites or foreign objects stuck in the ear, that do not resolve with natural remedies at home. A visit to the veterinarian is always necessary in these cases.
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