In today's video I'll be sharing with you, how to solve your dog's itchy ears,
check for ear mites and the best remedies you can use and later, I'll go
into how you can prevent further dog ear infections and mite infestation.
Whether your problem is dog scratching, ear flopping, head shaking or a combination
of all these, your pal may be suffering from the plight of ear mites. These pests
can drive your pet nearly over the edge of insanity,
you may nearly join them just watching. The scientific name is Otodectes cynotis
and that's a complicated way of saying it's a microscopic parasite with eight
legs that drives your dog nuts. These parasites are more often found in
kittens and outside cats, but dogs can get them too. Any time an animal with
mites, ear or body, comes into contact with your pet, they can get ear mines too.
The more pets and animals that are around, the more likely one of them will wind up
with mites and give them to the others. So some symptoms to watch out for, dark
ear discharge, and if it looks kind of like coffee grounds, they've probably got
mites. Dogs keep scratching ears and this can be severe, even causing sores and
bleeding. Or maybe the dog keeps shaking the head and this
will cause issues like busted blood vessels in the ears and can be quite
serious, and this can also be expensive to treat, requiring surgical intervention.
Ear inflammation, stinky odorous ears, hair loss. So if you hear someone saying "my
dog keeps scratching his ears" you might want to be a friend and let them know
that it could be ear mites. Prevention is always better and less costly in the
long run. During your pet checks at home just make sure you don't see any
symptoms of ear mites, and if you do, be sure to treat them immediately. If you have
more than one pet, treat them all because they're so contagious, they'll probably
have already spread and you'll also have to sanitize the pets bedding to be sure
you kill all the mites. Just imagine having a bunch of microscopic
eight-legged parasites running around inside your ear canal!
That's why I feel it's important for pet owners to understand how an ear mite
infestation, called Otodectic mange can make your pets so miserable, they
are! Pets can damage their hearing, their ears and become terrible companions if
they are left to suffer with ear mites and not treated. During the mites
three-week life cycle a lot of miserableness can be born whether the
infestation affects the internal or external ear canal, the irritation
itching and resulting information can lead to infection. This further harms
your pets health. So what can you do about these yucky little parasites?
Though there are some tell-tale signs that indicate mites are a near certainty,
you really should take you pet to the vet, hopefully a holistic one, to be
certain. Mites can mimic other illnesses and you want to make sure you're
treating the right problem. If infection is actually present and missed, your pets
health could suffer greatly, so make the veteran first, then treat them with a
good home remedy. It would be best advised or at least inquired with your holistic
vet when you are getting a definitive ear mite diagnosis, but you can ask which
natural treatment they feel is best, though drugs are available, such as
steroid treatment, anti-inflammatory meds, antibiotics, ear mite medications, natural
choices are better and won't require a detoxifying procedure afterward. Of the
options of available, here's a few you might like to consider. Oregano oil in diluted
proportions, tincture of yellow dock, Wally's natural animal ear oil, Mullein
oil, colloidal silver, apple cider vinegar and if you don't know how to clean your
dog's ears and apply these natural treatments, be sure to enquire with your
vet or a knowledgeable friend. Most pet owners like the method of using a
saturated cotton ball to apply something like a green tea mixture, diluted apple
cider vinegar and pure water 50/50 combo, witch hazel or lavender for cleaning. You
can use a squirt bottle or dropper but pets seem to like this method less. I'll
describe how I use my three favorite natural
remedy treatments. Lavender is an antifungal, antibacterial, antiseptic and
anti-inflammatory. It'll clean and accelerate healing while being great for
soothing and relaxing your dog at the same time. Get pure lavender oil, mix 10
drops into cereal sized bowl of warm water, dampen a cloth in the bowl, wring
it out so it's not dripping and clean out all the grease, dirt and particles
and the mites in your dog's ear. Colloidal silver is an effective
antibiotic, antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral so great for yeast ear
infections. You can apply as an ear wash to clean out the ears, then deliver a
half dropper into the ear canal to kill an ear infection quickly and your dog
will shake out the excess, and infections have been known to get resolved within
24 hours. There's also a spray available for easy administration and links will
be in the description below. Apple cider vinegar mixed with pure water in equal
proportions, makes a great natural anti-inflammatory and antiseptic and a
champion of the dog ear infection remedies. Cleaning instructions are the
same as for lavender. And once you've cleaned ears then apply the treatment of
choice and it would likely take about a month or so to be sure that the
treatment has had time to completely cure your pet. Though this routine may
take a little longer than medications, it's a lot healthier for your pet in the
long run. So there you have it, if you have a dog scratching ears or shaking and
flopping their head incessantly, be sure to remember these ear mite treatments
and they are sure to feel better in no time. I'll put all the links to the
remedies mentioned in the description below. And if you found this video useful
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