Bad ear infection spreading to eye??... 
herb-gal
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My lab's ear is a mess.
I had her at a friend's house playing in the backyard with some other dogs and she cried when I touched her head so I noticed that she had a raw spot on the side of her ear. I looked inside and it was swollen and raw.
My friend is going to vet school, so when she said she would clean the dog's ears and find out what was in there, I didn't even think twice about it. She cleaned out the ears with rubbing alcohol. I got home and started thinking the alcohol probably wasn't the best idea.
So I mixed some coconut oil and oil of oregano to rub on it.
Then today, she came out with her head tilted to let her ear hang, kept shaking the head, looked very miserable. So I cleaned it with Colloidal Silver and ACV...kinda...she really didn't want to let me touch it, so I did the best that a petite girl can do with a 60 lb dog in pain. She didn't seem to want me to leave, but I couldn't bring her.
I just got a call from my boyfriend saying that we need to get her to the vet right away because it looked like it spread to her ear from all the rubbing and scratching. I haven't seen it yet. I don't get off for another two hours. The vet office opens in 15 minutes so I can make an appointment.
Just want to know if any of you know what it might be. What did I do wrong? Why didn't the oils or silver or acv help?
- The oils caused irritation and proba... katmom
15 y
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This is a reply to # 1,423,368Treating the damaged area with the oregeno oil caused more irritation, and the coconut oil is contributing to impacting the ear with debris within the ear canal. Both of these actions are causing itching/irritation that causes your dog to scratch at the ear, thus causing a cycle of scratching and continued irritation -> more scratching...and often involving around the eye as the dog paws and scratches around her head. Also, the moisture in the CS will contribute to the cycle too as the ear canal can't dry out, leading to more itching.
The ear needs to be checked and treated by your vet for the root cause(like yeast or bacteria) and to get the inflamation under control, and to eliminate the cause. Another possible complication can be an ear hematoma - a blood blister that forms in the ear flap from the head shaking and scratching. This would need to be drained and sutured ASAP if one forms.
Good luck, please keep us posted on her progress :)
- Re: The oils caused irritation and p... herb-gal
15 y
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This is a reply to # 1,423,497Yeah. As an afterthought, I figured the oil of oregano would irritate it...but I figured it's anti-bacterial properties would be good, and it would be cooled down by the coconut oil, so as not to be irritating.
She saw the vet yesterday. Unfortunately, they drugged her up with tranquilizers and anesthesia to the point of hardly being able to drunkenly stumble to the door and eventually ended up peeing on herself while sitting on the armchair...I don't think she even knows she did it. Then thought she was making progress in running off when I took her outside without a leash. She was trotting about .008 mph and kept glancing back to see if I was going to catch up to her or not...as I casually strolled behind not sure whether to laugh or cry. She's just been so 'out of it' and zombified.
They did a vetscope and decided it's bacterial. Cleaned it all out. It didn't look too much better after a couple of hours though. They gave me some anti-biotic ointment and a mild cleansing solution to use on her. They didn't feel oral anti-biotics were necessary so that's a good thing because I wouldn't have wanted to give her those.
- Re: The oils caused irritation and p... Iolite
15 y
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This is a reply to # 1,423,903This kind of stuff is common in labs. My girl has an allergy to leaf mold. She's three and we've gone through this a couple of times already. I really have to keep on top of it and inspect her ears regularly, like every day, in the fall. The last time it happened quick. They were fine one week and the next her poor ear looked like raw meat. I got some antibacterial ear lotion with cortisone to help with the inflammation. The vet said don't even try to clean the black gunk out. She even got some pain meds for a few days.
Now that you know your dog is prone to this, look at her ears daily. If they start to look a little irritated, use the wash the vet gave you (I'm assuming they sent something home with you). Don't use anything that you pick up at Petsmart. The stuff the vets give should clean the ears and keep it at the proper ph to keep yeast from being a problem. I think that's usually where it starts, yeast then infection. You can also, if she'll LET you, do weekly washes with some organic apple cider vinegar and water. BUT, wet ear canals, especially with floppy ears, are breeding ground for swimmer's ears. VERY painful.
- Re: The oils caused irritation and p... Iolite
15 y
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- Re: The oils caused irritation and p... herb-gal
15 y
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- The oils caused irritation and proba... katmom
15 y
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