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Whats some home remedies to curing ear infection? My beagles don't have a problem its the Lab that does.

dryhorn2 wrote:Whats some home remedies to curing ear infection? My beagles don't have a problem its the Lab that does.

Here is one all the cocker spaniel people use. http://www.rescuepoint.com/articles/200 ... ears.shtml I put any dog with a raging ear infection on amoxicillin as well for 7 days. 200mg twice a day.

Leah

Thanks, mixed some up today..

propelyne gycol , boric acid and isopropyl alcohol 90 percent. 8oz of propelyne, 8oz of alcohol, 4 tablespoons of boric acid in the alcohol first let it dissolve then mix together. The propelyne will kill most staff infections at a thirty percent solution.

Windkist, I tried the mixture on the link you posted for the Blue Power ear treatment. I have a 9 year old blue tick beagle that has had ear trouble most of his life. I have 8 hounds in all, and he's the only one I've ever had this kind of trouble with. When he started to scratch his ears this time, I tried this solution following the dosage schedule listed, along with amoxicillian and it worked like a charm. He also had a small hot spot on his rear ankle and it cleared that right up as well. I was at the vet with this dog on the morning I got married because he had a severe ear infection. Trust me, I've spent a ton on this problem at the vets office. This solution has made a believer out of me for sure! Thank you for the post!

Beagleman63 wrote:Windkist, I tried the mixture on the link you posted for the Blue Power ear treatment. I have a 9 year old blue tick beagle that has had ear trouble most of his life. I have 8 hounds in all, and he's the only one I've ever had this kind of trouble with. When he started to scratch his ears this time, I tried this solution following the dosage schedule listed, along with amoxicillian and it worked like a charm. He also had a small hot spot on his rear ankle and it cleared that right up as well. I was at the vet with this dog on the morning I got married because he had a severe ear infection. Trust me, I've spent a ton on this problem at the vets office. This solution has made a believer out of me for sure! Thank you for the post!

You are most welcome and I'm so glad it worked. Having owned and bred cocker spaniels for a lot of years it came in handy more than once! Its always mixed here and ready to use ;-)

Leah

Don't know that this will help you, but my oldest male came to me with an ear infection - and had several in the first few months of his life - after I changed his food he never had another - vets used to say most infections in "floppy earred dogs" were caused by dampness - NOW they seem to think most are caused by allergies. Corn and wheat are allergens for many dogs - and the ONLY problems I've had (I have 9 beagles) are with dogs I've "rescued" and come to me with infections. After switching to a NON wheat/corn based food, no more problems here.