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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 10:52

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hi my APBT kenzi has had realy bad ears since she was a pup. i have taken her to the vets an they gave me some ears drops, they dont seem to work as 5 years later i am still haveing the same problems. every day i clean her ears out with salt water as this seems to resolve the problem throught out the day. i just wounderd if any 1 else has had these problems, if so any suggestions on how to resolve would be very much apreciated. thanks
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Post by Guest Tue Oct 30 2012, 15:00

Hi , well as far as the ears are concerned I wouldn't have let it go on for 5 years without seeking a 2nd opinion from a different vet, that would be my recommendation for you.
2nd Please don't shout on here you own an APBT , this would be highly doubtful as you know they are a banned breed in the UK and talk like this will only attract unwanted attention

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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 15:31

i dont want to be a kill joy but your dog look like a staffy x bull terrier to me

this is american pitbull terrier
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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 17:55

hi dave i have been to see several different vets an they just come up with the same conclusion and give me the same ear drops and when i go back an tell them it dosent work they say theirs not much else they can do
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Post by Guest Tue Oct 30 2012, 17:57

What's the diagnosis they make , rather than the medication they give you ??

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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 18:17

they keep telling me they think it might be ear mites
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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 18:18

does his ear flop over all the time like that?

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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 18:24

genraly when she is out on walks as she is alert most of the time hearing different noises but in the house her ears are mostly back
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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 18:34

if the ear are like that all time no air is getting in and making problems Wink all you can do is keep going to the vet to ear drops

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Post by Andy Tue Oct 30 2012, 18:54

kenzi-APBT wrote:every day i clean her ears out with salt water as this seems to resolve the problem throught out the day

Hi, are you sayin that there is some form of discharge or wax or whatever every day after all this time ? Surprised
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Post by Keith Tue Oct 30 2012, 18:57

Deep ear flush, skin scrape and analysis - you'll have an answer then.
No point guessing what might be wrong.
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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:23

if i leave her hear for a day or 2 then it starts to irratate her an when she shakes her head, like dirt or summert discharges from her ear an gose every where and it has a realy strong smell to it however if i clean them every day this dose not happen. and the vet wont do that they just check her hear say its ear mites an when i take her back they say their is nothing else they can do Rolling Eyes
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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:30

go to another vets

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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:34

i have tried other vets i even gone priverate and they all say the same thing
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Post by Guest Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:35

You could try getting some Thornit - used to be called Canker Powder. Old fashioned remedy, but may help.

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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:36

kenzi-APBT wrote:i have tried other vets i even gone priverate and they all say the same thing

vets wouldn't just leave like that

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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:40

yeah i will caryll ill try and get some tomoz an i fort that steve but they did its quite annoying cause i keep going to see if they say anything different but they dont and its costing me £30 a go
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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:44

find a better vet.

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Post by Andy Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:44

kenzi-APBT wrote:if i leave her hear for a day or 2 then it starts to irratate her an when she shakes her head, like dirt or summert discharges from her ear an gose every where and it has a realy strong smell to it however if i clean them every day this dose not happen. and the vet wont do that they just check her hear say its ear mites an when i take her back they say their is nothing else they can do Rolling Eyes

Seriously mate, you need to find someone who know's WTF they are talkin about, if your poor girl has those kind of symptoms for that long, summuts not right Surprised

Max had an ear infection a couple wks back, went to vet, got a five day course of drops and anti biotics .... sorted .... happy staffy Wink
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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:47

is the vet or is it the vet bills?

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Post by Guest Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:51

kenzi-APBT wrote:yeah i will caryll ill try and get some tomoz

You won't get it in the shops, or at least I doubt it. Try amazon....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=thornit+powder

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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 20:56

inno i need to find some 1 who nowes what they are talking about thats why i started this thred hahaha, and no steve it not about the vet bills, i am willing to pay as much as i need to get my girl sorted, its just at the min im paying to be told the same thing from different people in different vets :/ and thanks caryll ill av a look now Smile
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Post by Steve Tue Oct 30 2012, 21:03

sorry i don't believe it, vets are not like that and just to leave if if they don't know what wrong they will send you to a specialist who knows what they talking about.

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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 21:06

im just telling you whats happend steve if you dont belive it then thats up to to you im on here to ask for advice not to be contradicted
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Post by Guest Tue Oct 30 2012, 21:16

what drops are they given you that are not working?????
as i must agree its not good if the vets you have been to have not went any further after you have told them the treatment not working

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Post by kenzi-APBT Tue Oct 30 2012, 21:29

im not too sure wazza ill find 1 of the bottles and i wil let you know mate. and anno its annyoing now tbh ive spoken to other people about it and they are saying its because when she is out on the feild and dirt gets in her ears because her ears flop she carnt get all the dirt out when she shakes her head and that causes it, he has the same breed an he keeps getting told the same thing as i do from the vets an he was the 1 who told me to clean her ears with salt water.
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Post by gem Wed Oct 31 2012, 00:48

kenzi-APBT wrote:they keep telling me they think it might be ear mites
Ive heard some dogs are prone to ear mites and most dogs have them her ear canal might be very narrow and a great place to breed you could try advocate drops every so often on the back of her neck see if that keeps them at bay or a drop or 2 of olive oil sorry not much help Sad
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Post by kenzi-APBT Wed Oct 31 2012, 00:52

any suggestions can be at help at this moment in time haha an i will try them thanks gem hopefully i will find somthing to resolve this problem
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Post by Guest Wed Oct 31 2012, 09:05

If it is mites then the canker powder will (should) clear it anyway.

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Post by Panda Wed Oct 31 2012, 15:19

Working dog wrote:Deep ear flush, skin scrape and analysis - you'll have an answer then.
No point guessing what might be wrong.

Go to the Vet again and ask for the above to be done. when you have the analysis of the ear scrape your Vet will know what treatment to give your dog.

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Post by kenzi-APBT Thu Nov 01 2012, 16:51

hi anne i have booked kenzi into the vets to have anther check up and i will ask them to do the flush and skin scrape and i will see what conclusion they come up with.
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Post by Guest Sun Nov 04 2012, 11:40

Poor thing ... 5 years later and still has an ear problem Sad .
Dont clean the ear with water, as the water doesn't evaporate quick enough, and if it gets down deep into the ear canal the ear remains moist + the warm environment in the ear this equals perfect breeding grounds for ear mites.
You need to get a alcohol based ear cleaner from either the vets or one of the pet online chemists.
Clean the ear morning and night with this, even if the ear visual dont look dirty still clean it.
As suggested get some thornits and after each clean with the new ear cleaner sprinkle thornits in the ear opening ( not deep into the ear)
If the ear flaps are red and sore from the constant scratching smoother them with Sudocreme. Continue to do this each day until the thickening of the skin inside the ear looks to be improving.
I would also change your dogs diet, as a wheat based food is the culprit to reocurring ear infections.
Good luck and let us know how it goes Smile

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Post by kenzi-APBT Sun Nov 04 2012, 14:02

Thanks denise I'm just waitin for the skin scrap analysis to come back and i will go from their Smile
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Post by Guest Sun Nov 04 2012, 14:05

did you ever find out what the drops you were given were called

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Post by kenzi-APBT Sun Nov 04 2012, 18:11

no wazza sorry i think i through all the old bottles out and i forgot to ask them when i went
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