help brown sticky stuff in ears

[geri]

after i bathed meeko today he was shaking his head. i thought he might have some water in his ears. when i checked them ther was a bunch of brown sticky stuff in them. my vets closed until tomorrow. any suggestions? thanks geri

[MaxJack'sMom]

Not to good in this area, but I wouldn't go digging in there to get it out. Maybe just wipe around the outer area of the inner ear for now.
Becky (zeek'smom) is good at this stuff, hopefully she will be on later.
Do you have an emergency clinic you can call in the mean time?
Good luck.

[geri]

our vet is open tomorrow. he doesnt seem bothered by it right now. im just going to wait and see what the vet says. i was hoping someone on MT might know what to do. geri

[mia's mom]

It could be just wax. Mia get some sometime on her hair it isn't sticky though just brownish in color.

[dogloverx4]

It sounds like a yeast infection or ear mites - NEITHER are good - so off to the Vet for you .Sarah

[jazzysmom]

Is he scratching the ear and does it have a smell?

[geri]

hes not scratching he keeps shaking his head. it smells like wax. i checked it a little while ago and its hardened on the outside of his ear. he really does not want me to touch his ears. geri

[mia's mom]

Do you have hydrogen proxide? You may want to clean out his ear with a cotton ball if you can.

[geri]

im afraid of doing more harm than good. im just going to wait and talk to the vet in the morning. thanks for everyones help. geri

[jazzysmom]

Macy on occasion gets some gunky stuff in only 1 ear and I use hydrogen peroxide to clean it sometimes they will get some long ear hair in the canal of the ear and it will get yucky. I try to keep my 3 guys ears plucked that helps. Keep us posted.

[I Found Nemo]

So sorry I just saw this post now.. I would wait also, their ears are sooooo sensitive the wrong move could be bad, good call to wait to talk to the vet..
Please let us know how it goes..
ANDREA

[geri]

well the vet called. they can see meeko at 12:30 today. wish us luck. ill keep everyone posted. thanks for all the advise and support. geri

[Yankeegirl]

Oh that's great that the vet can see Meeko :hearter: so quickly. Let us know how it turns out.

[geri]

meeko has a yeast infection in his left ear. i have to give him drops once a day for 10 days. they said he has a lot of hair in his ears. i was leaving it to the groomer but i will have to pluck it more often. thankfully it wasnt anything serious. geri

[I Found Nemo]

:D Good News Geri!!!! Happy to hear all is well ..:hearter:

[Morkie4]

meeko has a yeast infection in his left ear. i have to give him drops once a day for 10 days. they said he has a lot of hair in his ears. i was leaving it to the groomer but i will have to pluck it more often. thankfully it wasnt anything serious. geri

So glad it is a "fixable" problem. He should be feeling a lot better with the infection gone. It's not hard to pluck the hair but you do have to be careful and only get the canal hair and using a little ear powder (I use R-7 Ear Powder) can help...............just glad Meeko is going to be ok.

[jazzysmom]

So glad it was nothing more serious.

[Yankeegirl]

Oh that's good news Geri! He'll be feeling better very soon.:hearter: