Patricia,Glad you gave that input about vinegar/water.Yahoo!!! I don't feel alone now.The usage of it is quite natural..in form.Nitrofurazone is wonderful as well. Both remedies are "old school"..which is the best.
David, no need to worry. Brown wax doesn't mean mites. Auster had it too and never had ear mites in her whole life. Common misconception that is perpetuated by people that don't know what they are talking about when it comes to ear wax <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .
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Lauren, My mistake..sorry. What I should have said instead of saying that wax = ear mites would be to have the vet scope the ear to rule out ear mites. Do you remember the brand name for the blue powder ear cleaner? I might like to try it.
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http://itsfortheanimals.com/BLUE.HTM has the receipe for the blue treatment I know works on dogs. Much less expensive than vet treatments because you make it up yourself. It does stain though, so don't pour it in the dogs ear and then let the dog shake their head in the house!
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The blue power treatment has worked very well for me.
Wax and crazy itching might mean mites, I was just afraid someone might O.D. their dog on mite medicine to try to avoid a vet visit (and the dog would be suffering the whole time too).
I have also heard that if you have a black walnut tree in your area, you can take the green hulls (complete, no need to try to open the darn things), put them in water in a mason jar, seal and use when ready. The hulls have an antifungal in them. I haven't tried this and forgot to make some this year. I tried black walnut hull tincture and it didn't seem to help as much as the blue power treatment, but then I was diluting it a LOT because i came in a teeny bottle.
"Dog breeding must always be done by a dog lover, it can not be a profession." -Max v Stephanitz
I would be careful about using any sort of green walnut hull product. The stuff is poisonous (which is part of the reason it can work). The green hull concoction described above was often used by Indians and settlers to kill large numbers of fish. Today it still gets used in places where throwing dynamite in the water would be too obvious.
I have worked at a vet clinic for over 10 years and I would not recommend anything any harsher than a commercial ear wash, I am not a vet but I see alot of ear problems and know that peroxide does not do a whole lot more than clean up blood and destroy healthy tissue and have never used it in a dogs ear canal, outside of the ear ok, but never inside. As far as bacteria go's, you first have to find out what will work on the strain that your dog may have. You do this by culture, some ear bacteria strains are tough buggers and just will not respond to much of anything that is out there in the way of antibiotics, so we find real chronic issues in some dogs. Yes peroxide is a good emetic,(causes vomiting), But the inside of the ear is very sensitive. Please! no peroxide in the ear. Members husband.
Interesting link, they do mention the neurotoxin and the fishing aspect. And yes you are correct about the dosage, the cavet I would make with that is that the method described of making your own (put hulls in jar with water) it is impossible to really know what the "strength" is, but it is exactly the method people use to make the fish toxin.
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