Eye and Ear Products for DogsIs your dog always the one with the smelly ears? Pet ear infections make them scratch their ears all the time. Infection can be due to ear mites , bacteria, yeast, foreign bodies such as grass seeds or inflammation due to allergy problems. Some dogs don’t even like you to touch their heads when their ears hurt.Maybe your dog is one of those with hairy ears or who naturally build up too much wax there. Dog ear treatment is easy with one of the pet ear drops listed below. The lining epithelium is just different type of skin, so if your dog has an inflammatory skin problem such as an allergy (for example Atopic Dermatitis, Atopy or Eczema) if would be normal to see inflammation in the ear canal. Increased wax production in a hairy, narrow or slightly twisty ear canal easily becomes a focus for bacteria and yeast infection. Treat soon! If there is wax, use an Ear Cleaner to clear the debris. Use it generously, both before and after exercise, to loosen the wax and allow both air and any medication needed to penetrate to the lining epithelium. Ear mites in dogs are a common cause of irritation, wax build up and infection: make sure to use a dog ear mite treatment If there is pus, pain, any loss of balance or co-ordination, or an obvious bad smell, make sure you visit your vet without delay. For eyes, the word conjunctivitis describes inflammation of the conjunctivae, the membranes surrounding the eyes. Sometimes this is due to infection, but in many cases it is simple irritation that might respond to an eye wash or ocular lubricant. If there is pain (holding one or both eyes partly shut, avoiding bright lights), if your dog is rubbing at the eye or if there is a lot of yellow or green discharge, you should call your vet: these can be symptoms of a eye ulcer, of a conjunctivitis caused by bacterial infection or worse, of uveitis, which is a more generalised and serious inflammation of the eye.
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