{"id":71085,"date":"2022-04-22T03:58:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T03:58:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:58:56","slug":"how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you know if your dog has an ear infection or ear mites?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/#How_do_you_know_if_your_dog_has_an_ear_infection_or_ear_mites\" title=\"How do you know if your dog has an ear infection or ear mites?\">How do you know if your dog has an ear infection or ear mites?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/#Should_I_clean_my_dogs_ears_if_he_has_ear_mites\" title=\"Should I clean my dog&#8217;s ears if he has ear mites?\">Should I clean my dog&#8217;s ears if he has ear mites?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/#How_do_you_tell_if_a_dog_has_ear_mites_or_ear_infection\" title=\"How do you tell if a dog has ear mites or ear infection?\">How do you tell if a dog has ear mites or ear infection?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/#Is_it_ear_mites_or_ear_infection\" title=\"Is it ear mites or ear infection?\">Is it ear mites or ear infection?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/#What_does_it_look_like_when_a_dog_has_ear_mites\" title=\"What does it look like when a dog has ear mites?\">What does it look like when a dog has ear mites?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/#How_do_you_clean_a_dogs_ear_mites\" title=\"How do you clean a dog&#8217;s ear mites?\">How do you clean a dog&#8217;s ear mites?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-know-if-your-dog-has-an-ear-infection-or-ear-mites\/#What_kills_ear_mites_in_dogs_ears\" title=\"What kills ear mites in dogs ears?\">What kills ear mites in dogs ears?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_know_if_your_dog_has_an_ear_infection_or_ear_mites\"><\/span>How do you know if your dog has an ear infection or ear mites?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Itching: The first sign of an ear mite infestation may be your dog scratching his head. Dark, crumbly reddish-brown discharge: This is often composed of dried blood and will resemble coffee grounds. Wounds, inflammation, and infections: The scratching may lead to cuts and infections in the ear.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_clean_my_dogs_ears_if_he_has_ear_mites\"><\/span>Should I clean my dog&#8217;s ears if he has ear mites?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bacterial and fungal infections are also more likely where parasitic infections are present, and scratching the ears can result in damage to delicate ear structures. <b>Cleaning and treating your dog&#8217;s ear mites quickly is important to avoid such complications<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_tell_if_a_dog_has_ear_mites_or_ear_infection\"><\/span>How do you tell if a dog has ear mites or ear infection?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How do I know if my dog has ear mites? <b>An ear mite infection will cause your dog&#8217;s ears to itch, which often results in them shaking their head excessively, or scratching at their ears with their paws. Ear mites can also produce wax and irritation, so your pet&#8217;s ears may well look red and inflamed.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_ear_mites_or_ear_infection\"><\/span>Is it ear mites or ear infection?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Ear mites are much more treatable than they used to be, thanks to topical medications like Revolutionxae. Ear infections can look like ear mites from the outside, but on the inside it is a whole different story. The infection is caused by an overgrowth of bacteria and\/or yeast in the ear.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_look_like_when_a_dog_has_ear_mites\"><\/span>What does it look like when a dog has ear mites?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Signs Your Dog Has Ear Mites <b>Intense ear scratching. Back-and-forth head shaking. Dark brown crumbly residue (like coffee grounds) in the ears. Painful sores on the head or outer ears from constant scratching.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_clean_a_dogs_ear_mites\"><\/span>How do you clean a dog&#8217;s ear mites?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Homemade Medications<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Antiseptic Tea Rinse. Green tea is a natural antiseptic. It can be used to flush out all the ear mite debristhat crumbly brown\/black stuff that clogs the puppy&#8217;s ear canal.  <\/li>\n<li>Oil Treatment. Oil helps soothe sore ears and also can float debris out. Oil also can suffocate the mites.<\/li>\n<p>08-Jul-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kills_ear_mites_in_dogs_ears\"><\/span>What kills ear mites in dogs ears?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The key is in the debris you will find in your dog&#8217;s ears. <b>Ear mites tend to cause dry, dark discharge, which may resemble coffee grounds, explains Dr. Wilde. If you examine the discharge under a microscope or magnifying glass, you may see tiny white specks moving about in the debris.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How do you know if your dog has an ear infection or ear mites?Should I clean my dog&#8217;s ears if he has ear mites?How do you tell if a dog has ear mites or ear infection?Is it ear mites or ear infection?What does it look like when a dog has ear mites?How&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71085\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}