Symptoms of otitis externa in dogs:

1. Dogs suffering from otitis externa will shake their heads uneasily, feel itchy, and scratch their ears with their hind legs. This can sometimes be seen Self-mutilation causes bruising and bleeding.

2. During ear examination, there is yellow-brown secretion in the external auditory canal with a smell, the epithelium of the ear canal is degenerated and thickened, and the outer hair of the ear canal is often dyed yellow by the discharged sticky secretions. . If not treated in time, it can develop into deep otitis media and suppurative otitis media.

Treatment of otitis externa in dogs:

1. Dogs that refuse treatment should be treated under anesthesia. For bacterial otitis media, you can use gentamicin solution dipped in cotton to thoroughly clean the dirt in the ear canal. If otitis media is caused by mites, you can use trichlorfon solution (2 grams of trichlorfon in 100 ml of water) soaked in cotton wool to clean the ear canal.

2. Use ear drops for ear drops, 2-3 times/day. Ear drops of a mixture of neomycin, dexamethasone, and lidocaine can also be used, 2-6 drops/time, 3-4 times/day.

3. Dogs with severe infections can be treated with systemic antibiotics.