How to treat German Shorthaired Pointer ear mites? Ear mites are also one of the causes of skin diseases, but they only cause itching in the ears of dogs. So what is the cause of this disease and how to treat it?

Canine ear itch mite infection

1. Cause: Canine ear mites are spread through direct contact, especially during the lactation period of dogs.

2. Symptoms: Canine ear mites are highly contagious and cause itching. Dogs and cats often scratch themselves. It is common for dogs and cats to shake their heads. Sometimes there are even ear hematomas, inflammation or allergic reactions, and there are thick patches in the external auditory canal. Brown-black scab-like exudate. The early stage infection of ear itch mites in dogs and cats is often bilateral, and further development leads to widespread infection of the entire auricle, with obvious scales, hyperkeratosis, and self-scratching. In more severe infections, thick hyperkeratotic scales appear on both auricles and spread to the front of the head. Ear mites in dogs and cats commonly infect the external auditory canal, but ear mites can also cause pruritic dermatitis on the ears, distal hind limbs on the same side (scratching of diseased ears), and the tip of the tail.

3. Diagnosis: Ear sampling and microscopic examination can detect ear mites.

4. Treatment: When treating ear itch mites in dogs and cats, you should first clean the external auditory canal, and then instill acaricides, such as ivermectin, abamectin, or spray acaricides into the ears; subcutaneous injections are harmful Get rid of it, and use antibiotics and corticosteroids (short-term relief of itching).