Fritha my 3 year old Springer Spaniel has recently been shaking her head now and then, she just gives it a little shake, i took her vets for her jabs and asked him to take a look, but she freaked out and he gave us these drops saying she doesn have mites, he didnt get a thorough look because she hated him poking in her ears, she is always like this with her ears except with me. i keep having a look, cant see anything, put the drops in today, so far so good, has anyone experienced something similar? what was the problem? could it be her hair tickling her ears? or ear wax??

Thanks in advance

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It could be ear wax in the canal, my lab has just had to have ear drops as he did have earwax and he did shake his head a lot because it was irritating him and his ear became enflamed.
However, I'll let someone more experienced answer, they will probably know more than I do.

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I use thornit powder with Indie, it keeps ear mites at bay, which will cause head shaking. You only need a tiny bit and to treat the ear(s) once a week or fortnight to prevent problems, once any underlying infection is under control.

Indie got prescribed canaural ear drops by a previous vet, and they did nothing at all to clear up the underlying problem, until it eventually required a GA and swabs taking to be sent off and analysed so the correct treatment could be prescribed rather than just a more general one.

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I use epi-otic to clean the ears around once a week, and it loosens the wax and stops any infections from setting in. Some breeds are more inclined to ear trouble and I think this is a good preventative measure to avoid lots of antibiotic treatment. Obviously it won't work in every case but sure it would be worth a try You can get it from your vet.

same with my dog,until they swabbed and found what bacteria was causing it,no treatment worked.

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