Why are my dog's ears still twitching after ear infection treatment?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The most common reason for scratching in the abcence of infection: allergies. It could be food related, environmental allergens, or even an allergic reaction to mites or mosquitos. Sometimes longer term treatment with the ointment, systemic medications, and mite/flea/tick prevention is needed so talk with your vet.

The main reason infections do not clear is they are not treated for long enough or it may have not been the best medicine to treat it due to resistance. Ideally she needs to be rechecked to see if a culture is needed or oral medicine help. You can try to get an ear cleaner to help keep it clean. IF the ear persistently itch then you may want to consider a food allergy

Ear infections can also be caused by yeast or bacteria, and ear mite medication won't treat those. That could be why Ranger is shaking his head again. I recommend having him seen by a vet who can diagnose why he is shaking his head, and can prescribe him medication to treat it.

It may take several days to see improvement after starting medications. If your dog is extremely uncomfortable due to inflammation in the ear, you may ask your vet if an anti-inflammatory drug such as a steroid or NSAID can be prescribed to help with the discomfort until the ear antibiotic kicks in. If you haven't seen improvement and several days have passed, it is possible a resistant bacteria is growing in the ear and you may need a different medication.

Ear infections are relatively common in both cats and dogs. Some are more persistent than others. As you said, your vet took a look at the contents of the ear to determine what course of treatment might be required. Without a true bacterial / fungal culture, I could only speculate as to what the exact organism might be. The majority of ear medications, tresaderm included, are traditionally quite broad spectrum in an attempt to cover as many bugs as possible. The reason Fatboy is shaking his head is likely a combination of both the drops and the discomfort associated with the infection. If after six days of effective treatment, you are not seeing any improvement at all, you might want to call you vet and let him know. He may want to obtain a new sample to see if any progress is being made. If not, a true culture could be sent out to better target his therapy and change medications if needed be.

Poor Bella! Shaking her head and twitching her ear are very common signs of an ear infection. These can be quite painful and uncomfortable for dogs, just as they are for people. If your regular veterinarian can't see her for two weeks even after you've explained how uncomfortable she is, then I would recommend taking her to another vet instead - two weeks is not a reasonable time to wait for this problem. In the meantime, you can get some over-the-counter ear flush for dogs such as Zymox or Epi-Otic, and use this to clean her ears and remove any debris or discharge that may be present. This will not treat the underlying infection causing the problem, but it may help to make her feel a bit better until you're able to see the vet.

Hello, I'm sorry to hear about your chiahuahua's ear infections. Unfortunately, ear infections can be very painful and sometimes take two to three weeks to heal. I would recommend keeping your follow up appointment with your veterinarian on Monday so that they can check his progress and determine if he is healing normally. I hope this is helpful.