New puppy has itchy ears after fleas. Is this normal? How to relieve?

You'll want to be sure to the environment the Pets are in has been treated too. The fleas will die after they've bitten the Pet. This helps to kill the adult fleas. You may be finding fleas from the eggs that were laid at the time of application who are now growing into maturity. If there are many, you'll want to treat the house and yard and visit your local Veterinarian to discuss other options. For the ears, if you see any redness or inflammation you'll want to visit your local Veterinarian as soon as possible. They may have a yeast or bacterial infection that is causing discomfort.

Chiggers don't typically affect dogs. If your dog has not improved despite using flea medication, it could be that he has developed an allergy to fleas, and this will unfortunately require further treatment. There is nothing that you can use over-the-counter that will be effective, so I recommend you take him back to the vet and investigate other medications to help with the itchiness and allergic symptoms.

Flea shampoo is not effective and should be avoided. here is the list of the best flea products on the market. Spot ons: Revoulution Advantage Advantage Multi Frontline (ticks as well) Tablets: Trifexis/comfortis Bravecto (ticks as well) Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well) House spary: Indoorex

Scabies is VERY itchy, in both pets and the humans that it can also affect. I suspect that Trisha is having issues with allergies at this time. The brown staining around her ears is often caused by a yeast infection, which is usually from allergy inflammation. The brown staining around her vulva can be caused by excessive licking (because of itch), UTI, yeast infection, among a few other things. With a history of severe FAD, she should be on a monthly flea preventative, even if you aren't seeing fleas, since it only takes 1 flea bite to cause a flare-up of total-body itching. The most common cause of itching feet and ears is food allergies, so it is a good idea to discuss a food trial or a prescription hypoallergenic dog food with your vet, in addition to medications to help with the itching in the short term. Here is some more helpful information: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=2499 https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-things-you-can-do-at-home-to-keep-your-dog-s-allergies-at-bay-t/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/most-common-reasons-why-dogs-chew-their-paws/

If he has a flea allergy than it will probably take a little bit of time for the itching to resolve. You could ask your vet for an anti-histamine or a corticosteroid to help relieve the itching. Make sure to use a monthly flea prevention, like NexGard, Frontline, Advantage, etc every month to prevent him from getting fleas again.

Chronic ear and skin infections may have an allergic component as stated by your veterinarian. It may be fleas, but the likelihood is reduced with regular flea control. Even then though, in a sensitive dog, one flea bite may be enough to cause a serious allergic reaction. The steroid (Prednidale) and antibiotic (Rilexine) are temporary fixes, treating just the symptoms but not the underlying condition. There are also environmental allergies and food sensitivities that may responsible. The sheer number of potential allergens is what makes diagnosing allergies so frustrating. Discuss allergy testing, hydrolyzed diets and food elimination trials with your veterinarian. A consult with a veterinary dermatologist ma be indicated. You should also discuss antihistamine use, either seasonally or year round, with your veterinarian. Atopica and Apoquel are prescription medications that may help treat allergies and can be dispensed by your vet. Consider adding an essential fatty acid supplement, such as a fish oil, to Irish's diet to promote healthy skin and coat. The EFAs may also help some with the itching and inflammation. DermCaps or EicosaCaps are two recommended products.

It appears that the opening to the ear canal is swollen, which tells me that there must be something irritating inside the ear canal. Usually this type of swelling is due too a long-standing ear infection and the swelling doesn't go down easily. You can try flushing the ear and/or putting some ear drops in there to give some relief. However, an ear that swollen may not be easily flushed and it would be best to have a veterinarian look in the ear to see exactly what the problem is. Below I've given a link that explains how to flush a dog's ear and a link for products that can be helpful for cleaning/soothing the ear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA0YRL4ho3I https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/category/dog/dog-health-and-wellness/dog-ear-and-eye-care/dog-ear-washes I hope this helps.