My lab 11month always shaking his head. Had a look in is ear full of brown wax similar to coffee been to vet gave me ear cleaner and calunor drops about 3months ago. clean the ear once a week whith warm water . Keep nice and clean but he stills shakes his head more than he should do any advice on drops or what should I do No point going vet again the ear not sore does not hurt when you touch him so don't see any point unless he get a x ray ther any advice thanks
Maybe you don't see a point, but the vet can look inside the ear with a special instrument, no need for x-rays. If he were my dog I'd take him to the vet.
Heard people going back and forward whith ear problems and they can't sort it out. Be OK if I had a tree that grows money
Your dog needs to see a vet. The previous treatment has not worked and he needs to be re-examined. If you're not confident seeing the same vet, then see a different one. Make sure you go through the treatment you have tried (and hasn't worked).The head shaking is a clear sign your dog is uncomfortable. Good luck with your next visit.
That can be caused by an allergy. Daily drops will clear it up temporarily but not cure it. Look into a food that’s for dogs with allergies or one with only one or two ingredients like Salmon and sweet potato. Does your dog show any other signs of allergies ? Itchy skin, chewing paws or flakey skin?
If the problem isnt solved the continuous shaking can turn into hematomas at the ends of the ears. Those have to be fixed by surgery. Hope you sort it out soon.
Are you in the UK? If you are, I'd try some Thornit before going back to the vet - only because it has fixed every ear problem my dogs have ever had: https://www.viovet.co.uk/Thornit-Ca...nUNbjE6l15hNYwx1c-z6C70uhuzG1tFUaAkYBEALw_wcB I am not sure if it is available outside the UK.
I totally agree with all the posts. And trust me I’ve spent thousands and finding things the hard way. Dog head shaking at that age is a bit unusual. But there are lots of causes. Treating it is a 3 stage thing. (1) Clean out what’s there, (2) control the growth and (3) find the problem. (1). Buy Otodine Ear Solution, with large wool pads. Clean his ears probably every other day. This is not a POM (prescription only meds) and cleans them well. (2). You may need a steroid/antibiotic eat drop. (3). Look at food as the main culprit. Stop feeding human food unless safe vegetables. Keep diet to simple things. My black lab is fed. Hills prescription allergy food it is pricey but her problem went away. Maybe find different dog food. (Need to be on it for 4-6 wk) for effectiveness. Good luck. Ps I agree , imagine shaking your head so violently due to pain or disxomfort that you give your self eat swelling (haematoma) due to trauma. And it’s usually treated by expensive surgery!!! A dog cost more than just feeding.
Our Lab before this on had a terrible problem with this and we went to the vet many times until we got the right solution and to figure out the culprit. turned out, Seasonal allergies were the main cause of why the ears would get infected. It usually took multiple trips to the vet to get the infection completely gone. After a couple of "seasons" my vet suggested giving my dog allergy medication on a regular basis. All of what the above poster said it also true! So bottom line is yes, you need to take your pup back to the vet and keep going until you both figure out what it causing it.
