Dog Ear Mites Treatment

Dog ear mites are parasitic pests that affect the ears of dogs, especially puppies. This is contagious and causes serious problems if not treated in time.

The earliest symptoms are scratching of ears and shaking the head continuously. The sensitivity of the ear increases, black discharge from the ears containing wax, mites and blood occurs and one can see scabs and crust in the ears. Although they are invisible to the naked eye, their presence is known by white spots in the ears. Repeated scratching can lead to further bacterial infection.

Treatment for killing these mites can include oral medication with or without application of ointment locally. Ivermectin, fiprolin, acarexx, milbemycin or selamectin can be administered for 3 to 4 weeks. Local application of medicine can be done twice a day after the area is cleared of exudes of the mites so as to reach the mites. Such infected dogs must be bathed almost twice a day with medicinal sprays all over the body.

Some home remedies in addition to the allopathic medicines for ear mites include; application of tree oil to soothe the skin and reduce inflammation, dripping mixture of equal portions of water and vinegar in the ears to loosen wax and other debris, dripping olive oil in which 5 to 6 garlic pods are kept overnight 2 times a day for at least 10 days, dripping a mix of Vitamin E and almond oil, and cleaning the ear subsequently for a week, or using almost 9 drops of extract of yellow dock roots on alternate days for 4 weeks. Make sure that you dilute the extract with water before using it to clean the ears.