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Green Tea
Posted by Tina (Seattle, Washington) on 10/19/2014
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I use herbal green tea as a drops solution for my Beagle's chronic ear infection. I've only used it for 4 days but he's no longer scratching at his ears and yelping. Herbal green tea has been a natural healing solution for many different problems, not just dog infections and it works great. You put two bags of Tea in a cup of boiling water, let it steep for a few minutes, and when its cooled you put 10 drops in each ear 2-3 times a day. It doesn't sting and it smells good so the stinky ears part goes away. What you don't use can be refrigerated for up to 3-4 days for repeated use.
I am however looking for a solution to my dogs inflamed ear flaps that won't sting please so if you have good ideas for that please respond here, I will check this daily. I am still working on my present E-mail as for some reason I can't check it due to problems with getting passwords to work.
Thank you and I hope my solution helps others.
Keep Ears Dry
Posted by Kiyanna (Co) on 01/23/2018
What powder would I use?
Probiotics
Posted by Nancy (San Diego, Ca) on 01/26/2012
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WOW... This site has been a godsend. My shihtzu has had chronic skin issues and ear infections for years. His skin has been managable lately but his ears never seem to clear up even after 2 weeks of a daily dose of ear antibiotics. I took him off the ears meds and started him on acidophilus mixed with fish oil on sunday-01/22/12. I also started wiping his ears with a 50/50 ratio of white vinegar and water. His ears are clearing up!!! I'm not sure if its the acidophilus, the vinegar or both. He's still doing a lot of paw licking at night around bedtime, of course, but not near as much licking during the day. I've given him plain yogurt a couple of times, also, but it's tough convincing him to eat it.
I plan on buying raw, organic Apple Cider Vinegar this weekend so that I can really soak his paws and see how that works. I also plan on gradually adding to his water.
Distilled White Vinegar
Posted by Kimdukeking (Quinlan, Texas ) on 03/05/2015
I have searched and searched for remedies for my German Shepard ear infection. He too is 11 years old. I've tried everything the vet has given me. Even having Achilles sedated and the vet doing the complete ear flush. Nothing has worked. He cries every night in pain. It completely breaks my heart. I just saw your remedy (50% ACV & 50% water ) My husband and I just put in his ear. He shook a lot of it out. I'm praying this works. I had a couple of questions. If you have a moment. First - how much should we have put in and how often a day should we do this? Second - when will we see it take affect. Thank you very much for your advice. I've never used this site so I'm not sure if this posts for everyone or not. If it does, any more advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. I do apologize for such a long email. Thank you again
Rubbing Alcohol, Violet Solution, Boric Acid
Posted by Judy (Lansing, Mi) on 10/07/2012
I don't know who Melissa from Atoka OK is but you posted that your dog has suffered for years with severe allergies. He is on a raw diet, but I don't think I have the vitamins and minerals down correctly, so any help would be appreciated.
Rubbing Alcohol, Violet Solution, Boric Acid
Posted by Wendy (Columbus, Oh/usa) on 10/08/2012
To Judy from Lansing, MI: Please read
in full this link ("Apple Cider Vinegar" is usually called "ACV")
Apple Cider Vinegar for Dogs
Very Important: If you decide to get it, ONLY get the ORGANIC "Apple Cider Vinegar". This organic ACV contains the nutrient-rich sediment, which is called "the Mother". You can get it at your local Health Food store or the health food section of your local supermarket.
Rubbing Alcohol, Violet Solution, Boric Acid
Posted by Darryl W. (Papua, New Guinea) on 04/12/2017
I was taught that Boric Acid shouldn't be used in inflamed ear because the acidic property could have the tendency to burn the inflamed ear tissue. Is there any information relating to this?
Rubbing Alcohol, Violet Solution, Boric Acid
Posted by Ruth B. (Dennisville ) on 07/31/2018
What strength alcohol do u use?
Rubbing Alcohol, Violet Solution, Boric Acid
Posted by Wendy (Columbus) on 08/03/2018
@Ruth: please read Theresa's post above dated 8/11/2015. If your dog has very inflamed/raw ear canals, the alcohol will sting! Also search this site for "Arcane" which is a remedy you can make yourself using over-the-counter ("OCT") remedies.
Olive Oil and Milk
Posted by T Kelland (Canada) on 09/22/2022
Wondering if anyone knows how the olive oil and milk works?
I tried the ACV diluted a couple of days ago and my dog went nuts.
He is a cavalier king charles and his ears are always sore so I wanted to make sure I will be using the most gentle remedy going forward.
Hydrogen Peroxide, Vinegar, Rubbing Alcohol
Posted by Robin (Oklahoma) on 06/19/2018
I'm going to try it. We've already spent $230 at the vet and on meds that didn't work. We can't get rid of it.
Hydrogen Peroxide, Vinegar, Rubbing Alcohol
Posted by Kathy (London Ky) on 05/02/2018
What are the amounts of each peroxide, alcohol, apple cider that you use? I have used another remedy but it hasn't worked. My fur baby still is getting ear infections.
Rubbing Alcohol, Violet Solution, Boric Acid
Posted by Lynne (Canada) on 01/17/2015
Isn't Boric Acid a pesticide?
Rubbing Alcohol, Violet Solution, Boric Acid
Posted by Lindia (St Petersburg, Florida) on 11/18/2017
1× a month, so I've been told.
Rubbing Alcohol, White Vinegar
Posted by Val (Dallas, Pa) on 04/21/2016
★☆☆☆☆
Please don't do this one or do so with caution, at your own risk. I used the proper gadget to pull hair out of poodle ears. I then used this mixture & wiped inside her ears with a cottonball. I also massaged her ears for 60 seconds. She was thrilled & ran all through the house. A week later I cleaned her ears with this (no hair to pull) & 2 days later her ears were full of scabs. Now I have to apply Neosporin & got a solution from vet to use going forward.
P.S. The rubbing alcohol was only 70%.
