Best cat ear care products according to redditors

My dog was scratching her chest raw, and I came across a product called Vetericyn, and it really seems to have helped. I've seen it recommended for spay sites to speed healing. I hope your little one feels better soon!

It's probably an ear infection. This is common for dogs with floppy ears that drag along the ground as they sniff the world. Your vet can give them a good cleaning and provide you with some antibiotics to clear it up. (Ear infections are quite painful.)

To prevent ongoing ear infections, you can clean their ears with a vinegar solution; but my Beagles hated that due to the strong smell. We use this ear cleaner because it has a very mild odor. Combine a weekly ear cleaning session with some treats, and Beagles will happily comply.

But, yes, vet first to get antibiotics. No one wants their Beagle to have ear pain.

I don't want to say anything about your father's perspective - many many people come from cultures where dogs are not all that important. In fact, even in the US, the extremely attentive (and expensive!) world of dogs is really relatively recent.

I may have been a bit harsh on your folks. If they love the dog, that is the primary concern. But problems like this really do need to be taken care of.

Here's a link to the US Amazon shop where they sell EpiOtic. You might want to see if your folks would buy it to try.

It won't work if it's mites, and it will help the ears but won't take away the allergies if that's the underlying cause. But it won't hurt him, and isn't very expensive.

Good luck!

http://www.amazon.com/Virbac-3008-Epi-Otic-8-Ounce/dp/B002CZT12O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408833801&sr=8-1&keywords=epiotic

I've used Zymox with good results.

Poor guy! That definitely doesn't sound fun for any of y'all! We have an older husky mix that used to get chronic ear infections that involved almost psychotic levels of ear scratching, and after frequent and expensive vet visits about it, I found this stuff: Zymox . It has been a life saver. It clears up the infection quickly, and then we put a little in his ears every week and it keeps them from coming back. The best part is that it has cortisone for relief of the itching and scratching. Maybe the infection is gone but it's still itching him and this stuff could help? You can get it at Petco and Petsmart if you don't want to wait for it to come from the internet. Good luck with your pup!

i would try this

https://www.amazon.com/Vetericyn-Plus-All-Animal-Rinse/dp/B01N6AFRVA/

and also ask here

https://thecatsite.com/

My dog has had an ear infection damn near constantly since I got him. I just bought this stuff a few weeks ago and 3 applications later, no ear infection. He hates it, but it has been amazing.


Pet King Brands Zymox Plus Otic-HC Enzymatic Ear Care Solution, 1.25-Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0066VLPGA/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_Wl9jxbCRSC4TX

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A general pet-safe ear cleaner should be fine as they're not ingesting it. e.g. https://smile.amazon.com/Virbac-3008-Epi-Otic-8-Ounce/dp/B002CZT12O/wabbi-20?sa-no-redirect=1

I use an enzymatic solution you can get on Amazon. It's amazing, worked in two days. Also the drops have hydrocortisone so they soothe instead of burn. Amazon - Zymox

Check with a vet to make sure it's not an infection. I've always had great luck with Excel's ear wipes.

Are you using Oticleanse right now or another ear cleanser?

This stuff is amazing:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0066VLPGA

You should keep it on-hand if you have a dog with ear problems. This stuff works great for regular cleaning:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014HYCM0

I also second the recommendation for Horizon, they're great there, and fairly priced. Sorry, I'm not sure how much a consult is, but you can call.

This is what we use for Blondie: http://www.amazon.com/Virbac-3008-Epi-Otic-8-Ounce/dp/B002CZT12O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370276864&sr=8-1&keywords=Epi-Otic

Sometimes the vet will gives us an antibiotic ointment to use along with this and it clears it up pretty well! I use this stuff every other day to clean her ears.

This product worked for my golden retriever, who is also prone to ear infections.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0025YOJXS/?coliid=I2HIZJM0W464WE&colid=7MO62SYJ8X49&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

A few people in this thread have also noted that their dogs/pugs have ear infections. My pug had an ear infection for a year and a half. I used to clean his ears out regularly because by day 2-3, it started really smelling of yeast. Pretty much nothing worked until I came across the following: http://www.amazon.com/Pet-King-Enzymatic-Solution-Ounces/dp/B0025YOJXS/ref=sr_1_9?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1394661035&sr=1-9&keywords=ear+cleaner

Fucking amazing. After about a week of use, no more nasty yeast smell. I was kind of sketchy because of all of the amazing reviews and thought that maybe the company was hiring people to write up the reviews, but that shit works like nothing else. The key is to make sure you don't wipe out any excess after squirting it into your dog's ears. Just squirt, rub, and let it be.

These drops Got rid of my dogs infection in about a week, they worked really good for me, if your medicine doesn’t work give these a try! Good luck to you both

i use these and they are awesome:
http://www.amazon.com/Excel-Ear-Clear-Cleansing-90-Count/dp/B000FPL27U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396760784&sr=8-1&keywords=cat+ear+cleaning+pads

my cat would freak out if i used drops. she definitely doesn't enjoy getting her ears cleaned, but these make it all much easier and it doesn't take long.

I tried the apple cider vinegar washes and painstakingly cleaning the ears of my older aussie who permanently had yeasty ear funk. Nothing worked for more than a few days, and clearly the "source" was still there. Then i found Zymox. Used it before baths and that was that. I still do a rinse on bath day but three years later the yeastiness has never come back. It's wonderful.

try this!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007NVJAJG

I have been going through the same thing with my 4-year old DS mix.

I have found Zymox Ear Solution to be a life-saver. It clears up the ears after a few treatments. You can buy from any online retailer without prescription (Chewy, Amazon, Walmart, etc...). They also have a cleaning solution so make sure to get the Ear Solution and not the cleaner.

https://www.amazon.com/Zymox-Enzymatic-Solution-0-5-Percent-Hydrocortisone/dp/B007NVJAJG

You apply the treatment but do not wipe the inside of the ears. The gunk will come out as they shake their head and you just clean up the outside of the ear.

The vet always told me that he just has "dirty ears" and daily cleaning was the only option. Zymox cleans up the infection in a couple days but they do come back without treatment. Once under control, a weekly or every two week treatment is sufficient.

My dogs environmental allergies caused ear infections until I figured out how to manage things. One of the things that really helped with keeping his ears from getting infected was using this: https://www.amazon.com/Pet-King-Brands-Enzymatic-1-25-fl-oz/dp/B0066VLPGA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1523553912&sr=8-4&keywords=zymox+otic+pet+ear+treatment+with+hydrocortisone

I’d use it once a week during allergy season, and if he scratched his ears more than normal in a day I’d used the drops immediately.

Which Zymox did you use? I've used this one for years, and most recently I have been trying out
this one.

Make sure you hold the tip right in the ear canal as deep as you can and then before putting it in the other ear, massage the ear and area around it to work the medicine deep into the ear. Fold the ear over and rub a little, pull it out some in case any folds inside the ear are preventing the med from getting way in there. Then before letting your pei shake it all out, hold the head and do the next ear. Then massage both ears all around the base for a few seconds. Now let him shake it all out.

I usually take a pet wipe or tissue and wipe the obvious excess that is outside of the ear off after a few minutes, and then I go in and get all the gunks she shook out with a tissue, and keep checking for more gunk throughout the day after she keeps shaking it out. Depending on how they're looking, if she's still shaking a lot, itching her ears, etc I'll repeat the process again the next day.

That looks like a hot spot or a boil. Is it raised at all? Does it feel bulbous like a zit or something?

If it's a hot spot, try getting some Vetricyn. Works amazing on our dogs whenever they get a hot spot.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045DDN1G/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00425DZTM&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0RFCHFTJ6F41AAMATMFA

Look at this stuff here!

I found her 3 months ago in arizona and shes been scratching her ear and shaking her head every so often at first I thought it was her moving the bell on her collar but today I looked in her ear and seen what looks like ear wax and a scab but I'm not sure, I tried to wipe it off with a tissue but she cried so it is bothering her I'm wondering what to do next because I really can't afford to take her to the vet right now and I have like 20 dollars to my name would something like this http://www.amazon.com/Pet-King-Enzymatic-Solution-Ounces/dp/B0025YOJXS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415765346&sr=8-1&keywords=cat+ear+medicine help or should I start selling what little I have to take her to the vet?

My Bessie was prone to getting ear infections until we started using Zymox Otic Pet Ear Treatment (https://www.amazon.com/Pet-King-Enzymatic-Solution-Ounces/dp/B0025YOJXS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467907759&sr=8-3&keywords=dog+ear). We clean her ears once a week with this during the spring and summer months, and less frequently the other months (we live in New England). This is a good video that shows how to clean their ears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4odbAlDRiz0. She hasn't had an ear infection since we started using the Zymox 2+ years ago. Good luck! :-)

If the next thing your vet gives her doesn't work, I suggest trying this Zymox ear medicine on Amazon.

I tried this on my dog after prescription ear medicine failed and it worked. My dog has allergies and it causes her to get ear infections 2-3 times a year and this medicine always clears it up quickly.

If you end up needing the Yeast Infection medication, these ear drops work great. They are also very highly rated on Amazon and pretty cheap.

Thanks for the response! I used this before: ZYMOX Ear Solution https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0025YOJXS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Q3HXCbB46Y7E1

I still have some and will get some mineral oil to try. It was difficult to administer the solution before, even wrapping him in a towel so it might not have applied too well

https://www.amazon.com/Pet-King-Enzymatic-Solution-Ounces/dp/B0025YOJXS

check out the ingredients--no acids!

I use to buy this for my GSD who always had ear issues until this was discovered: ZYMOX Ear Solution | The Only No Pre-Clean Once -a-Day Dog and Cat Ear Solution | Natural Enzyme Formula | Veterinarian Recommended | Patented Enzyme Formula | Contains Hydrocortisone for Comfort https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0025YOJXS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_3dvvCb1WYVJ0K

I took her to the vet so many times and never found a solution, results may vary - but worth a try to see if it helps.