Ear infections

[Pomp]

So my beagles tend to be prone to ear infections. We're diligent about cleaning their ears, but the infections still pop up from time to time.

To clean, we were using a witch hazel/tree oil herbal based solution, but our vet recommended we use a flush instead in an attempt to get deeper into the canal and massage any wax/hair out.

Does anyone recommend we do anything differently? Also, are there food supplements which help the ears?

Thanks

[Zoom]

What food are they on now? I found that can make a big difference.

Otherwise, a lot of people recommend something called Blue Power Wash...basically it's a genetian violet rinse.

[dignity]

Food can make a huge difference.

After baths/swimming, it's good to rinse out their ears as well

A product I like is PetAlive Ear Dr - Loki used to get ear infections all the time (due to the food he was on when I first got him).

[MafiaPrincess]

Blue power ear wash believer here. 2 cockers, no ear issues since I made some.

http://www.itsfortheanimals.com/Adob...0Treatment.pdf

[Kat09Tails]

I use a boric acid powder/witch hazel rinse with the lab. I also dropped grains and all sugars I could (beet pulp, HFCS, cane sugar) from her diet for about 2 years. Yeast issue SOLVED!.

[CharlieDog]

Mine also don't get any grains or sugars and they've been ear infection free for about two years now.

Knox on the other hand I think has some sort of bacterial infection and I can't get rid of it with just rinsing his ears and cleaning them often. We've got a vet appointment Saturday.

[Pomp]

Thanks for all the responses and I'll check out the blue power wash.

FYI My dogs have EVO in the AM (no grains, wheat, etc) and get a frozen chicken or marrow bone in the evening.

They both had a bunch of loose hair right in the ear canal, which may cause the irritation.

[Barb04]

I use Zymox (get from pet sites) to clean out when they start to get dirty.