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There is no dark wax or yukky smell.

The vet put the dogs under anaesthetic and examined the ears. Both dogs had a little yellow wax, not smelly. The vet cleaned the ears. She did find a small little insect type thingy on the leg of the whippet. It was brown and about the size of a flea. It had been squashed. Our dogs and cats don't have fleas. Evry visit to the vets (and there have been many) the dogs ears have ben fopund to be clean. One of the cats recently has also been to the vets because she was leaning her head over to the side. The vet gave her some ear drops but found nothing suspicious in her ears except a build up of wax.

The cats eat tinned food and dry food (IAMS). The dogs get vegies and canned food plus dry food

The cats do go out but spend most of their time indoors. We don't take the dogs to the park but walk them every day.

Thanks. We will look into it.

Is it safe to assume from what you've written (refer my highlights) that you're saying your dogs were both found with having ear infections? (Otherwise, why the antibiotics and cortisone?) Do you use spot-ons regularly? Is it possible THAT's what is causing irritation? The vet tried everything after flea, mite teatments, ear inspections (all clean) in order to close all possible doors. We use Frontline and have been doing so for years, ie long before this happened, with no adverse results

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We have a whippet and a mininiature schnauzer. In July last year both of them began shaking their heads like wet dogs do. We have spent over $2000 in vets bills having them both put under anaesthetic for ear examinations. We have used flea and mite collars, they have been treated with several different antibiotics and have also been treated with cortisone. We have used several prescribed ear medications. Their ears are clean and they have no appaprent allergies. Nothing has helped. They scratch their necks behind the ear. Now both our cats bnow have it but not as bad as the dogs. If anyone can help I would be exteremely grateful