Dog Ear Mites Symptoms

What are the Dog Ear Mites Symptoms?

Does your furry friend suffer from constant itching or scratching at the head? Has it gotten to the point of just annoying you? For your sakes and for your dog’s, maybe its time to do a quick brush up on your dog’s ear mites symptoms.

Here are some of the more common dog ear mite syndromes your pet may experience: Constant itching or scratching at the ears, thick balls of wax found in the ears, and a nasty or less than pleasant odor coming from your dog.

Ear mites are little parasites that live in the dog’s head and ear canal. They feed of off the tissue that is made up of chemicals, ear wax and other biochemical junk that gets caught up in the dog’s ear. These ear mites can easily multiple and it only takes three weeks for an ear mite to turn into a full blown adult. If this happens, these little suckers can get all over your dog’s body and even spread throughout the inside of his body.

If you understand some of these symptoms of ear mites in dogs, you can help prevent trouble. Ear mites can grow into bacterial or fungal infections in the ears which become very painful for the dog. The sad matter is your dog cannot tell you he is having pain in his ear. There are a few ways you can help prevent ear mites from growing in your dog’s ear in the first place.

When you take him to the park with a lake, a beach or after bathing him, be sure to dry out his ears thoroughly.

This will help kill any kind of favorable environment that might encourage ear mites to grow. Be wary of dogs who may have had troubles with ear mites in the past. These parasites are easily transferable from host to host. It doe not take a whole lot for a dog to become infected with ear mites.

Should you discover little white dots scurrying around in your dog’s ear, bring him to your local vet right away. Your pet’s doctor will perform some simple routine procedures to help determine if in fact your dog has been infected by ear mites.

The vet will take a sample of some of the ear mites and study them under a microscope. If the vet rules indeed these are ear mites, he or she will thoroughly clean the dog’s ears before administering any kind of treatment. He has to do this in order for the treatment to work.

Please do not try and play doctor yourself. Sometimes to the untrained eye, what may seem like a loving intention can in fact turn out to be a huge mistake. Many pet stores sell over the counter treatment for ear mites and other pests, but it is best to get the advice of a professional before doing any kind of treatment on your own.

There is no sense in trying to save a few dollars using some over the counter medication when you do not know if your dog has ear mites for sure or not. This shortcut could end up costing you several hundred dollars later or even your dog’s life.

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