Not very descriptive I know, but the TH has a squealchy ear. It makes a squealching sound when rubbed. She has been treated for an ear infection with Oterna eardrops and anti-biotics, but now they've been stopped, the brown smelly wax is back and the ears are squealching again.

Does anyone have any ideas about what it could be and how I could treat it? Or is it back to the vets again - they now have me filed under "over anxious owner"!

Have you tried thornit powder available from champion pets on internet. Really good .Gillian

web address http://www.championpets.freeserve.co.uk

Thanks for that. I'll get some and try it. I'm cleaning her ears every day at the moment, trying to clear out the wax etc. So I'll try the powder and see how we get on.

I would second 'thornit', as a remedy for 'squelchy' ear.....but the ear must be completely dry (as far as is possible) before you use it, or the contents of the ear will 'cake', and make matters worse. I would clean the ear as suggested, dry it, and then wait for a day, before using the thornit. You only need the tiniest pinch.

One of my girls used to get it in one ear (the one she slept on - if you see what i mean), but the thornit sorted it out. it is also good for removing ear canal hair, and ear mites!

Some vendors at Champ shows also sell it.

HTH
Debs

Hi 9th.

I have had this problem with Hinge~Head. The only way I have found to stop it from happening is to keep the ears spotless. I now clean them every four days.
If I leave it for longer than this, he makes a squelchy sound everytime he shakes his head. Someone told me that it is called "Spaniel Ear" (?). I know that certain breeds are more prone to it than others. I use fragrance free baby wipes to clean his ears.
So far so good :-)

HTH

Leigh

Holly, springer, rarely has problems with her ears and I don't clean them that often. The only time she has had problems is when she has been swimming a lot. Harvey, gwp, does have problems with his ears. They also seem a lot warmer inside than Holly's so maybe air doesn't circulate as much in his as in Holly's.

Back to the point, I would recommend Thornit also. I use it on Harvey as soon as he starts shaking his head and it is cleared in a couple of days.

Helen

Hi there, as already said, I can't recommend Thornit highly enough. After almost regular trips to and fro from the vets the Thornit cleared the problem within 3 days. I also found cleansing with calendula oil was very good prior to using the thornit. Result now: nice dog, nice smelling ears, clean and not forever rubbing her ears along the floor or scratching and shaking her head. Great stuff.
Lorna

I'm glad it's worked. Was reading a gundog training book last night and they were recommending an old canker powder that has the exact same ingredients as Thornit.

Sometimes the old rememdies are still the best.

I would also give the idea of getting the dog off processed food a go, if he/she is already on it. Nasty , smelly, waxy ears is one of the side-effects of feeding some processed food - try the dog on raw meat. My GSD pup was stuffed full of a popular and expensive dry complete food, her ears were dirty until I got her off the food - now they are shiny and pink !

One of my Springers was a 'martyr' to his old lugholes for all of his 16 years. I also used Thornits on a friend's recommendation and found it to be excellent. However my good old country vet preferred the use of athlete's foot powder, (to be used in the same way as Thornits) and I must say that for my boy this worked equally as well.