Hi

I have just purchased a 14 mth old pug and she has a very funny smell to her ears.  I have cleaned them out and there was alot of wax in there but her ears are still nice and pink.  What is the smell? I have a vet appointment booked for tomorrow. Any advise to get rid of itor why it smelss so funny would be much appreciated.

Hi There, a trip to the vets is the best idea, our pup had strange smell to his ears and wax when we picked him up, our vet told us that this is not uncommon, and gave us some drops, and we have had no ear problems since, all the best.

Hi,

I have a 13 week old pug who's ears smell also and are very very waxy I have to clean them every other day. I went to the vets to said nothing was wrong just that pugs can have very waxy ears

I can honestly say that we have never had any ear problems with any of our pugs - tendency to eye problems, yes, Ears no!  Any dog with VERY SMELLY ears needs getting to the Vet asap, and if you dont get a sensible answer and help, then change vets!  There are lots of possible causes for smelly ears, and it is impossible to diagnsoe over the internet.  It could be a simple thing, like just needing a clena out, it could be mites, it could be an infection, it could be a foreign body  etc, etc.  However, while floppy eared dogs are often prone to ear trouble, it is not so common and "run of the mill" in erect ear dogs (such as pugs,even though the tips fold over)  And a young pup (13 weeks?) as the 2nd poster said with an ear problem needs urgent help - at this age everything should be pink and lovely :)
bye
Gwen