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I have posted before so you maybe are familair with my older dachshund, Brutus. He went swimming are got water in his ears, I think. He had a yeast infection in them. He has had this before so I just put the cream stuff(from the vet) in his ears. They are no longer bugging him or red, but they have a stinky smell. Remember he is very grumpy and not expected to live much longer what can I do about he ears without upsetting him?

>>I have posted before so you maybe are familair with my older dachshund, Brutus. He went swimming are got water in his ears, I think. He had a yeast infection in them. He has had this before so I just put the cream stuff(from the vet) in his ears. They are no longer bugging him or red, but they have a stinky smell. Remember he is very grumpy and not expected to live much longer what can I do about he ears without upsetting him?

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Have the vet check those ears to see what is going on for sure. Just looking into the ears doesn't hurt. My vet provided an ear cleaner that my dogs and I both like very much, called RXV. My dogs hate ear cleaners, but they like this one.

You might need to use something for bacterial infection, and if so you can get that from your vet. It will contain something to make the ear feel better, too, and if he still has an infection now, the pain will come back eventually lacking proper treatment.

I've had a couple of dogs get yeast infections in the ears, which your vet can diagnose if that's what your dog has. If it is, ask your vet about trying this. Clean the ears by instilling the RXV liquid outdoors, gently massaging the dog's ears at the bases, and then letting him shake his head. Give it some hours to dry, and recheck. If still dirty, repeat the cleaning once a day until they are not dirty. Then sprinkle Desenex human powder containing 2% miconazole nitrate antifungal into the ears.

Do not do this without your vet checking those ears! and approving this approach! If it works, you will need to reapply the powder for awhile, and also keep the ears flushed out enough with the cleaner that the powder doesn't build up in there. My dogs don't mind this powder at all, and it works well on yeast. But only if your vet says it's okay! This would be the wrong thing to do for a bacterial infection or if the ear drum is not intact, and only your vet can determine those things. Sometimes a sample needs to go to a lab to culture and find out what the infection is.

My dogs had a strong opinion about ear products, and they are very tolerant of handling, so I understand what you're up against. Just be sure that you do have the dog checked before embarking on any treatment program, so that you don't make things worse instead of better. The potential of harm to the dog from infected ears goes way beyond what most people realize.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47