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I have a 9 week old puppy and he has smelly ears. I took him to the vet and they gave me solution to clean them with and I have been doing that, but I was wondering if anyone has experianced the same thing. Will the dirtiness go away, or will he always have ears that need to be cleaned? After they are cleaned they don't smell, but after a day or two they start smelling again and need cleaned. Will this always be the case? Thanks

I think I would mention this to your vet again. Cleaning the ears should last for more than a day or two. Doxies have floppy ears... you want to make sure there are no problems like waxy buildups or yeast infections.
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PHMax

Although drop eared breeds generally need an ear cleaning every two weeks or so, they really shouldn't be smelly. You may want to consider a diet change for this pup. Smelly ears are the first sign of a problem with a food. I'd recommend a Premium brand and one you can not find at a grocery store and better yet, not even a warehouse pet store.
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This may sound foreign to you but I'm in Holistic Services for dogs. One thing that helps is to get some organic apple cider vinegar ( NOT white vinegar) and place some on a cotton ball. Then use it as you would if you were to clean their ears. Holding it for about half a minute in each ear, should be fine too. Just make sure its inside the ear just a teensy ways.

ACV (apple cider vinegar) is very very helpful, it kills bacterial, yeast, and odor. BY all means remember that taking the little one to the vet to make sure there isn't an infection going on is always best, but my line of work, works with vet care, to compliment the health care medicines etc.

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It's good to read about apple cidar vinegar in ears. These things don't get researched, because who is going to get paid for doing that research? But I've become more and more sold on apple cidar vinegar, and it never seems to harm anything at all.

I rinse my nose/throat/mouth with it, have for years been swabbing my dogs' rears with it (with fantastic results), and now am using it in my standard poodle's ears. My vet said he didn't know about using apple cidar vinegar in ears, but said it is mildly acidic, just like the ear cleaner he had planned to sell me, and gave it his blessing. So far, it seems to be working great.
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I've used it with my clients and always have had good results. There have been times that it has to be used in combination with antibiotics, etc, but it's wonderful. I too use it for my sinuses. I pour some in a pan, heat it until it steams, and inhale it. It's a bit burning - but not unbearable. It helps the sinuses tremendously.

Glad to hear you've had success with ACV