Theo's Ears

[bunn]

Theo had itchy ears again today, which seems to be a recurring issue with him.  He does have rather long floppy ears, which makes it harder for the ears to stay well-ventilated, apparently. 

He's now got to the point where the vet will not touch his ears unless he's sedated.  I've never had a vet-reactive dog before, and although I've tried working with him, it's difficult to get anywhere when, essentially, the vet IS going to do nasty things, and that's kind of the point.  

So now we have a bottle of eardrops and I'm going to try to administer them myself for the next ten days. So far, we have managed to give him two doses with the aid of liver paste and chicken. The ears seem less irritated already, so fingers crossed. 

Comments

[zdenka]

Aw, poor pup! I hope the eardrops help (and that Theo isn't too recalcitrant).

[bunn]

He was very snarly about it, but he did let me do both ears this morning. Hope he continues this trend!

[hhimring]

Poor Theo!
I hope the eardrops work quickly and he doesn't give you too much trouble.

[grundyscribbling]

Aw, poor Theo. As I am tardy to the party, I hope his ears are doing better by now!

[bunn]

They are much better! In fact, they look quite normal now. There were some intense negotiations which culminated in a joint decision that although using the ear-drop bottle was Not Allowed, I was allowed to put ear drops on my finger and my finger in his ear.