In case this may be of use to lab owners, my daughter's lab had a bacterial inner ear infection confirmed by vet while dog was anaesthetised <sp?> and after several months of failed vet treatment with lotions, potions, creams and whatever else I finally decided to brew a batch of EIS using rainwater to get high total silver content (40+ total Ag, laboratory analysed) and squirted a small syringe of it directly into the ear canal. Overnight the infection was gone so can't give time frame but within 24 hours anyway. This solution was administered shortly after brewing so the ionic component would have been quite high compared to particulate content. Anyway, problem was solved...vet-NIL, us-WON <g>.
N. Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:40:06 +0200 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: CS>Gunky dog ears If it's mites and not a yeast infection, here is a natural remedy I found on the web from a vet for my sister's cocker spaniels who are prone to ear infections. Homemade, natural, ear mite treatment suggestion: Step 1: Make a mixture of 1/2 ounce of almond or olive oil and 400 IU vitamin E in a dropper bottle. Warm to body temperature and put about 1/2 dropperful in the ear, massaging the ear canal well for a minute or so. Let your pet shake its head and then gently clean out the opening with cotton swabs. Q-tip type applicators many times compact material already in the ear canal. Apply the oil every other day for six days. Then let the ears rest for 3 days. (The oil mixture will smother many of the mites and start a healing process.) Step 2: Using Yellow Dock Root Extract, dilute it with water, 9 drops to 1 Tblsp of water. Treat the ears with this mixture, as described above, once every 3 days for 6 weeks. Ear mite eggs are quite resistant to just about anything after they have already hardened, that is why a 6 week period of treatment is recommended. The eggs will continue to hatch out in cycles and if medicine is present for 6 continuous weeks (medicine administered will last for four days) there will be no more eggs present. You may need to thoroughly shampoo the head and ears (and the tip of the tail), because the mites can leave the ears; they do like to go for night trips to check out the terrain. and might crawl back in after treatment. The tip of the tail may have a few mites from when it is curled near the head. Make a tea infusion of Yellow Dock and use it as a final rinse. Supplementation with garlic and brewer's yeast can also help. And thank you to the person who posted the vinegar recipe for yeast infections which I will pass on. Carlene _________________________________________________________________ Need a place to rent, buy or share? Let us find your next place for you! http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157631292/direct/01/
