Guest taylorsmom Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) Hi everyone-- Something strange seems to be going on with one of Taylor's ears today. She is shaking her head a lot and she is holding her right ear cocked at a funny angle. When I gently press on the outside of that ear, like to give an ear rub, she screams I just looked in it with a flashlight and I see absolutely nothing wrong--no redness, no inflammation, no gunk or wax or dirt, no foreign bodies. She is holding her head slightly tilted towards that side, but seems to be walking fine and doesn't appear to be having any balance issues, unsteadiness, or anything overtly neurological from what I can tell. She is eating and peeing/pooping fine. If this continues through the next day or so I will certainly take her to the vet. But does this sound at all familiar to anyone? Any ideas? Should I try to do an ear flush in case there is something in there I can't see, or should I just leave it alone??? here's one picture (complete with stink-eye) of her showing how she is holding her ear (it is the fawn-colored one): and another: Thanks for any and all help!!! Edited January 17, 2008 by taylorsmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhound1 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Could be an ear infection coming on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Could be that a foxtail got in there and buried deep. Make a vet visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taylorsmom Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hmm....What's a foxtail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Flashy did this before and he had one heck of an ear infection. Hug Taylor for me. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hmm....What's a foxtail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Is there any odor coming from the ear? Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Leave it alone and take her to the vet in the morning (assuming you cannot get there today). Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytluck Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Sounds like an ear infection to me. Quote Hobbes-Ricard Hatch09/23/99-12/21/09 Always loved, never forgotten. Wally TNJ Boy Howdy, GLS Genuinerisk Corinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taylorsmom Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Is there any odor coming from the ear? Absolutely none, it is as clean as can be too. I am all too familiar with nasty yeasty ear infections because my Lab gets them frequently, so I definitely recognize the odor and the nasty brown gunk is unmistakable, but Taylor has none of these symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guppy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Took Max to the vet last week because he had been scratching his ears a lot and determined he had a yeast infection from ear scrapings the vet took. His ears did not smell and the brown/black goop was way down in his ear canal. His ears looked pretty clean to me. One week of ear drops and he is not scratching at all now. Leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 With something like that which comes on suddenly and causes that much discomfort and distress, I'd always take them in ASAP. The ear canal is longer than you think. I've seen all kinds of foreign bodies down there which are not visible to the naked eye, from grass seeds to beetles. It could also be an infection in the middle ear - you might not see gloop or smell with that one, not until/unless the ear drum is ruptured. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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