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I just have a couple of quick questions and would like to know your thoughts.
Sassy will be 3 in Dec. and has never ever had any ear problems. I always keep her ears plucked. Sometimes I do it and other times I have the vet do it.
Well, about 2-3 weeks ago I noticed that she was shaking her head a little here and there, and also scratching a little. I checked her ears and NOTHING. There is no smell, no wax, nothing dark inside, there was a little extra hair which I plucked. I put her ear cleaner solution in consistantly for about 3 days. She seemed to be ok, all symptoms stopped. Well today I noticed her doing the same things again. So I repeated my Dr. Mom routine and came up with NOTHING. Same as before, plucked a few hairs.
I'm thinking that if she is still having these symptoms on Mon. morning that I am going to run her up to the vet to take a quick look see. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? There is NOTHING there.....and no odor. Could it possibly be a little hair ball deep inside that I can't see? I took the flashlight and looked the best that I could. There is NO wax on the hairs that I pluck. I'm at a loss. If she had mites, yeast, or any other ear infection wouldn't there be some visible sign or a smell? I'm thinking that the summer heat and humidity is just annoying her. We keep our house cool (74F) but maybe she is getting hot and maybe her ears are sweating inside or something. She goes to get the newspaper in the morning with her daddy, and then goes to get the mail about noon, so she does get in the heat a couple of times a day. Any clues?
Sassy will be 3 in Dec. and has never ever had any ear problems. I always keep her ears plucked. Sometimes I do it and other times I have the vet do it.
Well, about 2-3 weeks ago I noticed that she was shaking her head a little here and there, and also scratching a little. I checked her ears and NOTHING. There is no smell, no wax, nothing dark inside, there was a little extra hair which I plucked. I put her ear cleaner solution in consistantly for about 3 days. She seemed to be ok, all symptoms stopped. Well today I noticed her doing the same things again. So I repeated my Dr. Mom routine and came up with NOTHING. Same as before, plucked a few hairs.
I'm thinking that if she is still having these symptoms on Mon. morning that I am going to run her up to the vet to take a quick look see. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? There is NOTHING there.....and no odor. Could it possibly be a little hair ball deep inside that I can't see? I took the flashlight and looked the best that I could. There is NO wax on the hairs that I pluck. I'm at a loss. If she had mites, yeast, or any other ear infection wouldn't there be some visible sign or a smell? I'm thinking that the summer heat and humidity is just annoying her. We keep our house cool (74F) but maybe she is getting hot and maybe her ears are sweating inside or something. She goes to get the newspaper in the morning with her daddy, and then goes to get the mail about noon, so she does get in the heat a couple of times a day. Any clues?
