What's causing my pet's ear issues: yeast, mites, or infection?

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Is this a yeast infection or ear mites? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 2 years old | 40 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

I couldn't tell you just by looking at the ear externally, a sample needs to be taken from the ear and the vet needs to look at this sample under the microscope, only this way the vet can know for sure if it is an ear mite infestation, yeast infection or bacterial infection and then treat the infection accordingly.

What's causing my pet's ear issues: yeast, mites, or infection?

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