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My dog has ear mites. When can he play with other dogs again?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years and 8 months old | 47 lbs

my dog started treatment for ear mites on wednesday he was give stronghold and we are using canaural ear drop. how long do i need to keep him away/ from other dogs to prevent them from getting the mite aswell

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Answered By Dr. Davis

Veterinarian

Published on September 21st, 2017

That's a good question. Unless the dogs have a lot of direct contact they should not get ear mites from Ant. Just to be sure I would wait a week after starting treatment. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Ant.

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