My pet's ear is draining white fluid. What's causing it and what should I do?

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my cow has been draining a white fluid from her ear since last. 10 months.we use all medicine but once it reduced then it started again.now we clean her ear daily.we use herbal as well as we use "ELKO EMIX" injection 200ml...25ml per day according to the technician, it reduced the quantity of that white fluid and also the fluid become more thicker.. but it does not eliminate that completely..why this fluid comes out and what should we do now.? technician says that they can not do more to it.. Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Female | 617 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

The continual drainage of pus indicates that something is infected deep in the ear canal. There could be something stuck down there, a deep infection inside the ear, or tumor causing this. With these deep infections, no amount of medications will clear the problem. The cause of the problem needs to be found and removed before it will start to heal. This will take having a veterinary surgeon do a sedated exam and likely some procedure to remove the cause of the infection. It's good to flush the ear for now, but avoid putting any antiseptics, or herbal remedies in it for now. These can actually make things worse and cause more damage to the ear. It's also important to not scrub the ear, because this can cause more damage and inflammation. Just flush the ear with clean, warm water using high pressure once a day. Gently wipe away any debris. However, you will still need a qualified veterinarian to make this problem go away, so please schedule an appointment with one sometime soon. I hope that helps and Jenny gets better soon.

My pet's ear is draining white fluid. What's causing it and what should I do?

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