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My dog's ear is red after ear cleaning. Is this normal or serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 12 days old | 11 lbs

Hi, I used clearaural bought from the vet to clean my pups ear earlier today. now the ear is red and I dont know if that a good or bad sign. My pup isn’t scratching it or that but I’m really worried about her since it’s the vets fault! I hope you can help :(

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 30th, 2017

It may be red from the irrtatiyou bind cleaning them and rubbing them. If it does not bother her and she doesn’t seem to notice then I would monitor it for changes. They should return to normal within a few hours of settling down and leaving them alone. If it were from the medicine and be an allergic reaction it should irritate and itch and burn her ears. If that is noticed then she should be rechecked

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