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My dog's ear is red with brown discharge. Is she okay until the vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 6 years and 3 months old | 161 lbs

I think from my last question that my dog has bacterial infection in her ear n she so bothered by it n it's like brownish yuk I get on tissue n ear red..i just want make sure she ok for nyte until I can get her to vet gave her a 25mg benerdrl n hoping it gives her a lil relief...

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Answered By Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on January 17th, 2018

Ear infections are rarely true emergencies unless she has neurological signs such as stumbling and falling. I’m glad that you are having her evaluated tomorrow and I hope that she improves quickly . Thank you for using Pet Coach.

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    Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on November 7th, 2018

    Hello, I am sorry to hear about Stuart. If Stuart is not shaking his head or scratching at his ears I would recommend continuing to clean the ears and monitoring Stuart. If the discharge does not resolve or he demonstrates any of the above symptoms, I would schedule an appointment with your veterinarian so that they can collect a swab form the ear and look for signs of infections Hope this helps, good luck!

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