My dog's ears have black gunk, cleaner isn't working. What's wrong?

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My 12 year old dog - bichon poodle mix (teddy bear breed) has black stuff in her ears. I have been using a Ear Cleaner OTC from Petco. Never really resolves; gets better and comes back. Anything else to do? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 11 years and 10 months old | 17 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. If the ears are infected, an over the counter ear cleanser is probably not going to get rid of bacteria or yeast that may be causing the infection. I would recommend a product such as Zymox Ear Solution, which can be found online quite easily. This is typically a once a day solution given over 10-14 days. If there is no improvement on this solution, I would recommend having Gina examined by a veterinarian so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My dog's ears have black gunk, cleaner isn't working. What's wrong?

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