How to soothe my dog's chronic ear infection with scar tissue?

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My dog is a rescue dog who came with an ear infection. After much vet care, eardrops, anti biotics, procedures, I was told they had no cure for her because there was so much scar tissue in the ear canal. I would have to have her ear canal surgicaly removed or she would jusrt have to live with it. The surgery is over $5000. I cant do it as I'm retired on a fixed income. Shes not in constant pain but when she is, she scratches her ear until it bleeds. What can I put on her ears to soothe it? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | 14 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. I am sorry to hear that Bronte has such a bad ear infection. If her ear is as inflamed as the vet says it is, then an ear canal ablation sounds like it would be the most appropriate next step. I am surprised to hear that it is $5000. That seems quite high for this type of surgery. I would call around and ask for prices on a total ear canal ablation and see what you can come up with. I generally end up charging about $1600-2000 at our clinic. If the ear is not bad enough to the point where the ear canal is calcified, a lateral ear resection may be appropriate and should be a cheaper surgery than completely removing the ear canal. As far as medications are concerned, I would probably use pain medications, antibiotics, anti inflammatories and antifungal drugs along with topical therapy. 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.

How to soothe my dog's chronic ear infection with scar tissue?

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