How to treat my pet's ear infection at home if I can't afford a vet?

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How do I treat an ear infection at home. I can’t afford a vet visit. Pet's info: Dog | Blue Heeler | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 5 months old | 49 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Poor Baylee! I'm sorry that she has an ear infection. Unfortunately, this is not something that can be treated effectively without a vet visit. Ear infections are generally caused by yeast or bacteria, and require prescription ear drops to treat. There is nothing you can get over the counter that will be effective for this, so there's really no way around going to see the vet. Fortunately, there's no reason this would need to be an expensive visit - just the exam fee, and the cost of the medication. In the meantime, if she will let you, you can try using an over-the-counter ear flush like MalAcetic to clean her ears. This will not treat the underlying infection causing the redness and discharge, but it may help to make them a bit less sore and itchy until you are able to see the vet.

How to treat my pet's ear infection at home if I can't afford a vet?

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