Why does my Golden Retriever have brown ear gunk, no itching?

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Brown discharge. No redness or itching but I always have to wipe the brown gunk from his ears. He's a golden retriever. Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 6 months old | 80 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Without examining the discharge under a microscope it is difficult to say for sure if this is just normal build up of wax or infectious. If you are getting brown discharge and no redness, I commonly see this with yeast infections. I would recommend using a cleaner such as Zymox Otic Cleanser (can be found online) and clean the ears for 7-10 days. If there is no improvement, then I would recommend having Brodie 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.

Why does my Golden Retriever have brown ear gunk, no itching?

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