Dog shaking head, black ear discharge. How to help until vet?

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I'm pretty sure my dog has another yeast infection in his ear. He is shaking his head A LOT & i cleaned it out best i could & there was a lot ofblack stuff in there. What can I do to treat this at home until can get him to the vet Monday? Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Male | unneutered | 7 years and 11 months old | 77 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

You already did everything you can do, which is to clean out the ear. If you have an ear cleaning fluid you can use that as well. Do not put any left over medication into the ear as it may influence what your vet sees when he examines the ear on Monday.

Dog shaking head, black ear discharge. How to help until vet?

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