My dog shakes his head & tilts, but ears look clean. Is it an infection?

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So I'm noticing my dog is shaking his head a bit and head tilting, but his ears are squeaky clean considering I clean them every week. It doesn't bug him when I touch his ears or massage them so I'm sorta confused as to what could be causing it. He's had two ear infections before, one a couple months back and one last year around this time, I can't take him to the vet until Monday so I'm just curious if I should be worried. Also it has dropped in temperature so idk if that might be causing it 2. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | neutered | 2 years and 2 months old | 45 lbs

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am sorry to hear about Kiba! Even if his ears appear normal when you are looking into them, without an otoscope you cannot tell if there is an infection or something like a foreign object inside the ear, as a dog's ear canal is curved and you can only visualise the vertical part of the canal if you do not have an otoscope. If he seems otherwise comfortable and is not traumatizing his ear, I would just monitor him closely until his appointment.

My dog shakes his head & tilts, but ears look clean. Is it an infection?

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