Why is my dog still scratching ears after yeast infection treatment?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Female | spayed | 3 months and 3 days old | 25 lbs
Mia had a yeast infection in her ears, we treated it for two weeks with ointment from the vet, she saw the vet on the 29th of March and they said that her ears now looked normal including her ear drums. However, she’s still scratching her ears a lot. Any idea why?
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Published on April 3rd, 2019
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The most common reason for scratching in the abcence of infection: allergies. It could be food related, environmental allergens, or even an allergic reaction to mites or mosquitos. Sometimes longer term treatment with the ointment, systemic medications, and mite/flea/tick prevention is needed so talk with your vet.
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Published on February 8th, 2017
It may take a few days for the medicine to work fully and for her to stop scratching. The fact that she is not scratching as much is a good sign. Monitor her for a few days and call your vet if she doesn't seem better. Your vet may want to recheck her to see if additional treatment is needed.
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Hello, I took my dog to the vet yesterday because she would scratch her ears olot ..They told me she had a yeast infection ..They put some type of vaceline medicine in her it wasn't vaceline but looked like it..Is it normal for her to still scratch h
It may take a few days for the medicine to work fully and for her to stop scratching. The fact that she is not scratching as much is a good sign. Monitor her for a few days and call your vet if she doesn't seem better. Your vet may want to recheck her to see if additional treatment is needed.
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My pet has an ear infection....what did i do ? many doctors has no answers to these type of infection
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! This is likely an ear infection and I am afraid that there is likely an underlying allergy causing him to scratch a lot and continue to cause further trauma to the ear. I highly recommend that you have him evaluated as soon as possible as this is likely causing him a lot of discomfort. They would be able to diagnose this and start therapy. Medications such as steroids may help decrease the itch. You may use the e-collar to prevent further self-trauma. Best of luck!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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My dog what diagnosed with an ear infections with Malassezia and coco bacterias, the vet prescribed me Otomax but after treatment we dont see any difference because she still with the same itching and scratching. Any other solution?
The main reason infections do not clear is they are not treated for long enough or it may have not been the best medicine to treat it due to resistance. Ideally she needs to be rechecked to see if a culture is needed or oral medicine help. You can try to get an ear cleaner to help keep it clean. IF the ear persistently itch then you may want to consider a food allergy
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My dog has been shaking her head, rubbing her ear on the ground, pawing at her ear, and occasionally groaning. The vet took swabs, looked inside her ear under sedation, and said there were two strains of yeast but nothing concerning enough to treat.
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! The medication has an antibiotic and an antifungal in it. If it didn’t help the infection, she may have a bacteria that is resistant to the antibiotic. I recommend taking her back to the vet for a culture of the bacteria in her ear to determine what medication will treat it. Good luck and kisses to Bailey!
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Dog ears are still itchy 2 weeks after medication from vet. What else could it be? Thanks
Hi there, It would be helpful to know what Elsa what tests were performed, what was diagnosed, and what medication she was prescribed. It may be that her ear infection is truly secondary to underlying inflammation from a food allergy (cutaneous adverse food reaction), and she may need a change in diet, or an environmental allergy and in need of chronic allergy medication to reduce her itchiness. Some dogs also require long term regular ear cleanings and topical ointment applications to keep comfortable. I would recommend scheduling a recheck appointment with Elsa's veterinarian to get to the root of her ear infections. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Boop by Petco.
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Thanks for using Boop by Petco! This is possibly due to allergies. Other possibilities include mange, among others. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing his allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issu
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Thanks for using Boop by Petco! This is possibly due to allergies. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing his allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for envir
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Thanks for using Boop by Petco! The best treatment for this would be to actually aim at treating the infection but also addressing the likely underlying allergies. This would be the only way to avoid reocurrence of the yeast infections. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing her allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein a
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Our dog keeps scratching his body esp. his ears. We already washed him and cleaned his ears but still he continue to scratch his body. What might be the problem?
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Hi, thanks for using Boop by Petco! In my experience ears mites are more of a puppy and kitten disease. In dogs Stanleys age the number one reason or scratching the ears is an ear infection-either yeast or bacteria. Your Vet can check the ear discharge under the microscope to see if there is an overgrowth and prescribe an ear wash and drops. If there truly is no ear infection then allergies are very likely. Even ear infections can start due to allergies. Food allergies are some what easy to rule out. You can try a diet that doesn't contain chicken, something like venison, duck or fish. All treats would have to contain the new protein, so no people food. And you would have to give the diet 2-3 months. Good luck!
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