My dog has chronic ear infections, discharge, and pimples. Allergies?

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Hi Layla has had problems with her right ear for a couple of years (itchy, red, brown discharge, often gooey, reaccurant infections and most recently whitish discharge). As well as this she has pimples often. Could it be anything other than allergies? She's on a grain free diet, I steam clean the apartment, and she only has natural everything! As the ear issue isn't resolving for a couple of years, please let me know what it could be. Many thanks! Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Female | unspayed | 3 years old | 18 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

It definitely sounds like allergies. Most dogs that have a food allergy will be allergic to a meat protein, not a grain protein, so grain-free may not be the best answer for Layla. There could also be an atopy component (environmental allergies), so I would discuss aggressive management of her allergies with your vet. She may need medications to help with the inflammation in her body. I can see that her ear canal is extremely narrow, which could be genetic but could also be from the chronic, low-grade inflammation. When this occurs, bacteria and moisture can get trapped inside the ear canal and make treatment much harder.

My dog has chronic ear infections, discharge, and pimples. Allergies?

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