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Why does my dog have red marks in one ear but no pain or itching?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered

My dog had red marks in one of his ear he doesn’t look painful he lets me look and touch and he’s not scratching a lot what can it be

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 20th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. This could be due to an infection or allergy judging from the photo you provided. I would recommend having a veterinarian examine Paolo if possible to rule out an infection. You can always try an ear cleanser to see if this helps. I would recommend using Zymox otic cleanser, which can be found online. 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. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

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