My dog has painful ear sores after infections. What can I do?

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My toy poodle has had consistent ear infections the past 6 months. Our vet has given her Motazol each time and it DOES clear up the infection. However, even though she currently does not have an ear infection, she does have ulcerated sores in her ears. They must be so unbelievably painful, because she goes crazy if we try to put Neosporin on them, and even have to muzzle her. The vet told us to do this. This is not helping the sores at all. What else can we do to heal these sores? Pet's info: Dog | Toy Poodle | Female | spayed | 13 years and 4 months old | 9 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, thank you for using PetCoach. I'm sorry that Lucy is having this problem. It is odd that the infection has cleared up but she still has sores on the ear flap. Is she scratching at the ears? If so, you really need to get her a cone collar to wear to prevent scratching. As long as she is scratching them, the will not heal. You can get a soft sided cone similar to this one: ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RV2VG7Y ) You can certainly continue to apply Neosporin and it should not hurt her. She is probably just very sensitive and expecting the ears to hurt when you touch them. If you can apply the Neosporin twice daily for one week consistently the sores should heal. If they do not heal in that time frame, you need to take her back to your vet to figure out what is going on or go to a different vet for a second opinion. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

My dog has painful ear sores after infections. What can I do?

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