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My dog has a severe ear infection. How can I treat it at home?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | DOG-SMALL-SHORTHAIR | Male | unneutered | 2 lbs

My 11 month old dash hound mix has a nasty ear infection I don’t have the money to take him to the vet what Dre something’s I can do to clear it up at home?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 3rd, 2019

This looks like a very severe infection possibly due to bacterial proliferation inside the ear canal. Unfortunately antibiotics and antiinflammatory drops are needed in this case to be able to resolve the problem effectively.

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