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Poor Meaty has been to the vet SO MANY times in his six years for his EAR.....The first few years, it

was ALWAYS the right ear, and the left was FINE.  Lately, the right is fine, but the left would be constantly

yeasty, then sometimes it would be a bacterial infection, and sometimes it would get so bad, the canal

was almost closed, so he'd go on short-term Predisone. We tried MANY different foods, eliminated

certain things from his diet and treats, tried MANY different cleaners, etc, and at one point, took him three

times a week to the vet for cold-laser treatments... We recently took him to

a dermatologist and considered getting him tested for allergies; however, many of you already know

that even that doesn't always solve the problem...

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I think we've FINALLY found the true answer....it's WARM weather and whatever allergens are in air....

AND, we HAVE to clean his ears at least twice a week and use this wonderful solution (KET Flush ===Ketoconazle-EDTA-Tris) from the Vet...

His previous vet is VERY, VERY bulldog knowledgeable, and we loved him; however, it got to be too far of a drive, and, he  was very against

instilling liquids into the ears. Ever since winter came, we've cleaned the ear with a cloth, then instilled the solution,

and his ear canal is OPEN!!!!, and  no more yeast, no more itching!!!  Poor little guy has suffered SO much, we

are SO happy! ...

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Here are my QUESTIONS----

1. Have you had this with your bullies or other doggies?  What do you do once it's warm again and the

ears get bad again?  Or did a certain cleaning routine keep it from happening?...Or do you give

your babies allergy meds like Zyrtec when it's warm? (I've heard that works well

w/ bullies)...In the past, we'd give him Benadryl for flare-ups, and it helped...

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2. The yellow yeast is GONE, but his ears DO stil have GUNK in them..it's dark brown, and sometimes

quite a bit, but at least he doesn't ITCH!!!  .....Is it brown because of the KET flush?  I've read that

brown ear drainage can be all kinds of things, of course, but I think it's the medication?...

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THANK YOU, and feel free to share ANY other tips/ experiences....WOOOF!!!  :)