[YEA]  09/18/2007: Tim from Magnolia Springs, Alabama writes: "We have a poodle Bridgett who gets infections after grooming. My wife takes 1/2 peroxide and water and cleanse her ears and then takes virgin coconut oil and rubs her ears and it works great no scratching and rubbing until the next grooming."

[YEA]  02/16/2009: Dawn from Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada writes: "I have a 4 year old pug who usually only got ear infections in the summer due to her love of swimming (she has a lab big brother what can I say.) this winter she has had two ear infections, both cured with home remedy. (I have a solution from the vet seemed to only clean it but not kill it.) So I tried equal parts vinegar, rubbing alcohol and peroxide. It worked, period. The smell, ooze, scratching, all stopped after 1st treatment. Cleaned and repeated 3 timnes a day until cleared and continued to clean with vet solution. I dont know what the vet will say when we get her in but it has worked twice now...I'll update if I get in trouble!"

[YEA]  12/08/2009: Mel from Sydney, Nsw writes: "Brown discharge in ear - yeast infection

My vet suggested using cotton wool dipped in methylated spirits and wiping your dog's inner ears. Helps to dry the ears out and acts as an antiseptic. Apply whenever ears have the brown discharge. Dogs won't like the smell, but it definitely helps to alleviate the discomfort of itchy ears"

[BETTER BUT NOT CURED]  09/27/2009: Chris from Hobbs, Nm writes: "hi.to make along story short once i went to the feed store and saw some occular ointment for pigs i think, like a salve in alittle tube and simalar stuff with anti infection in a tube from rugular store in my bulldogs ear. it must have worked. ive put acv mixed with everthing else and salve in my labs ear he dont like it so i dont do it so often. its helped some. and i found some homeopathic human ear drops in a little bottle i thinh it helped. i spray acv to wash out his ears first they are dirty and he dont like it. i been thinking about trying oil of oregano after reading here about garlic oil. both are famous for infections. also ive been giving cottage cheese to eat for their bacteria humans have to have some kind of yogurt for yeast and good health also i make biskits with 1 or 2 lbs old fashiond oatmeal 1lb white cornmeal its not supposed to be genetetically modified yet maybe half lb organic flour non aluminum baking podwer salt eggs can milk olive oil they love them. i believe oats are super food and sardine and eggs and good dog food and some ground flax"

[YEA]  02/27/2009: Marie from Auckland, New Zealand writes: "I tried the Vinegar solution but it only caused more redness in my dogs ears. But I have had great success with the Olive Oil and milk remedy. 2tbs oil to 1 tbsp of milk, warmed up. Soak a piece cotton wool in the mixture and rub on the inside of the ears making sure only a little goes into the ear cavity. It is really helping, the redness and smell is nearly gone. It will need to be kept up once a day a least to keep it at bay for now though."

05/28/2009: Lisa from Lilburn, GA writes: "I tried most of the remedies except the blue power.The apple cider vinegar works great to clean my dog's ear and if I use it regularly it prevents the ear infection from returning. After some time of neglecting to clean my dog's ear, the ear infection always returns. After the last ear infection, we had a culture and sensitivity test done to confirm the presence of an antibiotic resistant staph bacteria. The vet prescribed a powerful antibiotic that would have to be administered for over a month and possibly longer. I refused the antibiotics from my "naturopathic" vet and received a horrible scolding after I said I wanted to try something else first. I tried the milk and olive oil and saw some improvement but not enough. Needed something stronger, quicker because the ears were oozing puss. After researching I found a commercial product called Zymox which got the ear infection under control within 2 days. I have now been using it for about 5 days and the ears look normal, but I will continue for the full 14 days to completely kill the bacteria. Ingredients include natural milk enzymes lysozyme, lactoperoxidase, lactoferrin that work by digesting bacteria. It comes with or without hydrocortisone. Other ingredients include: glycerin, deionized water, dydroxy propyl cellulose, benzol alcohol, potassium iodide, dextrose, propyl glycol, glucose oxidase."

[YEA]  11/25/2011: Susie from Exeter, Ca. writes: "Used this on my poodles ears, now he can hear. Can the stuff block hearing?"

12/08/2010: Pawpads from Los Angeles, Ca writes: "You should not be putting anything in your cats ear, that you have no idea what your diagnoses is. TAKE YOUR CAT TO A VET!!! Especially alcohol, and straight vinegar.... You should be cleaning your cats ear if they are extremely waxy twice a week with a cotton ball, dampened with nothing more toxic than a quarter cup of distilled vinegar, and warm distilled water... And do not go deep into the ears... You can do extreme damage... If you don't get it all the first time, go back in a day and do it gently again. If there is too much goo go the the daggone VET!!"

06/22/2011: Corky from Manhattan, Kansas / Usa writes: "I have a 63 pound supposed to be pit bull, looks like a stafford, girl who is just a big baby. Used to get ear infections. Started her on a raw diet per my daughter who has two Boer Boels. Have not had ear infections since. Until now. I think my son fed her something. I tried ACV mixture, and the white vinegar mixture. Then I tried the monostat 3 day remedy. She broke out in hives and I didn't know what to do. I did get in the 3 days but every time I thought I was killing my dog. Her ears do look a lot better, she isn't biting her feet as much, although she has always done that to a degree. I almost took her to vet last night. She just acted miserable night before last. I had an appointment, but when I got home from work last night she was better. She is still lethargic. I've stopped everything now. She has had 3 helpings, 1 cup each, of the plain yogurt but I am stopping that after reading about the dog who died from bloat. I might feed her a little bit in the future but that scared me. And I don't know that 1 cup "how many times" is right??, I just remember reading 1 cup somewhere. I so enjoy reading all this input from people. Good to know you are not alone."

01/02/2012: Ladymay from Richmond Hill, Canada Ontario replies: "Have you tried Colloidal Silver? It works for my cats."

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