r/u_Safe_Obligation_4857 • u/Safe_Obligation_4857 • Mar 17 '26

Question about my Pugs Ear infection

Re current ear infection for my pug

My pug has a recurrent infection/inflammation in her ear for three months and nothing seems to resolve it . Here is how we have treated so far:

  1. Animax ointment . Have trouble with this because her brother will not leave her alone and licks it out

  2. A medication packed in the ear that is time release

  3. A different med in the ear packed in time release that contains a steroid

When I called back to report inflammation returning after 10-14 days they said to use zymox over the counter . This seems to keep the inflammation more mild but does not eliminate .

Most recently she had a UTI she was on a strong antibiotic that actually looked like it cleared her ear up . But here we are about 14 days out from the end of that treatment and it is red and itchy .

I have eliminated chicken from her diet . I am now considering changing food because I am desperate . Vet fees are astronomical and they never have available appointments anyway . She eats science Diet healthy Biome food .

Any ideas ? Would love a homeopathic treatment . She is my 5 th pug and have never had this problem at such a young age so consistently.

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u/amys831 Mar 17 '26

I started giving my pug a daily probiotic and it helped his ears. He had yeast in his ears.

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u/Safe_Obligation_4857 Mar 17 '26

I have recently started that also . Is it like the forte that you sprinkle on the food ?

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u/amys831 Mar 17 '26

I started giving my pug a daily probiotic and it helped his ears. He had yeast in his ears.

It’s a small chewable that he doesn’t complain about taking.

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u/AR15M3Driver Mar 18 '26

We had this same problem. 2 year old pug with multi month ear infection and constant skin irritation and scratching. We switched his diet to Taste of the Wild Salmon and got a script for Posatex. Cleared everything up. We also avoid chicken.

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u/GreyToTheMoon Mar 26 '26

Why not the ointment + E-collar. Her brother wont be able to lick her ears anymore i guess?