Anybody's dog been given Osurnia for ear infection?

[whethertheweather]

My 9 year old Springer had an ear infection - first time since he was a puppy. The vet suggested 10 days worth of ear cleaning and drops but infection was still present.

So then she said dog should come in for sedation to properly clean his ears and use a new treatment called Osurnia - an antibiotic gel that sits in the ear and starves the bacteria of oxygen. We are supposed to go back next week for the second dose - this time without sedation.

When I booked the dog in, the nurse gave me all the usual warnings about recovery from sedation etc. What they didn't mention is the possibility that I would end up with a dog who is almost entirely deaf. Poor thing can't hear anything and also since the sedation and first treatment he is really struggling to eat his dry food that normally he wolfs down - just picks it up and drops it again. He's the same even with rice and scrambled egg.

I spoke to the vet who said she's never had this before and "I don't think I can have damaged his eardrums cleaning them out". Had no idea how long affects might last - I looked up Osurnia online and it said a rare side effect might be transient deafness, but with no detail as to what that might mean.

DH is really reluctant to take dog in for second dose of the gel, but all I can think is that you are always told to complete a course of antibiotics.

I'm in the position of being £250 worse off but with a dog who can't eat well and is stone deaf.

Does anyone have any experience of Osurnia and did your dog end up deaf??

[Tamberlane]

Well if the ear is full of gel it would make sense that hearing would be affected on that ear...how bad was the ear infection initially? Were both ears affected?

[OldTownNew]

I work in a Vets and we use osurnia

[OldTownNew]

Sorry posted too soon!

We use osurnia every now and then, never had any bad reactions to it so fingers crossed it will work for you!

[ColJo79]

Hi i know this is an old thread but I need some advice on the osurina gel and noticed you said you work in a vets, my beagle had her second dose last Friday and over the past two days one of her eves has turned funny, she’s blinking loads, it’s red and has gunk in it. What I’m wondering is could this be a result of some of this get going into her eye? She had this gel a year ago and the vet that gave her it said they only give it when sedated, but this time they have given her it whilst awake, I wasn’t allowed to be with her because of COVID and I know this won’t of been an easy job for them as she hates the vets and won’t let anyone touch her to put drops in, could you advise as to wether a tectonic would occur straight away in the eye or could it take nearly a week, I know that the gel in the ears takes up to two weeks to be effective in the ears. Any advice would be helpful as I’m really worried about her eye x

[ruthieness]

I am not sure if this is a help but worth reading

www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/eye-injuries-people-dogs-when-using-osurnia-ear-gel-dogs

[ColJo79]

Thank you

[JJMoffat]

I know this is an old thread, but my dachshund is now almost completely deaf after a dose or Osurnia. She now has to have ears flushed under anaesthetic to try to get rid of the stuff. Very upsetting. She looks so bewildered.