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Yeasty ears

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Irissnow85 · 01/11/2026 07:41

Our cockapoo has constant thick brown ear wax in one ear, we’ve had allergy tests done and nothing has come up, we’ve switched him to a hypoallergenic diet and it hasn’t helped. Steroids clear it up but when we stop it comes straight back. I see so many products like collagen prebiotic chews etc all come up on my feeds promising to solve it, has anyone been in a the same situation and found something that actually works? I don’t want to have to put him on tablets from the vets as heard they aren’t great for their health.

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Mbear · 01/11/2026 08:26

Our dog always had one ear that always had that dark brown/reddish wax in. Not sure it’s been quite as bad as your dog though from what you have said. But ours has cleared up. I do know I am going to sound like an advert here btw but we have been using Pets Purest goat milk powder and their prebiotic and probiotic digestive powder. Started them at the same time, so can’t be sure which one worked, but his ear has genuinely cleared up. Took a while, but we hadn’t changed anything else so I would say it was this that did it.

Irissnow85 · 01/11/2026 12:38

Thank you, will check it out.

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Nopayrise · 01/11/2026 12:42

might need to treat regularly at home with Cortavance if it’s itchy or maybe just clean regularly?
how do you know it’s yeast - has it been swabbed?

OhBotherSaidPoo · 01/11/2026 12:44

Epiotic ear cleaner, twice a day, works a treat.

SausageLabLady · 01/11/2026 16:46

We’ve had our Lab at the vets this weekend because she had an itchy stinky ear that wasn’t clearing up with the solutions we were using. They tested her and it’s a yeast issue that hopefully will be resolved with diet. DP took her and didn’t relay much of the diet advice so I’ve looked it up and anything sugary, starchy or carby needs cutting out. I’ve been giving her a lot of carrots for her teeth and it turns out they’re no good because of sugar, so I’m wondering if I’ve been aggravating it. You’re basically wanting to improve gut health, I’ve learned coconut oil is good so I’m trying a little bit of that in her food and her biscuits have already got probiotics in them. The vet also recommended using TrizCHLOR solution which we’ve ordered from Amazon. Sorry I can’t help with what’s worked as we’re only just starting trying ourselves. I hope your dog gets better soon x

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