Help!!!! Doberman Ear Infection Orrr?!:((

[Archer]

He was on antibiotics for two weeks, especially cuz he had gardhia or something in the intestine, so he was taking pills and ointment but i stopped the ointment so its just the pills...but the vet gave him stronger antibiotics...(probably just trying to make more money) so he is on two antibiotics and pain medication!

The vet said the ear would probably fall off because i cropped it! That thats the reason they dont crop and a bunch of stuff, and although his ear doesnt seem to have dead tissue of blood loss now im all scared and paranoid and im rethinking if cropping was a good idea

The antibiotics they give for Giardia is different than an antibiotic they would give for a skin infection, hence the two antibiotics.

You need to get a different vet, especially if you feel they are throwing treatment at you just to make a buck. The biggest reason you should leave is they don't respect you. Their comment about her ear falling off is downright disrespectful and inapropriate! Your relationship with your vet should be trusting and they should be educating you, not criticizing. If I were you, I would find a different vet! What about using the one who cropped?

 

[Niner92]

I'm glad they're getting better. If he won't leave it alone you might wind up going with the e-collar so it will finish healing. They have the inflatable ones that aren't as restrictive, but I'm not sure if that would prevent him from scratching his ears.

Yeah he seems to be doing better! i walk him a lot more now when the sun is out so that it gets air and sun in hopes that it heals faster! but i try to keep him away from people because he gets excited and im scared he will hurt his ear again

The antibiotics they give for Giardia is different than an antibiotic they would give for a skin infection, hence the two antibiotics.

You need to get a different vet, especially if you feel they are throwing treatment at you just to make a buck. The biggest reason you should leave is they don't respect you. Their comment about her ear falling off is downright disrespectful and inapropriate! Your relationship with your vet should be trusting and they should be educating you, not criticizing. If I were you, I would find a different vet! What about using the one who cropped?

Yeah thats what i thought i felt judged, i stopped going there the day they charged me a bunch just to clean up the ear (shave it and add an ointment which came off moments after). The vet that did the crop was the one that did this in the first place but i guess it could of been an honest mistake. I will keep doing my research on good vets in my nearby area! Thanks everyone for you help!!!


Should i wait for his ear to fully heal? or can i start posting once he is almost healed and try to post in a way that it doesnt interfere with the cut?

 

[Archer]

Yeah he seems to be doing better! i walk him a lot more now when the sun is out so that it gets air and sun in hopes that it heals faster! but i try to keep him away from people because he gets excited and im scared he will hurt his ear again




Yeah thats what i thought i felt judged, i stopped going there the day they charged me a bunch just to clean up the ear (shave it and add an ointment which came off moments after). The vet that did the crop was the one that did this in the first place but i guess it could of been an honest mistake. I will keep doing my research on good vets in my nearby area! Thanks everyone for you help!!!


Should i wait for his ear to fully heal? or can i start posting once he is almost healed and try to post in a way that it doesnt interfere with the cut?

Can you post a pic of what the ear looks like now? You don't want to cause it any issues, but you also don't want to lose out on precious posting time.

 

[downesfarm]

Poor baby! I would leave it down until the appointment so it can get some air. I think maybe it was to tight, but can't say for sure. It might also be some sort of reaction to something they used. Hope he feels better soon!

Vetwrap or Coflex should never, ever be used to post wars as it only gets tighter. Don't let your vet use it. Many vets are not trained in posting. Hope your sweet babe gets well soon.