Sorry I can't help. You posted this on the Laundry Forum.

Sorry, I posted this in Pets and KT .... don't know why it is in the Laundry Forum.

My lab has a severe recurrent ear yeast infection. Vet says it's "allergies". The only thing that works is a cup of warm water, a teaspoon of baking soda, and a tablespoon of regular bleach. No kidding. It works like a charm and doesn't harm him at all. The concentration is low enough to be gentle, but effective enough to kill the yeast. If it doesn't get better, you can always try a lighter strength version of this first.

Thank you. Just checked and my question is no longer in Pets. I'll blame the gremlins.

We had a dog that tended to have ear problems. We used the R-7 brand ear cleaner and we found that following it up with a light dusting of Mexsana medicated powder (after bath powder in the humans' bath dept) stopped the problems. Perhaps it was the eucalyptus?

Petkin ear wipes from Chewy, alternating with Zymox if the cats are scratching or having ear issues. Petkin has witchhazel, but no eucalyptus. A lot of ear wipes contain eucalyptus, which cats cannot have. (I would question if it is appropriate for dogs?) We cut the wipes into smaller pieces rather than pull out a whole one because they are pretty big. But again, we have cats. Good luck.

Here is a link to the full Zymox lineup. The hydrocortisone products are amazing, but rarely is that kind of firepower needed, so watch the ingredients.

Zymox ear products never worked all that great for us. The enzymes, however, are a great component. I think our lab is allergic to some of the ingredients (go figure). If the ears don't clear up, it might be time to try a new food!

I have a lab who gets persistent yeast ear infections. I've found that the Zymox w/ hydrocortisone and the newer Zymox Advanced both work better than the basic Zymox (the one with the green label w/o hydrocortisone). Haven't tried the ear cleaner but it's on the list to buy.

Majority here talked about Zymox and I do agree that when I search around the net people talked a lot about the Zymox because the product is approved by a lot of veterinarians, but personally, for the DIY solution, I think you can just make dog ear cleaner recipes by yourself, tons of info available online, but it might be not so good for you dog and might cause the side effect.

In case you prefer all-natural stuff, you can try the Vet Organics EcoEars. So your dog ear will be free from any chemical substance. It is just pro and cons, some people happen to prefer the natural stuff. There are more like the Virbac, Petpost, etc, you can just read this review here for your future reference.

Hi kids. After reading this I'm asking myself should I be cleaning my dogs ears and why did the vet never tell me to do so. Shes going on 9 and only ever had one ear infection that the vet said was minor.

"Kids?" What kind of dog do you have?

Oti-Clens solution for dogs and cats is an old Breeder's Standby.