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RedHotRobot
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my pitbull wants to kill herself
#13557559 - 11/29/10 02:20 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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so i have a stradforshire pitbull had her for seven years or so and recently she got this nasty shit in her ears and i have tried everything from antibiotics to natural home remdies and nothing seems to work. she lays around and flops her ears all day and whenever i go to assist her in making her self comfortable i squeeze and push behind her ears and i can hear the shit inside squishin around...anyone ever had this problem with their dogs??
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Re: my pitbull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13557566 - 11/29/10 02:21 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Have you taken her to the vet to have the shit vacuumed out? She could have an inner ear infection and it could be a perforation in her eardrum allowing her ears to release the puss.
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Re: my pitbull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13557568 - 11/29/10 02:21 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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What does the vet say?
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RedHotRobot
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Re: my pitbull wants to kill herself [Re: DieCommie]
#13557574 - 11/29/10 02:23 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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the vey told me with some antibiotics it would go away and ive done this on three seperate occasions over the past year and it never works...i had considered getting tubes put in her ears but i dont have the money for that...i kno there has to be something that is cheap yet effective
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Re: my pitbull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13557579 - 11/29/10 02:24 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Try a different vet, they should take a sample and do a smear/bacterial culture to see what's up if it's not going away.
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Re: my pitbull wants to kill herself [Re: Maverick]
#13557585 - 11/29/10 02:25 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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i mentioned that to my vet and he said its not neccesary...i wanna just punch that guy in his face sometimes...i think i need a new vet
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Re: my pitbull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13557622 - 11/29/10 02:33 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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definitely talk to a new vet, I used to deal with one a few miles away because they were convenient and had always treated me well for a vet, after a few years the place shut down, a new vet moved in a few months later, I went to them for a few things and then the stories started coming, one lady was told to give her dog aspirin or tylenol for inflamation and the tylenol killed the dog, I tok one of mine in to have a leg checked out and they demanded $600 up front to even look at the dog
I never went back, the new vet I use never asks for anything up front, they hook me up with meds when ever they can and the preform services like grooming at no charge for veterinary customers and they're also a lot cheaper than any other vet I've found
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Re: my pitbull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13557628 - 11/29/10 02:34 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Get a new vet. Had a dog with a similar situation. Turned out the dog got a "foxtail" grass seed in the ear. They are barbed so it was working its way in and got infected. Vet was able to go in and get it out, and then the antibiotics worked.
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13557676 - 11/29/10 02:45 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Our rescued pit bull (small red-nosed) has had the same problem for a couple years now and we can't seem to solve it. Remedies we have tried include yoghurt, vinegar drops in the ears, we even put her on a super strict diet for several months (nothing but potatoes and rabbits was in this dog food, and no table scraps). Nothing has seemed to work. She is constantly scratching at her ears and we have to watch her to make sure she doesn't hurt herself. Also she's got really sensitive skin and scratches everywhere. I have the sneaking suspicion that she's allergic to cats (we have three) although I've never heard of that. It breaks my heart to hear her suffer, but we don't know what to do. Also my roommate worked at an animal shelter for the last couple years so she got the advice of several different vets to no avail (at one point a kangaroo-only diet was mentioned, but not tried). Anyway, good luck and I hope it turns out better for you. I do love my pits!
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: ToolTroll]
#13557766 - 11/29/10 03:07 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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give that dog some medical marijuana STAT
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: Salomon]
#13557804 - 11/29/10 03:16 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Salomon said: give that dog some medical marijuana STAT
I do remember reading about Tobacco smoke blown into the ear, for treatment of ear infection. But that may be an old folk remedy. Not sure if there is any science in it.
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Could be ear mites. is there brownish gunk all inside the ear? my dog had some ear mites and it eventually went away with good cleaning and some spray they gave me
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: LittleDipster]
#13558079 - 11/29/10 04:12 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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My parents had a shih tzu that got this problem all the time if he wasn't bathed frequently enough. If you're persistent with the antibiotic and keep her bathed frequently it should go away and not come back.
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: Gumby]
#13559033 - 11/29/10 06:58 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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thanx for all the info...i should mention it is a brown gunk that doesnt seem to ever drain..it stinks and my other dog likes to lick at it but i try to prevent that as much as possible...nothing has worked not vinegar not alcohol and i tried a bong hit but that seemed to make me forget what the hell i was even doing in the first place..but seriously i feel so bad for her i just wish there was something i could do... i should also mention she just lost one of her hind legs last year to a blue f150 that i tried to chase but could not catch up with them. so i just hate seeing her in pain like this...
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13559042 - 11/29/10 07:00 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Take her to the vet before she loses her hearing.
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RedHotRobot
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: Caine]
#13559045 - 11/29/10 07:02 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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she does seem to have a little trouble hearing....i have heard tho that pitbulls tend to have ear problems, can anyone vouch for that? could it be that its just a genetic thing.
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Re: my pit bull wants to kill herself [Re: RedHotRobot]
#13559224 - 11/29/10 07:38 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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My best friend's dog had mites at one point, he was quick on getting rid of them though. She's half pit half dalmatian.
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