Ear Infection
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Comments (5)His ear lobe fell off in his hand?? How strange that must have been. I'd have totally freaked. I have known two people with amyloidosis. One woman's brain was affected and she did not live long. Another man had it another organ (liver of kidney?). He lived with it for quite a few years. He received chemotherapy for it. I think he traveled to The Cleveland Clinic for treatment, but got his chemo locally (Philadelphia). I believe it is a build up of proteins and can affect different parts of the body....See Moreear infection
Comments (2)I agree with agnes. You need to take ALL of the antibiotics for the prescribed period - usually 7 days, sometimes 10 days. You're not doing yourself a favor by switching back and forth to different antibiotics. The bacteria may not respond to either of them because you haven't taken them ALL AS PRESCRIBED. Another thing, if you don't take it as prescribed and have patience, you can get a ruptured eardrum from too much infection. If you see a discharge of blood or pus from the ear, this could indicate a ruptured eardrum. By not taking your medicine the proper way (as precribed) you are prolonging the infection. Long-lasting ear infections can cause short-term hearing loss, long-term hearing loss, or ruptured eardrum....See MoreEar infections
Comments (16)YES, milk allergy can definitely cause chronic ear infections. As a matter of fact, milk allergy would be the first thing I would suspect, especially since it is most often the cause, and it is so easy to test for & treat. I really need ot write this down & save it so I don't have to keep typing it out.... Milk allergy and lactose intolerance ARE NOT THE SAME THING!!!!!!!!! Do not, I repeat DO NOT confuse the two! Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest the milk-sugar lactose, which is present in all mammal milks. It usually develops in susceptible people around the 2-4 year mark (which means it is EXTREMELY RARE to have a lactose-intolerant infant), when the stomach stops producing the enzyme Lactase, which is needed to break down the lactose. Milk allergy, on the other hand, is a true allergic response. Sometimes (although not too terribly often), it can cause typical food-allergy reactions like swelling & hives. But most often, a milk allergy is of the "hidden" type, manifesting itself in symptoms like chronic ear infections, chronic runny nose, headaches, and bedwetting. To test for milk allergy, all you have to do is remove all cow's milk products from the child's diet. With the array of soy & rice milk-substitutes on the market, this is no longer a difficult thing to do - although you do have to be vigilant in reading labels, as milk is hidden in most processed foods. Look out for milk derivatives like casein (which is found, surprisingly, in soy cheese!) and whey, as well, as they will also interfere with the testing process. When the milk has been removed from the diet for about a week, the offending symptoms should be gone, or at least be lessened. The child should be kept off of milk until the symptoms go away. If they don't, the something other than milk is probably the culprit (or sometimes other foods in conjunction with milk). If they do, then introduce milk back into the diet for a day & see what happens. Usually the symptoms will return almost immediately. If an earache crops up that night, then you've found the problem. It's relatively easy to do, and SO much healthier than over-reliance on antibiotics. It's best to save those for treatable infections, when they are really needed....See Morefood change & ear infection?
Comments (16)The only way to be sure that an ear infection, or any other allergy symptoms, are caused by food is to do a complete food trial. If food is a problem, your dog should have symptoms year round. If her symptoms are not year round, she probably has environmental allergies and not food allergies. 1. All infections must be properly treated and gone. The Rx your vet gave should clear up any type of ear infection with the exception of ear mites, unless the infection is resistant. The fact that the infection came back within days of stopping treatment makes me think that the medication course wasn't long enough or that the infection is resistant. The infection must be cleared before starting the counting phase of the food trial. You should still feed the new food during the time that you are trying to control the infection, in case food is a problem. Otherwise, you will have a lot of trouble clearing the infection. 2. The counting phase starts after all infections are cleared and continues for 8 full weeks. During this phase, the only thing your dog can eat is the new food. You also have to change heartworm prevention to Heartgard Unflavored or to oral ivermectin, because all other heartworm preventions have beef and other flavorings in them that can interfere with the food trial. No treats, bones, or anything else besides the food can be given during this time. If something is accidently fed, you have to start the countdown all over again, because it takes about 8 weeks for the body to clear the effects of the inflammation. 3. The next phase is the challenge phase. This is often not done, but it absolutely necessary if you want to be sure that there is a food allergy. If your dog showed an improvement during the countdown phase, you feed the original food for about a week. The symptoms should return- ie your dog will get another ear infection. If the symptoms do not return, it was not a food allergy. If there was no improvement during the countdown phase then either your dog is also allergic to the new food, or she doesn't have a food allergy. I really like Natural Balance foods for diet trials, as opposed to most of the foods vets recommend (usually Science Diet, which I hate). You could also do raw or homemade diets, but it is difficult to afford foods that your dog hasn't eaten before. Duck is expensive when you buy at the grocery store, at least around here....See Morenewmobileowner
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