[kelseycritter]

I have a Westie with an ear full of brownish wax. We've used R-7 ear cleaner and naural drying ear creme with no results. She doesn't scratch her ear or pay any attention to it other than shaking her head after cleaning her ear. She's eating well, drinking, no fever, and never indicates even when touched that the ear bothers her (but this sweetie never cries even when she hurt herself in a fall.
Any suggestions? A visit to the vet is next but she really gets anxious when we take her and would rather fix her ourselves if we can. :confused:
Many thanks

[bushg]

My dog's ear did this and it was an ear infection, which required an antibiotic drop to clear it up. She also had one that required oral antibiotics about 3 years ago. I heard from a friend of mine that a vet told her that an ear infection can get so bad that it infects the brain, not sure how true this is but I would not take chances. Btw I love Westies.

[labman]

It could be an infection. If so, it could harm her hearing. Some dogs just produce tons of it often when they are older. My Lab Aster does it as well as her younger half sister, Princess. Both of them have been examined not only by local vets, but also before they retired from the dog guide program, the school's vet examined then and said we just had to keep cleaning them.

We are sitting Princess this weekend. We could have had 2 other dogs to sit, but didn't think we should drag 5 dogs along to visit our very pregnant daughter.

[RubyPitbull]

Some Westies have a tendency to get ear infections often. It does sound like an infection if the cleanings you are doing isn't clearing it up. I know you don't want to put her through the trauma, but I agree with both posters above. You need to have her ears examined and found out definitively if that is what she is suffering from. If so, you will be given medication and she will be well on the road to a fast recovery and relief. If not, the vet might be able to give you some tips on what else you can do for her.