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they are not dirty, not wet and she can hear. But loo has been shaking her head a lot lately. On the floor, on the couch and in bed. We have even trimmed some wiley hairs, thinking they were too long. She shakes two or three times and seems satisfied. Any ideas?

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Permalink Reply by steve smith on January 7, 2012 at 7:23pm

Mites / fleas??? Clean out with the ear cleaning "kit"

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Starkey on January 7, 2012 at 7:45pm

Steve
I thought that too but thankfully she has never had fleas. She is a very healthy girl. I really think it is a hair issue but I do not know how much to cut

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Permalink Reply by Kevan hudson on January 7, 2012 at 8:23pm

Hi stephanie, my chucky used to have a lot of ear problems, have you changed her food lately? Chucky's problem was food based, try a salmon based food,or perhaps lamb based,with chucky it was chicken based that was the problem,perhaps ear mites?Let us know how this shakes out.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Starkey on January 7, 2012 at 8:51pm

same food for the whole year we have had her

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Permalink Reply by Karen Dadisman on January 7, 2012 at 8:33pm

Is there a funky, yeasty smell? Take a sniff, if so, most likely a yeast infection. Trip to the vet for drops.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Starkey on January 7, 2012 at 8:52pm

nope, smells like a dog!

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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on January 7, 2012 at 8:39pm

Try an over the counter ear wash from your vet or a pet store. Franklin used to have this issue and I'd rinse his ears and he'd be fine for a few weeks then he'd start shaking his head again periodically. The ear wash worked every time. She may also have something in there (like grass or a fox tail) and the ear wash will help flush it out if its not lodged in there.

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Permalink Reply by Kevan hudson on January 7, 2012 at 8:41pm

Hi Stephanie,forgot to mention this but when chucky had his ear problem, there was a dark coloured residue in his ears. We used to be able to take a q-tip and gently wipe his ear and provide some relief for him, to do this we sought guidance from our vetenarian.hopefully yours is a much simpler problem.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Starkey on January 7, 2012 at 8:53pm

I will try this tonight. Thanks everyone. I just want her to feel good!

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on January 7, 2012 at 10:12pm

instead of using q-tips I would use guaze pads, safer for cleaning the whole ear. our vet showed us how to thread the guaze pad into the ear and then pull it out, so then its clean.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on January 7, 2012 at 9:09pm

The ear can also be dirty far inside where you can't see it. I have earwash from the vet for this. It could also be yeast.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Starkey on January 7, 2012 at 10:25pm

So I went ear diving..and I'm probably the cause for the ear shaking..

when she first started to show signs of shaking, I cut her ear hairs. While diving, I found a big piece of hair caked in wax (attached.) I did find a small amount of black in her ear (as shown behind the flap), and I had a difficult time getting it out. I will still try the ear wash to make sure everything is out.