Honey, 11yo FS Lab Retriever
After her initial vaccines as a pup July 2010 Honey because allergic - ears and feet the worst. Ears have always flared up red, intensely itchy, and sore, with dark brown thick exudate.
She was put on many different limited ingredient diets, Z/d, d/d, etc etc to no avail. She has been on and off Surlan and eventually Mometamax most of her life. She went to a dermatologist who prescribed: Clindamycin, Atopica, Revolution, Ketoconazole, Malacetic shampoo, AND Pred!!! O wouldn't try Atopica or CLindamycin, but tried the rest. No real improvement. So many trials of Pred and ear meds...flash forward to Apoquel in May 2017 - helped but did not quell the pruritus or feet issues. From June 2020 to July 2021 I met her and tried SWXFY (still itchy, on half kibble/half homemade diet, Apoquel SID), XCHT + SWT (same diet and Apoquel, lethargic, increased licking, ears/eyes goopy), and SMS (Acana and homemade, Apoquel, no change). Presently we are really struggling. She finally sqitched to raw diet Jan 2022. I have her on Baytril topically AD and PO. She has a tendancey to stop on walks and lie down, occasional RH lameness but NSF on exam. Her tongue is pink, moist, normal-looking; pulses are of decent tone.
PLEASE HELP THIS POOR DOG!!! I so want her to be ear infection free!!!
Corinne