Re: Depressed Jack

In Reply to: Depressed Jack
Posted by:  Susan Thomas
Posted on:  October 31, 2001 at 13:34:16

: Mattie is 3.5 years old and wonderful. She is prone to ear infections due to her ear canal structure. After diving into a nasty pond (b/4 I could catch her) during flyball class, she of course developed an ear infection. The vet gave me the drops for it and its looking so much better. My question is that she acts so depressed. I can't tell if she's just made about having the drops put in twice a day or if as the infection clears up, its painful or irritating to her. She's just not herself but her little ear looks so much better. Any ideas?

: Thanks,

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Hi Susan,

It is hard to tell why your girl might be acting down. Yes it could be from the fact that her ear is bothering her.

Ear infections are something one must really watch as they can get out of hand and become dangerous.

You might want to discuss this with your vet and check to see if the medication is working properly. Sometimes while the part of the ear you can see looks good, it might not look so good further down in the ear.

If she holds her ear funny or cocks her head a lot then this is cause for concern.

None of us are vets here so we try not to dabble too much in these medical type questions.