Phoebes ears are really hot. The rest of feels ok and shes not panting but her ears are boiling. Ive taped them open to the top of her head to hopefully help cool them down. I have no idea why there so hot. Any ideas? Or is this just another of Phoebes weird quirks
Have you taken her temp Katy? I would do that just to make sure she's not got a temperature, although I am guessing she is fine and it's because of all this hot weather. I would also check for ear-mites.
Hi Katy Hi Katy I would leave them untaped to allow movement of the ears and the air to circulate. In addition to the things already mentioned hot ears can be a sign of a dog in stress. Maybe put Phoebe somewhere cool and quiet with a good supply of water and see how they are later.
As Meg said, please do not tape Phoebe's ears. Tape itself can cause irritation and/or allergic reactions. I do not know enough whether hot ears are a problem for dogs but Pereg's ears frequently feel very hot. I just do not worry about them as they do not seem to bother her.
the tape was only on for 20 mins as it didnt seam to make slightest bit of difference. I made her a little cool pack with some frozen sweetcorn wrapped in a facecloth and she looked happy when i placed it against her ear. They seam to have cooled down a bit now so im guessing it was just the weather. She was also quite happy that i let her eat the sweetcorn from her cool pack once her ears were cool. I know she wont digest it but she enjoys it and it was still half frozen so properly helped cool her down
Hi ya Katy. I would agree with Azz. Check there is no redness inside. Rhodi's ears started to feel warm, and then they were quite inflamed. There was also a dark dirty biuld up inside. I did go to the vets, although I hate doing it, because they recommend Antibiotics etc. They cleared up fairly quickly. Although since then, i met somebody who had a Staffie with the same problem. He was given Thornit powder. You just put it on the tip of the ear. It worked for the Staffie, in the following day. It also improved some other irritations he had with his skin. He looks so much better, and happier. I've just ordered mine, JUST IN CASE!. Only around £8., and it lasts for years. Good luck.
All my 6 JRT's ears get hot during the heat of the day, I think its because dogs don't sweat that their ears get hot, I could be wrong but as long as Phoebe is ok within herself I wouldn't worry to much.
No dirt or redness. Been dealing with constant ear infections with phoebe for years. Shes fine they were just really hot and hadnt noticed it before. Thankyou everybody for your comments
When Amber's ears are hot and she sometimes shakes her head then I put in a few drops of Otodex ear drops into her ears and this seems to help. These drops clear wax and also any mites too. Can be used on cats as well as dogs.
Carefull with that stuff. I used it on Phoebe about a year ago and she went for a snooze on sofa then i had a huge patch of leather paler that the rest where her head had been. Read the instructions right to bottom of page 2 where it mentions that it will damage fabric and leather
Hi ya Katy. Don't worry, i did read it. Anyway a faded bit of fabric is nothing compared to Rhodi's healthy ears.!! Ps: I always have a sheet over the sofa anyway, and you only have to put a tiny tiny amount on. The main thing is...It works.xx
Glad it worked for you. Phoebes problem is yeast so thornit was no good, but glad i tried it just incase. Wish i had read it all the way i only read how to use it for ears then put it away as didnt need all the other methods, only later did i find the safety instructions hiding at bottom of page 2
I haven't had to use it yet, but I keep Thornit powder in stock, just in case. I know a lot of Poodle people swear by it.
Hi ya Janet. I was told about it by a man with a Staffie, just a few weeks ago. He used it on the Dogs ears, just a very small amount on the tips, very gently massaged in. The result was an improvement within 2 days. He kept on using it, and the Staffies' other skin problems started improving too! Whatever problem the Staff had, must have been ideally suited to Thornit, to have an effect like that!
THORNIT.........everyone should have this in their medicine box....it cheap and effective, and will help with most ear irritations. You can also use it between toes, as this us another place for mites to fester.
