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Sorry for being so late in this discussion -- been out of town since Friday without email.
I believe that I'm one of the "experts" on ear infections, seeing I have a 6 1/2 year old male who has had a reoccurring ear infection for the past couple years. In mid-July I took Baron back to the vet and while there was no large amount of yeast or bacteria, the ears were simply "gunky". I won't go through all the things we have tried, if you're interested please feel free to contact me privately. However, there are a couple things to consider. Food allergy is a common cause of ear infections. Right now my boy is on Science Diet z/d. This is a hypo-allergenic food, which he loves and it does seem to be doing some good. He's been on it now for about a month, but we need to allow 6 - 8 weeks to see any real results. This means that he ONLY gets this -- no treats, nothing, that would have "normal" proteins, as it's thought that that is what he's allergic to. The vet has also given me Vet Solution, a cleanser, in which he has put medicine. For the first week I used it every day and during this time used it quite liberally to get the gunk out of the ear. After daily cleaning for a week, I am now on twice a week cleanings.
However, this is not where it's going to end. Because of these chronic infections, our vet recommended a surgery on the ears that would allow for more air to get into ear and allows for easier cleaning. I don't remember the name for the surgery, but will find out if you're interested. This is the second vet who suggested this procedure for Baron. I wouldn't put my boy through this if I didn't believe that it was warranted.
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