If you’ve noticed your dog scratching at their ears or shaking their head more than usual, it could be an ear infection, allergies, or even worse—ear mites. Before you start stripping the beds and ...

I've read that if a pet has ear mites, these mites can travel to bedding and furniture and potentially attach themselves to a human host. I also understand that you don't need your own pet to be at ...

Dr. Donita McCants-Prepti, DVM, CPT, CNC, is a veterinarian, speaker, and advocate for whole-person well-being in veterinary medicine. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tuskegee ...

Ear infections are a common and often recurring ailment for some dogs. This is especially true for those breeds with floppy ears. Bacteria or yeast growth is the common cause of ear infections in dogs ...

Ear mites are teeny, tiny parasites that live on or under the skin of the outer ear. Ear mites in dogs are most likely the type called otodectes cynotis. Like all mites, otodectes cynotis are a type ...

Dogs are individuals, and there is no way to prevent all of their problems all of the time. If you want to stop most of their ear problems most of the time, you can use the simple cleaning and ...

Q: My new kitten Nala has ear mites, for which my veterinarian prescribed treatment. I know from reading your column that some animal parasites also infect people. Can Nala’s ear mites jump to me?

The ear canal of dogs is much more vertical than the human ear canal. This L-shape makes it more susceptible to holding fluid and disruption from bacteria, yeast, or ear mites — all of which are ...

If your dog frequently scratches their ears or shakes their head, it might signal an ear infection. Veterinarian Dr. Rebekah Hartfield spoke to News On 6 about what causes ear infections and how to ...

Q: "My French Bulldog is about 2 years old and constantly keeps getting these bacterial infections in her ear. I'm afraid that, over time, her ear canal is going to get closed shut, as it's already ...