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Need some info, I noticed some of my hounds ears with small crusty knots all over the inside but more toward the edges and some also on the outside edges.He does not have ear mites, i treat for them regularly,noticed these bumps after his ears got torn up pretty bad from briars. I think its some kind of fungus but wondering what would be good to treat the problem with. Thanks for any help.

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John are you talking about (bag balm) ??? for cow udders?? thanks Lynn

Lynn mine suffer the same... Only thing I can figure out is they get infected from the briars. Haven't tried John's remedy, but worth a shot. Will have to look into the same myself.

Lynn, yes, there are two kinds available here. One is white and in a white plastic twist off lid and the other has sulpher and in a green metal tin with a lift off lid. I would use the green can type as it is stickier so it will stay on the ears better and has sulpher that is good for man or beast as it is a blood purifier.

Mine have the same problem. It is from the briars. I use bag balm, but I think anything that will keep them moist will take care of it. I have to keep it on my males ears constantly or it will all start over again.

John thanks for your advice,started using the green can yesterday.

Wash the ears with peroxcide first then use the bag balm. Seems to work for us.

Hey Lynn I have a solution!!! keep your dogs out of the briars. HaHa

Go buy some Happy Jack Mange shampoo, or medicine, works everytime for the problem you are talking about.
Jim

my show beagle developed this problem after running with field hounds! i learned to wash the ears very well wtih warm, soapy water when home from a field trial or training. it is a communicable infection and open areas on ears allows infection to enter. good hygiene is a must. creams soften crusts and allow faster healing.

What everyone's describing sounds like a typical fungal infection. Some dogs are prone to it and it can be chronic because it's hard to clear up entirely. Most aren't bothered at all by it. Any over-the-counter anti-fungal creme will help. The best time to apply treatment is after they've run and torn most of the crud off the ear tips exposing clean flesh. That, or you'll have to scrape it off yourself and apply the ointment. I had a hound here in the kennel with it for several months, ran her with my other hounds all the time and the other hounds didn't get it.

show beagle, I tend to think your beagle got it just from running in the field, not because he/she was running with other hounds. Probably tore the ears a bit allowing the fungus to enter. I'd like to learn more about where this fungus originates (damp weeds, bedding, etc.). My hound had the same housing, food, bedding and care as the other 16 hounds yet she was the only one affected.

I am new to this board, but have been training and hunting beagles for years. I seem to have the same type problem with dog ears. I have found that this problem is with my lighter colored dogs. I am now raising and training some Lemon and White and Red and White Satsuma Hounds and they seem to have more problems with their ears than my darker dogs. I wonder if anyone else has found this to be true.

I have one beagle in my kennel that has this problem. It is worse in the summer but seems to subside in the colder months. My vet said it was a fungus and perscribed a fungicide. I applied it all summer and did not get much response. In desperation, I also tried some green stuff I got from Happy Jack and it seemed to get better but this also coincided with cooler weather so I am not sure which had the greater effect. I will try the other remedies mentioned.

In the past, I noticed some lemons more prone to this than others. but Tris also can come down with it. Here it seemed worst when the new weeds start to come a out about April. Seems the sap from the weeds cause infection in briar cuts. Had one so bad one time that it took Steroids to clear it up. (Like Poison Ivey) On others I used Pad Kote, Corona, or Bag Balm.