Does my dog have an ear infection?

This morning, my dog was scratching at her one ear. She's a beagle, and so far we never had any ear problems.





I looked in her ear and it was swollen inside, and a little bit of tear in the skin (From where where was scratching i thought).


I looked online for ear infections, and it doesn't look as horrific as the pics online.


Last week, she got bitten by an ant, and her hace swelled up and took her to the vet's, and they said there was nothing we could do as it wasn't anything major.


Is it an ear infection, or do u think she got bitten by an ant again, in the ear?

Does my dog have an ear infection?
She could have ear mites. They itch very badly,...is your dog itching a lot? Whatever is wrong, it is probably very uncomfortable. Take her to the vet ASAP and he him/her look insider her ears and see what is going on.
Reply:Possible, but may not be. Seems like the vet would have been a little more helpful. Go to you local petsupply store and see if they can help.
Reply:It could be....if he is scratching his ear then there could be a problem. Take him to have it looked at because once you can see the infection on the outside then it has gotten quite bad. Plus you want to make sure it isnt ear mites.
Reply:do you put flea medication on her regularly? it could be a flea. or spider bite.
Reply:Smell your dog's ear. If it smells bad it could be an infection.
Reply:What kinds of ants you got? I guess so. It could be either one. Hard to say without seeing
Reply:have you had it checked for ear mites sometimes these things can become nasty you might want to take it back to the vet I dont know if you can buy this medicine over the counter or not you could ask a pharmacist. it wouldnt hurt to use it prob if it didnt have mites, just to be sure without the expensive vet bill
Reply:Possibly....usually a dog shakes his head constantly or scrathes at his ears if there is an infection
Reply:Probably ear mites....but possibly a fungal infection...dogs with "drop ears" tend to get them. The ear flops over and air doesn't circulate in them as well..... Vet will need to prescribe something either way....
Reply:You will not know until you take the dog to a VET!
Reply:You need a new Vet. A good vet would of told you to take some kind of action. Take a Kleenex and clean her ear deep inside. If no icky brown stuff is there it's not an infection. If its a bite there are good over the counter anti itch creams for kids rub it on her ear for a few days if it don't clear up call a new Vet.
Reply:Could also be ear mites. Did you notice any black dirt type matter in your dogs ears? You probably should take her to the vet and have her checked. They can give you cleaning solution and drops to heal and ease the itching.
Reply:it might be.just in case use a 50/50 mixture of rubbing alcohol and vinegar.use a dropper 3 drops twice a day for two days and she should be OK. good luck she should be fine.
Reply:Anything is possible, but usually when an ear infection is bad enough to cause swelling there is also an odour and some sort of discharge. An allergic reaction would also cause itching, so it may just be another bite if the ants are still around. Ask the vet if you should try giving your dog some Benadryl or something else that can help with allergies.
Reply:It's possible, but she probably got some kind of bacteria. My dog is always get ear infections. Usually, they spell bad and if you touch she cries. Try that, but you should take it to the vet anyways, because it could mess with her hearing.
Reply:Beagles like to chase through weeds and fields after birds, etc and can often get burs in their ears and they fester quickly. You need to take her to a vet and let him/her look inside the dogs ears. This used to happen to a beagle that I had years ago.\
Reply:No one has mentioned a yeast infection, which our Springer Spaniels have all had. They, too, are a 'down ear' dog, and I'm told their ears must be dried after every bath, swim, any wet occurance. The vet prescribes a cream that's inserted several times a day, and rubbed in good. They like the rubbing - it's like a massage. I folo up with treats for being good.
Reply:I always smell my dogs ears it will smell funny if there is an infection.If you see your dog shaking his head alot its an ear problem and go in.