A healthy and normal dog will not scratch its ears all the time for no reason. The dog's body is clean and will not be infected with any parasites. Under normal circumstances, dogs who keep scratching their ears are mainly because they are infected with ear mite parasites, or they have skin diseases, such as fungal skin diseases, body mites, or folliculitis.

1. Ear mites

Ear mites, also known as ear scabies, are common parasites in the ears of cats and dogs. If the dog has been exposed to scabies mites when scratching its ears with its paws, it will also cause severe itching if it scratches other parts of the body with its paws!

Especially the hairy dogs with big ears, such as ancient shepherds, VIPs, cocker spaniels, etc. Ear mites are stubborn, require long-term treatment, and often recur.

Scabies mites live in the dog's skin and bite, move, chew and pierce the skin;

The affected dog scratches, rubs, and bites the skin, causing skin trauma;

2. Fungi

Ear fungal infections in dogs and cats are often caused by moisture, carelessness in cleaning, and scratching of affected limbs. Symptoms such as ear canal thickening, redness, and dandruff usually occur.

If such symptoms occur, you should first take your pet to the hospital for medical treatment. Under the guidance of a doctor, use medication to clean the pet according to the skin condition, and then apply antifungal ointment externally every day.

Skin mold damages the dog's skin, coat and toe keratin tissue;

This disease is a zoonotic infectious disease, collectively referred to as "ringworm" by humans and doctors, and occurs all over the world.

3. Ear hematoma

Auricular hematoma is a swelling caused by bleeding under the skin of the ear shell. It is mainly characterized by the appearance of a solid, fluid-filled, fixed mass on the concave surface of the ear. It can occur around the concave surface of the auricle and at any part of the concave surface of the auricle. It is especially common in dogs with large and droopy ears.

Auricular hematoma refers to ear cartilage damage caused by various triggers;

A disease that causes blood vessels to rupture and allow blood to enter between the skin and cartilage;

4. Water in the ear canal

Dogs’ ears are spiral-shaped, and if not handled properly during bathing, water can easily enter them and cause inflammation. After the dog's ears are filled with water, the dog's head will tilt to the side where the water entered. From time to time, he will scratch his ears with his paws or shake his head. After a long time, dark brown secretions will flow out.

It is very dangerous for dogs to get water in their ears because their ears are spiral and can easily become inflamed if not handled properly;

The ears are obviously drooping all the time, and the head is tilted toward the water-filled ears;

Be careful when scratching your ears:

Open the dog's ears regularly for inspection. Normal ear skin is pink, with a small amount of oil exuding and distributed on the surface, and there is no dirt or serious odor. Even if your ear canal is healthy, it should be cleaned regularly.