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Ear wax + ear smells like yeast

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abbymarysmokey

Wise Old Thumper
My Dominic has lumps of pale yellow ear wax in one ear, and it smells like fermented yeast. He isn't scratching or shaking his head any more than usual though.

He is currently on baytril and tiacil eye drops for minor snuffles, and I'm 99% sure that he must be carrying pasteurella. He's a generally sickly child who gets ill at the drop of a hat.

Any ideas what might be wrong, and what treatment is recommended? I'm at the vets tonight with a different rabbit, so do you think it's wise to take him along as well?
 
Yeah, i would deffo take him to the vets, he could have an ear infection and if you catch it just now it might be able to get cleared up easily.
Best to get it checked out anyways, might just even be nothing as my kermit used to shake wax out of his ear quite often.
 
It sounds like its pus not wax.
I'd def take him to the Vet. Maybe something like Canaural will be prescribed.
It contains both a broad spectrum antibiotic aswell as an anti-fungal. It also contains a corticosteroid so it should only be used if there are no signs to indicate that the eardrum has perforated.
 
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