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Best Sellers TEP Canker Powder
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TEP ear powder for canker/ear-mite and its associated symptoms. Based on Mr Watchman's formula (same formula as Thornit). It uses only Pharmaceutical grade ingredients. It's anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-irritant properties clears mites and soothes inflamed ears.
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Quistel Ear Cleaner 150ml £14.00
Quistel Ear Cleaner is excellent in its treatment of ear-mite and its complications. It is a soothing anti-fungal, anti-bacterial that clears mites and inflamed ears. It is especially effective on tiny ear canals and so is perfect for minature and toy breeds.
Can be used in conjunction with TEP or as a stand alone treatment for ear-mite & its complications.
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Thornit Ear Powder
This is the original Miss Bett's Thornit ear powder used for the treatment of Ear-mite and its complications in dogs, cats and small animals. This is based on Mr Watchman's formula which has been proved effective for many years.
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PetalCleanse D for the dog £8.85
PetalCleanse D for the dog is one of the best kept secrets in the dog world!
It is a fantastic grooming and showing aid keeping the dogs coat and skin in tip top condition, tangle free and not flyaway.
It is wonderful for a dog's health and wellbeing, an absolute MUST for those dog's that are prone to scratching and chewing themselves.
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Was £9.50 NOW £8.85
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Quistel Spray Lotion
This Bio-restoring lotion spray helps to maintain freedom from skin & coat problems. It helps to stimulate the regrowth of hair on bald spots and thining patches. It should be left on the coat. It was developed to treat those persistant problems by direct application.
Great as a dry shampoo.
Great for hot spots.
Great for stud tail
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MediCleanse Shampoo (was ExemaCleanse) £8.50
The best shampoo for skin conditions.The specialist healing shampoo
The allergic pets relief for sore, itchy or damaged skin. Also a natural flea and tick repellant!
Ideal for dermatitis, eczema, pruritis and malessezia sufferers. Gentle enough for puppies, the aged and sick dogs.
Mild and gentle on sensitive skin.
[All claims are backed by scientific trials]
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| | | Ear Mite Fact Sheet |
There is much misinformation around about ear mite and ear problems in dogs/cats. This sheet attempts to outline to the reader what ear mite is, the cycle of complications associated with Ear Mite, and the other problems that can be misinterpreted as ear mite.What is Ear-Mite/Canker? The ear mite, properly called Otodectes Cyanotis (Latin for “Picker of the Ear”) is a tiny white infectious organism barely seen with the naked eye. The mite generally lives on the surface of the ear canal, but sometimes migrates out onto the face & head of the pet. It lives its entire life on the host and takes about 3 weeks to develop from egg to adult. They can live for sometime off the host which allows them to easily transfer from pet to pet irrespective of species hence they are very contagious. They are most commonly seen in cats but can be a significant cause of ear infections in dogs. |
| | Ear-Mite and its Host Greater than 50% of cats, dogs and foxes are carriers of ear mite. Mostly the mite is not noticed and causes no problems but some animals seem to have an intolerance to it and this is when the cycle of complications occur. | |  | That is excessive irritation leading to damaged ear tissue, secondary bacterial and fungal infections causing much stress and discomfort for the pet. The ear mite lives in the ear feeding on the ear wax and generally irritating the ear which in turn causes the lining of the ear canal to secrete serum (the clear part of blood). The wax, serum and mite excrement and debris combine to form the thick black gooey and crusty substance that whilst it is mostly exuded by the ear can close off the ear canal. |
| The Complications These wet, weeping ears become infected by skin bacteria which thrive in this warm, moist environment (especially in flop eared dogs). This in turn attracts yeast spores which germinate and cause a yeast infection that gives off a distinctive fungal smell. The ear problem thus has four main components, ear mite, bacterial infection, fungal (yeast) infection and damaged ear canal tissue. The first three need to be addressed in order to give the damaged tissue a chance to heal (in bad cases this might need some sort of intervention by a vet). Mostly the vets attack it by using an ear cleaner, topical antibiotics and oral antibiotics. Whilst the ear mite by itself is easy to eradicate the complications that usually arise can be problematical. |
| | Other Causes of Ear Problems Not all ear problems are caused by ear mite! Among other causes are foreign bodies (very common especially at the time of year when grasses are seeding), allergies, tumours in the ear canal, drug sensitivities, thyroid disease, diabetes, Cushing’s syndrome and many more. |
| | Allergies Humans have certain cells in their lungs and throughout their bodies that release inflammatory and irritant substances such as histamines (ask any asthmatic what happens when these chemicals are released in the lungs - a typical allergic reaction occurs usually associated with wheezing, tightness of chest etc.). | |  | In dogs these cells are also found throughout the body but particularly in the ear. The sorts of allergies that can cause problems include flea allergies, bacterial allergies, inhalant allergies, food allergies etc. Whilst all of these can cause ear reactions the most usual causes are the inhalant allergies to things like moulds, yeasts and pollen. The irritating and inflammatory chemicals released in the ear then cause overproduction of wax and the secretion of other substances. The infection cycle then begins. So allergies in the dog often are seen to produce the typical ear problem symptoms outlined in the first section. |
| | Yeast Infections Whilst these organisms are rarely the cause of ear infections, the conditions in an infected ear attract them which in turn leads to a yeast infection that makes the ear even more painful and gives it that distinctive smell. | | Summary Whilst ear mite is the fundamental cause of a lot of ear problems in pets it is far from the only cause and the symptoms can be similar for several different root problems as the infection cycle is ultimately the same. So unless there is a recurring cycle that the owner knows is caused by mites it is worth having the ear checked by a veterinarian to ensure it isn’t through some other unrelated cause such as tumour, foreign body etc which would require a different treatment programme. | [Products useful for ear problems caused through ear-mite are: TEP ear powder, and Quistel Ear Cleaner.] |
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