Ear mites in dogs?

was wondering if - until i can get the meds-is there something around the house i could put in our red heelers ears to calm the ear mites?
Answers:
The best thing to do is wait until you can go to the Vet. They will give your dog the certain kind of medicine they need to get rid of the mites. I wouldn't use anything else - unless you have checked with the Doc first because it could harm your pet in the process. Good Luck!

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dogs do not normally get ear mites. Unless your vet has diagnosed ear mites. Your dog probably has a slight ear infection which will not be healed with ear mite meds. You will need an oraly antibiotic and antibiotic for the ears. Contact your vet before it gets worse

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Try baby oil. Or something non-toxic of course like cooking oil not spray but liquid. They cant stick to oil. Make sure you do that with a paper towel or q-tip. Hope I have helped you.

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Mineral oil or something. Look it up online. My dog was sprayed my a skunk 20 minutes ago. He is sleeping outside tonight!

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An antibiotic ointment works well for mites or an infection until you can get your dog to the vet.

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I know you can clean his ears out once a day, and that will help remove the build-up of mite junk and wax so the medicine can get into his ear better. To clean, get a dog ear cleaner like R-7 and squirt it into his ears. Then massage his ear at its base, and it should make a squishing sound if you put enough liquid in his ear. He'll probably shake his head next. Then get a cotton ball and squirt a little ear cleaner onto it and rub out his ear with the cotton ball.
Mites are not that common for dogs, but my vet said if you use Frontline on the dog, it helps kill the mites. So if your dog is due for Frontline, give it to him. You can get it at the pet store if you don't have it.

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The best thing to calm whatever might be ailing your dog is to keep cleaning the area. I use unscented, no lotion baby wipes for my dog's ears. I would not puit oil, over the counter neds, or anything else in his ears without a vet's ok. If you want to do an at-home test to see if they are mites, try this:
1) Using a q-tip, gently wipr oit some of the "dirt" in the ear.
Just get it from areound the outer ear, and do not stick it
into the canal.
2) Add a drop or 2 of water to the dirt on the q-tip. If it turns
red, it is ear mite poop. If not, it is something else. Good
luck!

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you can use peroxide to calm the itch. that will help temporarily whether its mites or a yeast infection.
if its yeast it is probably being caused by his food