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WH
Y A
NT
IBIO
TIC
S
AR
EN
’T A
LW
AY
S
TH
E A
NS
WE
RU
nd
ers
tand
ing t
reatm
ent
for
ear
and
skin
dis
ease
UN
DE
RLY
ING
CA
US
ES
OF
EA
R A
ND
SK
IN C
ON
DIT
ION
S
Recu
rrent
ear
and
skin
infe
ctio
ns a
re o
ften a
sig
n o
f
oth
er
und
erlyin
g c
ond
itio
ns s
uch a
s a
llerg
ies, p
ara
sites
or
ho
rmo
nal d
iso
rders
. If t
hese issues a
re p
rop
erly
co
ntr
olle
d, yo
ur
pet
is less lik
ely
to
develo
p s
kin
or
ear
pro
ble
ms a
gain
.
Yo
ur
vet
mig
ht
sug
gest
loo
kin
g f
or
the f
acto
rs t
hat
may
be c
ausin
g t
hese p
rob
lem
s.
If a
llerg
y is s
usp
ecte
d a
s a
n u
nd
erlyin
g c
ause (as it
is
quite c
om
mo
n), a
die
t tr
ial m
ay b
e r
eco
mm
end
ed
, to
exclu
de a
n a
dvers
e f
oo
d r
eactio
n. F
urt
her
tests
may
then a
lso
be r
eq
uired
to
exclu
de e
nviro
nm
enta
l fa
cto
rs
su
ch a
s p
olle
n o
r d
ust
mites t
hat
can c
ause a
llerg
ies.
So
metim
es, a h
yp
oalle
rgenic
die
t, w
ith h
igh levels
of
essential fa
tty a
cid
s a
nd
incre
ased
vitam
ins a
nd
min
era
ls, m
ay b
e s
ug
geste
d t
o s
up
po
rt t
he s
kin
and
as
an
aid
to
manag
ing
the c
ond
itio
n.
PO
ST-I
NF
EC
TIO
N
CH
EC
KS
Ear
and
skin
infe
ctio
ns s
ho
uld
be f
ollo
wed
up
with
po
st-
infe
ctio
n c
heck-u
ps t
o m
ake s
ure
the c
ond
itio
n
has r
esp
ond
ed
to
thera
py.
Even if th
e e
ars
and
skin
seem
no
rmal, c
yto
log
y m
ay b
e
rep
eate
d t
o m
ake s
ure
that
the infe
ctio
n h
as g
one a
nd
to c
ho
ose t
he r
ight
reg
ime fo
r lo
ng
-term
manag
em
ent
of th
e c
ond
itio
n in y
our
pet’s ind
ivid
ual case.
Sin
ce m
ost
recurr
ent
ear
and
skin
infe
ctio
ns h
ave a
n
und
erlyin
g c
ause, it’s
im
po
rtant
to m
inim
ise t
he c
han
ce
of
it r
etu
rnin
g b
y r
eg
ula
r ear
cle
anin
g in t
he c
ase o
f ear
infe
ctio
ns,
and
reg
ula
r sham
po
oin
g in t
he c
ase o
f
so
me s
kin
co
nd
itio
ns.
Where
ap
pro
priate
, g
ivin
g y
ou
r
pet
a s
pecia
l d
iet
may a
lso
be im
po
rtant.
This
will
red
uce lo
ng
-term
antib
iotic u
se,
whic
h in t
urn
red
uces t
he r
isk o
f re
sis
tance,
bene"ting
pets
and
peo
ple
all
over
the w
orld
.
Alw
ays f
ollo
w y
ou
r ve
t’s a
dvic
e.
Fo
r fu
rther
info
rmatio
n c
onta
ct:
Dechra
Vete
rinary
Pro
ducts
Lim
ited
, S
ansaw
Busin
ess P
ark
, H
ad
nall,
Shre
wsb
ury
, S
hro
pshire, S
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Vete
rinary
Pro
ducts
Lim
ited
is a
tra
din
g
busin
ess o
f D
echra
Pharm
aceuticals
PLC
. w
ww
.dechra
.co
.uk
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ed
icin
es r
esp
on
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ly:
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on
sib
le.
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echra
Vete
rinary
Pro
ducts
Lim
ited
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tem
ber
2015
UN
DE
RS
TA
ND
ING
MY
PE
T’S
TR
EA
TM
EN
T
- E
AR
& S
KIN
DIS
EA
SE
Sin
ce t
he "
rst
antib
iotics w
ere
dis
co
vere
d 7
0 y
ears
ag
o, th
ese p
ow
erf
ul p
harm
aceuticals
have b
een u
sed
to "
ght
bacte
rial in
fectio
ns in h
um
ans a
nd
anim
als
all
over
the w
orld
.
Ove
r ti
me
, c
ert
ain
ba
cte
ria
ha
ve
de
ve
lop
ed
resis
tan
ce
to
an
tib
ioti
cs a
nd
, a
lth
ou
gh
th
is is a
na
tura
l p
he
no
me
no
n,
it h
as r
esu
lte
d in
so
me
tre
atm
en
ts b
ec
om
ing
le
ss e
ffe
cti
ve
. In
fa
ct
so
me
infe
cti
on
s c
an
’t a
lwa
ys b
e e
asily d
ea
lt w
ith
. Y
ou
ma
y h
ave
he
ard
of
MR
SA
(m
eth
icillin
-re
sis
tan
t
Sta
ph
ylo
co
ccu
s a
ure
us)
tha
t h
as b
ee
n c
au
sin
g
an
in
fec
tio
n p
rob
lem
in
so
me
ho
sp
ita
ls.
MR
SA
can b
e f
ound
on a
nim
als
as w
ell
as h
um
ans a
nd
no
w d
og
s h
ave t
heir o
wn r
esis
tant
bacte
rium
– M
RS
P
(meth
icill
in-r
esis
tant
Sta
phylo
coccus p
seudin
term
ediu
s)
– w
hic
h c
an o
ccur
on t
he s
kin
.
AV
OID
ING
RE
SIS
TA
NC
E
It’s
im
po
rtant
to a
vo
id m
akin
g t
he r
esis
tance p
rob
lem
an
y w
ors
e, so
an incre
asin
g n
um
ber
of
vets
have a
po
licy o
f usin
g a
ntib
iotics o
nly
when n
ecessary
.
In t
he c
ase o
f ear
and
skin
pro
ble
ms, th
is m
eans t
hat
yo
ur
pet’s s
kin
cells
may b
e s
tud
ied
und
er
a m
icro
sco
pe
(a p
rocess k
no
wn a
s c
yto
log
y), b
efo
re c
ho
osin
g a
n
ap
pro
priate
tre
atm
ent.
Yo
ur
vet
may a
lso
carr
y o
ut
a
culture
and
sensitiv
ity t
est
to id
entify
the b
acte
ria a
nd
see w
hic
h a
ntib
iotic w
ould
tre
at
them
best.
These investig
atio
ns m
ay r
esult in v
ets
pre
scrib
ing
a
top
ical antib
iotic (o
ne u
sed
on t
he s
urf
ace o
f th
e s
kin
and
no
t in
jecte
d). W
hen a
n a
ntib
iotic is u
sed
to
pic
ally
,
it r
each
es h
igh c
oncentr
atio
ns a
t th
e s
ite o
f in
fectio
n
and
resis
tance d
evelo
pm
ent
is less lik
ely
. A
ltern
atively
,
an a
ntib
iotic m
ay n
ot
be p
rescrib
ed
at
all
and
yo
ur
vet
may r
eco
mm
end
usin
g a
n e
ar
cle
aner
or
med
icate
d v
ete
rinary
sham
po
o.
MA
NA
GIN
G
EA
R P
RO
BL
EM
S
Aft
er
clin
ical exam
inatio
n a
nd
cyto
log
y, y
our
vet
will
decid
e o
n t
he m
ost
ap
pro
priate
tre
atm
ent,
whic
h m
ay
invo
lve m
ed
icatio
n,
ear
cle
anin
g a
nd
chang
ing
yo
ur
pet’s d
iet
or
a c
om
bin
atio
n o
f all
of
these.
Ear
cle
anin
g is im
po
rtant
because,
in a
dis
eased
ear,
the n
atu
ral self-c
leanin
g p
rocess is d
istu
rbed
.
So
metim
es,
ear
cle
anin
g b
y its
elf w
ill b
e e
no
ug
h t
o
co
ntr
ol yo
ur
pet’s p
rob
lem
s a
nd
reg
ula
r ear
cle
anin
g
can p
revent
recurr
ence o
f in
fectio
ns in s
om
e c
ases.
Oft
en,
an e
ar
cle
aner
is p
rescrib
ed
alo
ng
with e
ar
dro
ps c
onta
inin
g a
ntib
iotics,
because t
he m
ed
icatio
n
wo
rks b
ett
er
in c
lean e
ars
.
Ear
cle
anin
g s
ho
uld
co
ntinue f
or
so
me t
ime a
fter
the
infe
ctio
n h
as c
leare
d u
p.
The d
ose o
f d
rop
s a
nd
leng
th
of
tim
e f
or
whic
h t
hese a
re c
ontinued
are
als
o v
ery
imp
ort
ant
and
yo
u s
ho
uld
fo
llow
yo
ur
vet’s a
dvic
e.
MA
NA
GIN
G
SK
IN I
NF
EC
TIO
NS
Skin
pro
ble
ms a
re v
ery
co
mm
on
in
cats
an
d d
og
s a
nd
typ
ically
cau
se lic
kin
g,
scra
tch
ing
or
thin
nin
g o
f th
e
co
at.
Fin
din
g t
he c
au
se a
nd
ch
oo
sin
g t
he r
igh
t
treatm
en
t is
very
im
po
rtan
t to
help
yo
ur
pet
eff
ectively
.
Health
y s
kin
has a
self-d
efe
nce b
arr
ier
an
d ju
st
a f
ew
bacte
ria a
nd
yeast
on
it.
Alle
rgie
s,
para
sites,
ho
rmo
ne
dis
ord
ers
, etc
. d
istu
rb t
his
barr
ier
an
d m
ay c
au
se
itch
ing
an
d irr
itatio
n.
Overg
row
th o
f b
acte
ria a
nd
yeast
will
th
en
cau
se s
kin
in
fectio
n,
mo
re itc
h,
hair lo
ss a
nd
red
, so
re s
kin
.
Aft
er
clin
ical exam
inatio
n a
nd
cyto
log
y, y
ou
r vet
will
decid
e o
n t
he m
ost
ap
pro
priate
tre
atm
en
t, w
hic
h m
ay
invo
lve m
ed
icate
d v
ete
rin
ary
sh
am
po
o,
gels
or
cre
am
s,
skin
care
pro
ducts
such a
s a
ntisep
tic
sham
po
os a
nd
co
nd
itio
ners
or
ch
an
gin
g y
ou
r p
et’
s
die
t, o
r a
co
mb
ina
tio
n o
f a
ll o
f th
ese
.
Sh
am
po
oin
g h
elp
s t
o r
em
ove b
acte
ria,
deb
ris a
nd
cru
sts
fro
m t
he s
kin
’s s
urf
ace a
nd
can
so
oth
e s
kin
to
help
bre
ak t
he itc
h-s
cra
tch
cycle
, aid
ing
dam
ag
ed
skin
rep
air a
nd
resto
ring
co
at
co
nd
itio
n.
If a
med
icate
d v
ete
rin
ary
sh
am
po
o is p
rescrib
ed
th
e
way t
he s
ham
po
o is a
pp
lied
, th
e n
um
ber
of
ap
plic
atio
ns a
nd
len
gth
of
tim
e f
or
wh
ich
th
ese a
re
co
ntin
ued
are
very
im
po
rtan
t an
d s
o y
ou
sh
ou
ld f
ollo
w
yo
ur
vet’s a
dvic
e.