If the dog's ears are healthy, their ear canals are clean. There is a sure sign of a problem if a brown secretion is in the dog's ears.
In the following article, you will learn what causes a brown secretion in a dog's ear and what you can do about it.
Most owners probably associate brown secretions in their dog's ears with a lack of ear care or an ear infection. This is not wrong in principle. In many cases, however, the actual cause of the inflammation and the ear secretion is not in the ears themselves but the dog's digestive system.
Feed intolerances can lead to the intestinal flora becoming unbalanced and an increased accumulation of metabolic waste products in the animal's body. These can then be excreted by the glands in the dog's ear and become visible as brown ear secretions.
Suppose you notice brown secretion in your dog's ears and other symptoms of an ear infection. In that case, it is therefore always sensible to also consider food intolerance as a possible trigger and to act accordingly if necessary.
If your dog suffers from food intolerance, you must switch to more digestible dog food. We recommend our hypoallergenic insect-based varieties for this purpose.
The protein from the larvae of Hermetia illucens (black soldier flies) that we use for the food is characterised by its low allergy potential and excellent digestibility. Thanks to the high biological value of the insect protein, it is guaranteed that your four-legged friend is well supplied with animal protein, as their body requires.
At the same time, the insect protein is very digestible and is also excellently tolerated by nutritionally sensitive dogs.
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The kidneys have the task of filtering harmful substances and metabolic waste products from the blood to be excreted in a dog’s urine. But if the kidneys are overloaded, they can no longer fulfil their function to their full extent. Thus, potentially harmful substances are increasingly deposited in the body. Similar to a defective intestinal flora, this also promotes ear infections and the formation of a brown secretion in the dog's ears.
Often there is also a direct connection between the overloaded kidneys and food intolerance so that not changing foods can even contribute in the long term to the development of chronic renal insufficiency in affected dogs.
Regardless of this, it makes sense to support the natural detoxification processes of the kidneys appropriately and to counteract possible problems with this vital filtering organ at an early stage.
With Bellfor Kidney Power, we have developed a unique food supplement with which you can support your dog's kidney function in a natural way. This highly digestible preparation consists of carefully selected herbs and can make a valuable contribution to relieving your dog's kidneys.
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Another possible cause of brown secretion in the ear in dogs is ear mites. Ear mites are ectoparasites that mainly infest the ears, where they feed on skin cells, tissue fluid and blood.
If a dog suffers from an infestation of ear mites, it is also called ear mange. One of the typical signs that can indicate the presence of the annoying parasites is the increased formation of dark brown earwax.
Which symptoms occur in detail and how severely the four-legged friend suffers from the ear mites depends on the severity of the infestation. Especially at the beginning, you may observe only isolated symptoms in your dog, and the four-legged friend may otherwise appear normal.
Ear mites are very contagious and, without treatment, can, among other things, damage the eardrum, cause middle ear infections and even lead to deafness. It is therefore essential that you take action against the parasites promptly.
A visit to the vet will give you clarity. The vet can examine your dog and determine whether an infestation causes the brown secretion in their ears and the other symptoms with ear mites. In addition, the vet can determine suitable treatment measures and prescribe something for the four-legged friend against the itching, for example, and a mite-killing agent.
We have developed a natural alternative to counteract ear mites in dogs with our anti-ear mite drops. The preparation is free of chemicals and contains carefully selected ingredients such as castor oil and neem oil.
This makes Bellfor anti-ear mite drops for dogs particularly gentle, and, unlike remedies containing acaricides as active ingredients, they do not place an unnecessary burden on the organism.
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Of course, ear infections in dogs must be treated promptly and professionally to avoid possible consequential damage. Independently of this, however, you should also always take adequate care of the ears.
For this, you can use Bellfor Ear Care Drops. Thanks to selected ingredients such as chamomile extract and lavender oil, the drops allow you to clean your dog's ears particularly gently.
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As you can see, you should by no means simply ignore brown secretion in your dog's ears. After all, the possible causes are usually quite unpleasant for the animal and, not infrequently, even painful.
Untreated ear infections, for example, can lead to permanent hearing impairment, and an ignored food intolerance can massively affect intestinal health and kidney performance.
Therefore, the sooner you remove the trigger for the brown secretion in your dog's ears, the less likely it is that the complaints continue to increase and subsequent severe problems occur.