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Zymox Otic Pet Ear Treatment with Hydrocortisone

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I had high hopes that this product would work for my dog, but thought it was too good to be true. I'm a believer now!!! My black lab has suffered with chronic ear infections his whole life. He's a lab, so its hard to keep him out of the water, even in winter, so keeping his ears dry is always a problem. We had always tried to avoid the ear infections by drying the outside ear area and squirting a vinegar and water solution in the ears after swimming, but it usually didn't work.

After our vacation to the lake last summer, the ear infections came back. We went to the vet, and $200. later we had our usual meds and ear drops. My dog has been through this so much that he doesn't like anyone to even touch his ears, especially not me. He knows whats coming when I have the towel and stuff and I sit at the table and call him over. Well, it just didn't work. We were back at square one shortly after completing the round of meds. He gets a terrible smell from his ears when they are infected and he shakes his head a lot, expecially when he barks. He also scratches at his ears causing sores around the head and on the ears.

Finally I did some research online and found ZYMOX. It sounded really good and it had some good reviews on AMAZON. I bought two bottles and as soon as it arrived began using it. On one vet's website he recommended it be used 4 times a day for 1 to 2 weeks, so thats what I did. Within a week, his ears didn't smell anymore, the head shaking stopped, the itching stopped and now after he barks he doesn't shake his head.

Its been about 3 weeks since the round of ZYMOX (I did get the hydrocortizone solution) and his ears are still infection free, no smell, no discharge from the ears. He seems to be SO much happier and its funny but I think he can hear much better. He used to bark at any little sounds he heard and now, he doesn't do that. He doesn't mind me touching his ears either.

I love this product and will definately keep it around. It will go with us on vacation back to that lake this summer.

I have 3 dogs. They all have had their share of ears infections that always made for a trip to the vet at the cost of $95 plus the cost of $28 for an anti-biotic ointment for the ear. My one dog is a Coon Hound/Lab mix and had to actually have an $800 operation on his ear because the infection in his ear would not clear up. Even though we do all the ear maintenance as prescribed to prevent ear infections, this dog usually has at least 6 ear infections per year and the vet costs for each infection. We are not wealthy people. I bought Zymox Otic with 1% hydrocortisone for the first time in October because it looked like the one dog was going to need the other ear operated on and we did not have the money. I cannot tell you that I was totally shocked when his ear cleared up within 2 days using Zymox. I know my vet would never use Zymox or recommend it because he would probably go bankrupt. He used to be a great vet who really cared but them he stopped caring and started looking at his practice as a business so I know he would find something negative to say. There were absolutely no side effects from Zymox I am so happy that I found this stuff. Try it if your dog has any problems with ear infections. You will be pleasantly surprised.

My labrador's ears are highly prone to infection. I try to "nip it in the bud", but often the infection gets out of control and I must resort to antibiotics. Vet bills mount. Meanwhile the poor dog suffers.

I read about Zymox and was skeptical but decided it couldn't hurt to give it a try. To my amazement, it worked! Barely one week after a bloody mess of an ear, he is completely better. I think Zymox is FASTER than antibiotics! Great product.

We have a large Leonberger dog which basically looks like a 160 pound Golden Retriever. He had terrible ear infections ever since he was a puppy and we were continuously going to the vet and spending up to $300 per visit for heavy duty antibiotics and ear drops. His ears would get a little better but the infection would always return worse than before. Our dog hated "pill pockets" so we had to wrestle him to get him to take his meds and he would run whenever he saw the ear drops bottle in our hands.

Exasperated with the continual pain our dog was in, we paid over $600 for Baytril pills and Baytril Otic. It was very expensive as our dog is huge and it required multiple bottles and pills because each dose was so large. Our vet told us this was the last chance of a cure before surgery would be required.

His ears cleared up a little bit but at the end of the round of antibiotics his ears were still red, scaly, inflamed and smelly.

We went ahead and took him back in and the vet recommended surgery.

In frustration I started surfing the net and found a review for Zymox. It sounded too good to be true but I figured we had nothing to lose. The Zymox was so cheap and I verified that the guy recommending it was a real vet.

The package arrived from Amazon. The Zymox looked a little like liquid soap and I started applying it every morning to his ears. I immediately noticed that the next day his ears looked less inflamed and did not smell. I took this as a good sign and kept treating the ears every morning. At the end of the week his ears were completely healthy and he was so much happier. I couldn't believe we had spent thousands of dollars trying to cure his ear infections and that a $10 bottle of Zymox had cleared it up in a week!

I am now a believer and hope that this review convinces someone else to try this wonderful product. We use it once a month to keep the ear infections from coming back and it has worked like a charm.

My 10 yr old Cocker Spaniel has had cronic ear infections for 4 yrs. She has developed a resistance towards most antibiotics and steroids and all antibiotics make her stomach sour. Some antibiotics even make her ears worse! Nothing works completely, but Zymox seems to give her a reasonable comfort zone. Without Zymox, expensive total ear canal ablation surgery would be her only option. After expensive TPLO surgery and 4 years of ear infections, my finances have been exhausted. Zymox has given me better results than the vet, saves $150 a month vs the vet, and is well worth the daily ear cleaning and drops.

I have ten dogs and eleven cats plus I volunteer at a local rescue group, and I always keep a couple of bottles in my medicine chest. Two of my dogs use it all the time: a golden retriever with allergies and a cocker spaniel with chronic ear infections due to severe neglect in his previous life. Zymox with hydrocortisone has an enzyme that promotes natural healing plus the hydrocortisone takes the itch away so they don't scratch themselves raw thus prolonging/enlarging the infection. I also use it on the ocassional yeast or bacterial infection (you don't even have to guess what kind because it works for both), twice a day for a couple of weeks takes care of it without having to pay a vet's examination fee.

My golden retriever has had ear infections since she was 8 weeks old. Over the years we have tried allergy shots, dietary changes, and prescription ointments - all costing a fortune. We tried Zymox and it is absolutely fantastic. Her ear infections clear within a few days of treatment. The itching and head shaking stop immediately after application, and if I treat her ears once or twice a week after an infection clears, I can keep her clear. This stuff is great and at 1/2 the price of prescription and no vet charges, I'm happy to keep it on hand.

My dog had ear problems for years and finally came across this product. Cleared it up in one week, with only a couple of applications. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who has a dog with chronic ear problems.

I am on day 9 of my dog's ear treatment.

I am thrilled to have my old dog back!

After day two or three, our 8-year-old yellow lab-mix dog was back to her old self. She's had chronic ear infections since she was about a year old. We've tried so many drugs and treatments for her, but none worked longer than a week or so after the treatment was over. When the infection returned, we had to go back for more drugs from the vet. the over the counter ear cleaners didn't help.

The antibiotics were hard on her system, the steroids turned her into a zombie and were hard on her system, the ear cleaners were usually pretty foul-smelling and would irritate her already irritated ears-plus they didn't work very well.

And ALL THE ABOVE INEFFECTIVE TREATMENTS/DRUGS WERE EXPENSIVE!

We tried Zymox after reading reviews on the internet, and I'm very pleased so far. Zymox is made from 3 natural antimicrobial (antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial) enzymes. Microbes don't build up resistance to these enzymes like they do with antibiotic and antifungal drugs.

I would buy at least 2 containers, because one container will only last about a week of daily use, and treating active infections take's a daily dose for a week (or two weeks for a chronic ear problem).

You can't use any other treatment in the dog's/cat's ears when you use this as the other treatment may counter the enzymes in Zymox. Maybe that would account for some folks not having success with this product?

I highly recommend Zymox! I'd also recommend you get the Zymox with hydrocortisine, to help keep your pets ears from itching while they're healing.

My Newfoundland dog had a brownish black gunk in her ear. I thought it was mites and treated her for that but it persisted and smelled terrible. She would smell bad even after a bath from the groomer. I started reading about possible problems and found Zymox Otic for a solution. I ordered it, tried it on my dog and three days later she finally has "pink", fresh smelling ears with no more gunk! I also used the Zymox ear rinse that is compatible with the Otic solution. All floppy ear dogs can get bad ear syndrome caused by yeast and/or bacteria. This stuff works great and costs so little compared to endless vet trips. I use a baby wet wipe to wipe out her ears before an application. I highly recommend this product! It made a believer out of me.