Evaluate your pet's health honestly and unselfishly with your veterinarian. Prolonging a pet's suffering in order to prevent your own ultimately helps neither of you. Nothing can make this decision an easy or painless one, but it is truly the final act of love that you can make for your pet. My pet has just been diagnosed with otitis. Although usually not life-threatening, ear infections are often very painful for your pet.
Chronic infection causes the ear canal tissue to become thick and rough.
This can severely impair hearing and may lead to deafness. Pets with Otitis may shake their heads, or rub their ear against the floor. Inside, the ear is sometimes red, and a foul-smelling discharge may be present. Poor coordination may also be a result of inner ear infection. The type of ear infection must be determined by microscopic examination of the ear discharge in addition to visual inspection of the ear canal and ear drum with an otoscope A bacterial culture may also be necessary.