Many pets come to us for treatment of Pseudomonas ear infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacteria that normally lives in soil, water and vegetation. It can cause serious infections in animals and people. Pseudomonas infections are challenging to treat for the following 4 reasons: 1.      They are very painful for the pet. 2.      They cause severe inflammation and bleeding inside the ear, and frequently rupture the eardrum. 3.      The Pseudomonas bacteria are surrounded by a biofilm (a slimy protective coating), which results in a vast amount of horrible ear discharge and makes treatment difficult. 4.      Pseudomonas bacteria are resistant to many antibiotics. The first step of successful treatment is an ear scope procedure to clean the ear canal and assess the eardrum. The pet is discharged home on ear drops, ear cleaner, and tablet medication. Pseudomonas infections take 6-12 weeks to treat. We will typically re-check your pet 4 weeks after their ear scope to assess their progress. Some pets with Pseudomonas otitis will require multiple ear scope procedures. We can cure 90% of Pseudomonas ear infections. Sadly, a small number of infections are too aggressive and do not respond to treatment. In that situation, we will refer the pet to a specialist surgeon for TECA surgery to remove the infected ear canal.