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  Discussion on Ears
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New Member:
Bess

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 25, 2005 - 2:54 pm:

I have been told my horse has a fungus in his ears.
How should I treat this problem? Esther
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Wednesday, Oct 26, 2005 - 7:58 am:

Welcome Esther,
There is a often misdiagnosed condition of the ears, can you describe the appearance of the ear lesions?
DrO
New Member:
Bess

Posted on Saturday, Oct 29, 2005 - 9:52 am:

Thank you Dr. for responding.
He has like white polkas dots inside his ears.
Member:
Morg1

Posted on Saturday, Oct 29, 2005 - 10:30 am:

When I was a kid we bought a horse that had some kind of fungus in his ear. It was a rather big spot. I remember it being kind of a creamy yellow color, and it would flake off if you picked at it. It seemed to cause him pain when you picked at it or bridled him. We tried to treat it once, and treating it caused him quite a bit of pain and we saw very little positive results with the method that our vet (not sure what that was now, but we picked the stuff off and applied some kind of cream to it). It never seemed to bother him unless we actually handled the ear, so we gave up and just took more care with putting the bridle on. We owned him until he died, and it never got worse and never seemed to bother him beyond putting the bridle on.
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Oct 30, 2005 - 10:52 am:

This is not a fungus or an infection of any kind see, Equine Diseases » Skin Diseases » Bumps / Nodules / Warts / Tumors » Overview of Bumps, Nodules, Warts & Tumors. Check out the heading Aural Plaques.
DrO
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