The hair of a small white dog with inflammation in the ears does not glow. In the early stages of ear inflammation, the outer ear canal is flushed, edematous and itchy, and a yellowish plasma discharge flows from the ear canal, staining the lower part of the ear coat. The dog is restless, often shaking its head or rubbing and scratching its ear. As the disease progresses, the local swelling increases, or pustules appear and a brownish-black, foul-smelling, purulent discharge flows out, often leading to hair loss or dermatitis at the root of the ear and reduced hearing in the affected dog. There are many causes of otitis media in dogs, such as improper bathing that causes dampness in the ear canal, parasites that cause inflammation of the ear canal, small dogs with long hair that is covered by hair around the ears and no good ventilation that breeds ear mites that cause inflammation of the ear canal, staphylococcus, streptococcus and pseudomonas aeruginosa that are also caused by E. coli, and dogs with hypothermia and malnutrition that can infect dogs. Otitis media.
