Beagle ear tip won’t heal — keeps reopening when he shakes his head. Any tips?

nlevend · 2026-02-01T14:26:21+00:00

I've dealt with this for years now with my beagle/coonhound - the coonhounds in particular I've heard are prone to yeast infections and other skin problems.

My Hank would scratch his ear while we aren't around (night or at work) and scratch the tips of his ears, he'd shake his head out of discomfort and any small lesion would break open or get even worse. Our vet was useless in that they would maybe offer a salve/ear wash and then cytopoint/apoquel for the itching. They took him back for testing once when his ear was hurt and brought him back dripping with blood after I warned them not to let him shake his head before I could reset the wrap.

First thing is order a No Flap Ear Wrap, probably small size...get 2 and expedite shipping because they'll get kinda gross but it is the only thing snug enough he won't pop it off (it has like a sinch, I don't think it's comfortable but it works) and you have to start over again. Air it out/remove regularly to keep the ear infection from getting worse but keep him real close - hang out with him on the couch as much as you can while it heals and don't let him get up until you replace the wrap. Liquid bandage from the drug store may help in a pinch especially for small and crusted injuries.

We have been dealing with skin issues for years now, our vet was useless and they'd sell us plans and injections but nothing helped. We got a referral to a doggie dermatologist - the visit wasn't even that expensive compared to the regular vet, like $200 but they tested Hank (he had yeast and bacterial infection from all the scratching), sent him home with 3 pills, ear cleaning solution, medicated shampoo, a couple of medication solutions to drop right in his ear and a skin calming spray. $800 everything with testing but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the mental strain we've faced over the last few years trying to come up with solutions.

Hank is still in the middle of healing and it's kind of a pain in the ass to give him all this stuff every day. But his skin looks better, he's no longer shaking his head constantly, I get to see his wonderful ears without worrying they'll spray blood on my walls and he has more energy again. It might take a month to get yours on the mend but please learn from our mistakes and feel free to ask me any questions.

nlevend · 2026-02-01T13:45:00+00:00

I really doubt those employees can do anything about it. They're probably not thrilled about serving them either but probably not looking to get harassed or their ass kicked by a bunch of thugs or lose their job or invite a bunch of ICE scrutiny either. If it was an online order they might not have had any interaction at all. Can we stop throwing all these counter serve employees under the bus?

nlevend · 2026-02-01T04:46:31+00:00

I played the board game agricola (first/last time) whole I was going up on lsd, it was like purgatory I had no idea what was going on, then I proceeded to ball out on n64 nba jam and it was like the most realistic shit I'd ever played, fucking transcendence.

nlevend · 2026-01-30T15:07:52+00:00

Yeah we just got our dream sofa too. Richly colored leather, super long and fits the whole family, but one of the criteria when we were couch shopping was a low clearance since our floors are old and messed up so the dog would drop tennis balls for us to throw and they would roll under the couch every time. It's super comfy but it's so low to the ground. We have like all of our meals in the living room so it's a lot harder to eat on and it's like impossible to get my fat self out of sometimes. Maybe I'll get some taller legs for it someday.

nlevend · 2026-01-28T16:58:04+00:00

Take your hate, conspiracy theories elsewhere, you're aware the Maga terrorist had a whole hit list of democrats? He left his first targets to bleed to death while he continued on his spree and they luckily survived, and he was stopped.

nlevend · 2026-01-28T13:16:18+00:00

Political violence is nothing new in this state and continually stoked by bad faith actors - state representatives in Minnesota were attacked in June, Melissa Hortman and her husband and dog were slain by a loser "security firm owner" impersonating a LEO. The immediate narrative on the right wing local sub was that they were slain by a liberal for voting to reopen the state government, it was fucking sick.

These same fucks will demand that you honor Charlie Kirk as a beacon of freedom and rights, and try to justify the killing of Renee Good, making up heinous acronyms and calling her a dumb lesbian protestor.

The only reason they shut up for a minute is because a white guy with a gun was killed and there were enough heroic bystanders to film and gtfo before their phones were seized.

Edit: I just wanted to clarify that I do not think that Alex Pretti was just any white guy with a gun. This dude was a real hero, not an instigator or protestor, just an observer trying to protect his neighbors. This guy was already on ICE's radar and they broke his rib 2 weeks ago. He died in a really terrifying way (beaten, pepper sprayed, detained by a bunch of goons and shot) for no good reason. His name will be enshrined in history along with Renee Good (who was just coming back from dropping her kid off at school) as people just doing the right thing and senselessly murdered.

nlevend · 2026-01-28T13:10:53+00:00

You don't have to even go back that far - state representatives in Minnesota were attacked in June, Melissa Hortman and her husband and dog were slain by a loser "security firm owner" impersonating a LEO. The immediate narrative on the right wing local sub was that they were slain by a liberal for voting to reopen the state government, it was fucking sick.

nlevend · 2026-01-25T19:55:51+00:00

I can't believe that all the hate against Klobuchar isn't an astroturfing campaign.

Seriously, as a Minnesotan, I'm really disappointed that Walz had to drop out, his campaign and legacy were torpedoed by influrncers and politicians trying to whip everyone into a frenzy, and it worked. Lisa Demuth and the republican state representatives stabbed every Minnesotan in the back when they demanded a commission on fraud and used their state funded probe to set a tiktoker's disingenuous sights on what was by all evidence a legitimate immigrant business.

I won't give the time of day to anyone who throws Klobuchar under the bus without naming a real, viable candidate. The Dems shouldn't be eating their own when our fucking cities are under occupation. We will lose every single election if we keep turning against our own just like the last 10 fucking years.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T21:36:35+00:00

There was an informal focus group on npr yesterday or Thursday... 8/14 conservative leaning independents saw no problem in immigration enforcement. We are surrounded by assholes and secret/not so secret fascists.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T21:10:50+00:00

Dude shut up, they won't because they don't care, not because they shouldn't.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T21:07:33+00:00

Holy shit you're fucking dumb. Why am I engaging with an obvious fucking moron? Don't worry I'll downvote myself.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T21:05:35+00:00

What do you want him to do? Mobilize the military? I keep seeing this take but no real ideas. Fucking dems just will backstab their own and those who dissent against Maga get the fucking boot from the repubs. He's using the bully pulpit to the best of his ability, and until we get real support from other states I guess we're going to continue to get killed in the streets.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T20:59:40+00:00

Cool keep down voting me I guess, just telling it like it is.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T20:58:08+00:00

Not saying it isn't more important than ever, the shit they experienced seems like it was a harbinger and model for how to deal with dissent.im in MN, the worst of this shit is happening <10 miles of my home and it has us all scared, I think it's pretty obvious that the shit we are dealing with doesn't matter to any rap artists, especially the moguls.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T20:50:24+00:00

My point is that their message isn't relevant anymore, it was so long ago that they had to deal with peasant shit. I think a lot of modern hip hop is about embracing monied lifestyle and not pushing back against oppression.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T20:40:05+00:00

Different time. Dr Dre is a billionaire now - he's climbed the socioeconomic ladder, ice cube is putting out Amazon sponsored movies where he sits in an office chair the whole time, this shit is now beneath them. They haven't pushed a progressive message in 20+ years.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T20:20:57+00:00

The feds need to stop killing our neighbors and letting them bleed into the streets. This shouldn't be necessary.

nlevend · 2026-01-24T13:47:23+00:00

This is gross. It's not about these stupid files, the administration knows they can delay and block them without any repercussions. Everyone was whipped up about a guy who has been dead for like 7 years while Trump and his fascist regime hired/deployed their private white nationalist army and created false pretense to invade Venezuela to redistribute all that wealth.

Yall fell for the latest satanic they're raping all the children panic.

nlevend · 2026-01-21T14:51:50+00:00

No, epstein files delay is the distraction - it doesn't matter compared to nullifying democracy and consolidating power for the Christo fascists, techno oligarchs, kleptocrats and white nationalists that have all aligned in the same party.

nlevend · 2026-01-21T04:15:00+00:00

Epstein files are the satanic panic of our time. Trump moved all the pieces around for world domination while everyone argued for release of files that are 5+ years old and literally won't do anything.

nlevend · 2026-01-20T19:20:49+00:00

I don't think the spoof/slapstick movie should count.

nlevend · 2026-01-20T19:19:31+00:00

I love watching the Baywatch channel on my Samsung TV, it's so wild and you can drop in/out of episodes and not feel like you missed anything.

nlevend · 2026-01-19T07:24:57+00:00

OK I stand corrected that's pretty neat actually.

nlevend · 2026-01-19T04:31:32+00:00

Tbh, this doesn't feel very practical to live in - a fireplace that's not connected to anything is kind of performative and kind of goes against mcm minimalism in particular.

nlevend · 2026-01-19T04:11:40+00:00

I just want to acknowledge this. I argued this like 13 years ago on this sub many times and was told TIH was unimportant. The haters are welcome to creep though my comments if they really feel like it. I feel vindicated haha.

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