terriers ears

[mikey 2]

one of my dogs has very crusty areas around the inside of his ears and a few ares like coldsores coud this be a type o f herpes?and is there anything i can put on it to help?

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

Is there any spots in the ears, like zits?

 

One of my Patts had problems with his ears when he was young. Both ears swelled up until his ear canals were closed, his ears ended up like cauliflowered ears they were weeping and very uncomfortable for the pup. When I took him to the vet, the vets said it was the cause of sever acne in the pup and that because the pup had been scratching his ears, the zits had popped and the dirt from the pups feet/nails could have got into the burst spots and caused an infection. He said it was like teenagers who get real bad acne on their face and neck, he said it happens in pups in the first few months of their lives and that they get spots on the chin and on the chest area as well, but eventually grow out of it.

 

The pup was given a course of tablets, and some anti inflammatory tablets and it cleared it up pretty quickly and I've not had a problem since.

 

I'd get him to the vets just to be sure what the crack is though mate.