[fabsroman]

I have heard that diet can sometimes cause the ear problems, or I guess it would be actually allergies. I once had a golden retriever with serious ear problems and the vet recommended that we try giving him some Benadryl to see if was allergy related. It seemed as though the ear infections were at their worst during the spring. I think we gave him half a pill a day, and it seemed to be doing the trick. I was very hesitant to switch his food because I had both dogs on Iams Weight Loss and they had lost a ton of weight and were actually at a spot where they were able to hunt all day.

We also tried cutting the hair around his ears so that his ears could breath, and while it helped a little, he still experienced ear infections, albeit less frequently.