AdamHall Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 im am planning on getting a cocker spaniel soon and have heard that some spaniel breeds suffer from problems with there ears and going deff , a chap i work with has a american cocker spaniel and its only 18 month old and has had loads of problems with its ears so far £800 of vets bills and a lady down the road from work has a king charles spaniel and its 3 years old and is completely deff now i know these arnt cockers and arnt working dogs from gundog breeders but i was just wondering if any one on hear with a cocker has ever had any problems with there dogs hearing any info would be great i am probable being paranoid but it does,nt hurt to ask thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 That's a new one for me Adam. I am aware of ear infections due to the size of them and the fur but that is easily taken care of with Thornit powder. Have you any online info about this problem? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku Mike Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Lurcherboy,where and how much is this Thornit powder? noticed my spaniel's lugs are often pink inside, assume this is a bit of an infection. Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I haven't got the address to hand but I did buy and send some to NTTF earlier in the year. Have you googled it? The company is based around the Coventry area and it's @£15 for 20 grams or so. Hope this helps. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku Mike Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Cheers LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 The only spaniel I know of is my pals springer and it had constant with it`s ears. I however, have 2 springers, the oldest is now deaf, due only to age and gunshot, the youngest has "selective deafness" . IMHO - If you check and groom your spaniel well then the chances are you won`t have many problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHall Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 well thanks guys youve put my mind at rest i havent any prof other than what ive been told just thought i would ask just incase thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver_pigeon Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have heard that this is a common trait in Sapniels...beit Cockers, King charles, Springers, because of the uber sensitive hairs in their ears, and becasue of the sheer amount of hair that hangs on the outside of the ear flap...they are prone to infections and this (untreated) can lead to serious infections and even deafness However, pups being born deaf is not something I've heard a lot of, a lot of people now as well as hip scoring do hearing tests at an early age in dog breeds they fear are affected by this problem, but this is not worth too much in itself as the dog's hearing develops all through it's life! All in all if you go for a spaniel it's keeping the ears as clean as possible which is where the moeny's at...and also using a special style spaniel feed bowl can help with keeping gubbins and left over food out of their ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 My young ESS is deaf....... ..... generally about twice every training session Seriously, not a widespread problem or it would be more widely publicised. WGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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