Staphylococcus schleiferi doesn’t get much respect. Most of the attention gets paid to Staphylococcus aureus (because MRSA, the methicillin-resistant version, is such a high profile pathogen in humans and it can be transmitted between people and pets) and S. pseudintermedius (because it’s a leading cause of infection and MRSP, the methicillin-resistant type, is
ear infections
Dirty dog ears, dirty dog ear cleaners?
By Scott Weese on
Posted in Dogs
An interesting study published recently in Veterinary Dermatology (Bartlett et al 2011) looked at bacterial contamination of ear cleaning solutions used on dogs at home. Ear cleaners are widely used by dog owners, but since the bottles the cleaners come in are used repeatedly and can have direct contact with the ear, there’s…