Long-term management of recurrent otitis externa in dogs using a two-phase protocol involving ciprofloxacin-clotrimazole-betamethasone and topical hydrocortisone aceponate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recurrent otitis (RO) is characterized by inflammatory or infectious processes in dogs with allergic skin diseases, accompanied by recurrent secondary bacterial and fungal infections. Dogs underwent a combined therapeutic approach for RO, assessing the effect of long-term management during the Stabilization Phase (SP) using a suspension containing ciprofloxacin, clotrimazole, and betamethasone, followed by management in the Proactive Phase (PP) with topical hydrocortisone aceponate (HCA) administration. A total of 45 dogs were evaluated, totaling 90 ears. All animals had a clinical history of bilateral RO with an erythematous-ceruminous clinical presentation, as indicated by the anamnesis, clinical, cytological, and otoscopic evaluations, with three or more relapse episo

SUBMITTER: Ramos FO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12908394 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature