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Fungus in ears

Posted by Steve Mezinger at 2009-06-27 13:08:55

I have a haflinger with a white looking fungus in her ears. It has a slight oder to it and bothers her when you go to touch her ears. There is some puss coming from them also.

Response by Beth Valentine, DVM, PHD at 2009-06-28 23:06:34

The odds are good that these are aural plaques and not fungus. Aural plaques in horses are due to a papillomavirus that makes the skin proliferate and cause white fungus-looking masses in the skin of the inner ears. Most of the time these will eventually settle down and not bother the horse much, if at all. Unfortunately, last I checked there really wasn't an effective therapy for aural plaques in horses. Be sure to also call your veterinarian to check on these.

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