Heh...when I saw the post I thought it was myself there...my last name is Mohr *L* Anyway, I have a ferret that has a lot of problems with his ears, check for fungal and staph infections. That's what Tempest had, probably had them for quite some time before he came into my home. He's always been VERY touchy about his ears too. They've been treated, and they don't seem to bother him any more, but we watch closely. It was a fungal infection that is commonly seen in dogs (AND a different kind of staph in each ear :-/ poor guy). My vet has seen a lot of it, so when she swabbed his ears she said "this looks like..." checked, and sure enough it was. Hope you get the kid all better! Sue [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2967]