Why are my dogs ears hot?

A dog's ears can feel hot from several reasons. First of all, our pets' ears can feel hot due to running a fever, such as from a systemic infection. Secondly, a dog's ears can feel hot due to infection of the ear canal itself, from bacteria, yeast, or ear mites. read more

If the hot nose and ears continue into tomorrow you can certainly have it checked out, but if your pooch is otherwise normal then I doubt this is a big deal. A sure reason to see the vet tonight or tomorrow is the hot ears and nose with vomiting, severe bloody diarrhea, or unresponsive lethargy. read more

If the ears don't seem bothersome and if Vegas is acting normally then I wouldn't be too worried about him. If there was an infection you should be seeing some discharge and redness inside the ears and they should be painful. read more