I actually saw blue @ +5 today 164 the ears are looking better but still getting some black stuff out of the right ear. This ear infection is very stubborn! He has been on the steroid drops for 8 days now and has 2 more to go. Then I will flush his ears out and hopefully it won't come back again. If it does I don't think I will wait next time we will go right back on the drops for another 10 days. I am going to fight this thing as hard as I can. If it means his numbers have to be HIGH for a while longer well then so be it! He could care less about his numbers anyway. I am the one who worries about them!! He is Happy, Healthy, and Hungry all the time so it's not as bad as it appears by looking at the numbers!