Leo is on his second (suspected) ear infection causing head tilt. He has been on Baytril for almost 7 weeks, and Metronidizole for about a month. He is currently doing quite well, very minimal tilt left and appetite and energy are normal. We saw the vet today to discuss options and we are going to get referred to a specialist. Because of the holidays they can’t book us an appointment until Tuesday but our vet has recommended stopping antibiotics because she believes the specialist will want to do cultures. She says that they will want him off of them for a week before cultures but I was reading it only needs to be 3 days. I’m very anxious about stopping the antibiotics in case his tilt returns and it makes the bacteria more resistant to them. I guess I’m just looking for some opinions/reassurance. Will stopping antibiotics for a week cause problems? I was very worried we were going to lose him this time and I feel like we’re finally in a place where I feel ok about things so I’m scared to stop. I want to wait to meet the specialist but due to their schedule we need to try to get all of these things done within the next few weeks. I mostly trust my vet about this but I’m an anxious person and I feel like it’s going to be a very long week. So, thoughts: should I do as the vet says and stop his antibiotics in hopes of getting cultures next week? Should I wait to talk to the specialist, knowing that time is limited and if she still says I need to have him off them for a week I will have set us further behind? Or do I push for a shorter break of only 3 days like I read online? Any thoughts/advice is appreciated.