Last name origins & meanings: 1  German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Rhine river, which is first recorded in the Roman period in the form Rhenus; it may be derived from a Celtic element meaning âto flowâ.2  German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with ragin âadviceâ, âcounselâ. German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Rhine river, which is first recorded in the Roman period in the form Rhenus; it may be derived from a Celtic element meaning âto flowâ. 2  German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with ragin âadviceâ, âcounselâ.
Otitis means inflammation of the ear and causes ear problems in puppies. Otitis refers to a condition which may develop suddenly (acute), or be ongoing (chronic).
There are three types of external otitis, including swimmer's ear. Acute diffuse otitis externa, or swimmer's ear. This is a diffuse infection of the ear canal and the most common type of otitis externa. It can last up to 3 weeks, and involves swelling, or inflammation, of the entire ear canal. A rash can extend to the outer ear and the ear drum.