Rebel went to the vet yesterday and they said he is extremely healthy no tail docket infection and no ear mites apparently the reason he scratches his ears so crazy is because of allergies, the vet said it's like when a person sneezes because of an allergic reaction he scratches his ears, I had no idea that's why he scratched his ears so much so he gave him a shot of cortisone and we'll see what happens other than that he's 66 lbs and doing great