Sammyj Ears, was like scratching them

[poofy]

yes I keep the hairs out, good idea aabout the cotton balls, how can i be sure his ears are dry after I cleaned them with warm water??

[Vette]

After plucking Kirbys ears.. he always shakes his head and scraches at his ears. its normal because plucking hurts and just causes disconfort period. but doesnt mean that his ears are dirty. ive only had to clean Kirbys ears out once since ive recued him.

but plucking is for our dogs benifit. its better then ear infections,, which id say is way more painful then plucking is.


you could try doing what i do after i pluck my dogs ears.
is to give him a bath or play with him to distrack him from his sore ears for a few minutes. that always helps.

[caseysmom]

I don't know how to tell if they are dry after you put warm water in, I actually wouldn't do that, my vet told me to keep water out of caseys ears when I bathe her so I am thinking water in there is a no no.

The solution to clean them has a drying agent so it is different than water, it makes the ear canal lower on moisture, moisture can cause bacteria to grow.

[k9krazee]

Micki just has extremely dirty ears and I have to clean them a lot. I just use a cotton ball, when he starts itching more than normal I know its time to clean out his ears.

[poofy]

his were really dirty, Shame on me.. and now I know not to flush with water..I found some of that c/o cleaning agent online. I was looking at stuff there , so I could tell what would be best..thanks for the advise..
And yes plucking hairs does hurt, but its best I have Sammyjs alll cleaned up now and there has been no, scratching of ears.

[sammy101]

i use these cleaning wipes from PetsMart.They work really well,and they freshen their ears.

Petkin Jumbo Earwipes

I'd be carefull with the Q-tip also

[poofy]

all the information..I had never cleaned a dogs ears before.. I was like the people this one vet was talking about that only see the ears and dont really think about them I also have been reading a lot to, so no more water and no Qtips..Thanks a lot..