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Pet type: Dog

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What is the proper ear cleaning technique?

.....For my little 4 month old yorkie...I simply take a cotton swab filled with ear cleanser, and rub her inner ear...not forcing...just going in a wipe out. Once a week I do this. Yet...on the bottle it says to drop two drops in her ear and rub ear for two minutes. My qu… Read more
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Answered by Sarah H. (ferretsratskittycats) 1 year ago | Thumbs up 0

You should constantly check your pets ears, but constant ear cleaning is not necessary unless the ear needs it. Isopropyl alcohol is what we used at the Daycare i used to work at. Making sure the co… read more

What's best to use for cleaning dog's ears?

Tonka's ears get very yucky, other that an expensive vet remedy, what else can be used? Read more
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Answered by cindy n. (newbiranch2) 8 months ago | Thumbs up 3

You can use a half strength apple cider vinegar/water mix to cleanse the ears. This helps with fungal and bacterial growth. read more

Does anyone have tips for dog ear infection's?

I have an eight month old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and her ears have really been itching her. I've been cleaning them every other day. But I would love suggestions on what else I could do to help her. Read more
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Answered by Carolyn C. (CarolynCurrey) 8 months ago | Thumbs up 1

I had a golden retriever for 14 years who suffered from chronic ear infections for most of his life and was deaf the last 3 years. When my new golden puppy got his first ear infection at the age of s… read more

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Cleaning your dogs ears

Posted by: Draines22 | Posted on: 12/28/08 at 1:33pm

This is an important part of maintenance for your dog. It keeps them from getting ear infections. We use an alchol based ear cleaner. The vet said it was better than a water based cleaner, because the alchol will evaporate. You can buy it at the vets - all I have seen in stores is a water based cleaner. read more

Important Steps to cleaning your dogs ea…

Posted by: dixiepets | Posted on: 10/15/08 at 11:55am

With respect to anatomy dog's ear are different from human ears. Unlike human ear, dog's ears have extra turn and length that makes the visibility and medication rather difficult, making your dog susceptible to infections which is one of the most common problems. Among the several factors that causes dogs ear problems are; ear design that is some dogs have short ear, some have long pendulous ea… read more

Cleaning Dog Ears

Posted by: sistertex | Posted on: 01/19/09 at 7:38am

I used to have quite a time cleaning out the ears of my poodle way back when. Greyhounds were so easy compared to that. They have 'rose' ears and are fairly open to begin with so though dirt can collect in there, I don't believe they are quite as prone to yeast infections as some other breeds, but do get yeast infections and so on so it is a good thing to keep up on as part of their normal hygene.… read more

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