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12-10-2012, 09:04 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan
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| Dry ears Last night I was rubbing Layla's ears (for any who don't know, she's paraplegic so she can't scratch her own) and I noticed even higher up on her ears, they seemed to be dry and flakey. She kept pushing her head at me so I could scratch down into her ears. Even just at the base of the ear, there was chunks of dry crusties coming out. I try to keep her ears plucked every few weeks at bathtime, and I've noticed even then, there is tons of almost dandruff type stuff that comes out stuck to the roots of the hairs. I'm not sure if it's the dry winter air up here (even I get extremely dry skin in the winter - I have to moisturize my hands every couple of hours during the day or they dry and crack!), or if this is something I should have checked out. She seems to be much better after I rub them and get the bigger chunks out. Maybe it's normal but it builds up in her because she can't scratch them like she used to? Is there anything I can do to make her more comfortable, without making her prone to ear infections?
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12-23-2012, 07:50 PM | #2 | |
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12-23-2012, 08:41 PM | #3 |
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| You can put a drop or two of coconut oil in the ears, and also rub on the ear flaps... might look oily for a day or two but then gets absorbed...
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12-24-2012, 04:16 AM | #4 |
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| If it is down into the ears I would have the vet check it under a microscope. If there is no dryness any where else on the body I would for sure have it checked out. |
01-02-2013, 10:39 AM | #5 |
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| Thank you all for your replies! The problem seems to have gone away on its own. I did rub off the dry skin at the start (she seemed really itchy so I'm sure it helped that!) and there has been no more flaking around her ears!
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01-02-2013, 10:53 AM | #6 |
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| It could simply be some shampoo residue that dried up & was flaking off. I make sure I rinse off their ear flaps inside & out on the final rinse, just make sure not to get water inside their ears. They also get ear wax just like people.
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