After the infection in her ears is healed, you should use a drying agent in her ears after every bath. I used Chlorhexiderm Flush by DVM Pharmaceuticals. You can buy it at the vet's if he/she carries it, or you can go to a vet supply website and buy it. After the bath, I'd throw a towel over Hailey while she was still in the sink because she got cold fast, and I'd squirt a little of the Flush in her ear, and then massage the base of her ear for about 10 seconds. Then I'd turn her head sideways for the excess to flow out into the towel, and I'd do the other ear. A vet showed me how to do this many years ago. A dog's ear canal is L-shaped, so you follow the canal down the L to where it turns, and you massage the Flush so it gets into the entire ear. On the bottle it reads: "Topical Antimicrobial Cleansing/drying Solution for use on dogs, cats and horses." This dries any water that remains in the ear, and it feels soothing.
You know, my Hailey went to the Bridge on Dec. 23, 2006, and I will not be getting another furbaby for a long time -- due to health, financial and brokenheart issues. I have a brand new bottle of this, with an expiration date of 04/08. If you want it, I'll send it to you. Send me a pm. No sense letting it going to waste.
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