 This is what I do for my little ones.
HI all,
This is the other half of Diane's Yorkies. I was reading along and felt compelled to reply.
It does seem like theres lots of differing thoughts on care of the ears and eyes during bathing. I figured it might not hurt to add my 2-cents worth as we have had great sucess with our routine so far.
I dont put anything in the ears to block water as I bath them. I do try to keep from "flushing" the ears though.
While EAR SMELL can be a problem, it is also easy to keep under control. I agree it is a yeast type infection, there can be other, worse, complications also from excess water entering and staying in the ear canal.
We use "Pro Ear" powder prior to bathing to assist in pulling the inner hair and cleaning. I pull the hair prior to each bath, so about every 3 days. With this routine the amount of hair there is so miniman its often a job just to find some to pull.
If your little one yelped, the "outer" hair, clores to the fringes of the ears, might have been accidently included when the vet cleaned out the ear.
To really clean and rinse the entire face, soap and water does need to reach all parts of the area.
I used to do the mineral oil in the eyes. This provided a barrier to protect the eyes from burning due to the shampoo. while it worked, I felt it also left a film on the hair and lashes...sort of defeating the idea of "All-clean" when the bath was over.
Now we no longer do that! We now buy "Bio-Groom So-Gentle Hypo-Allergenic Shampoo" because its tearless. I actually try ALL the things I use on the pups on myself, just to make sure the claims are true. It was like water, but lathers well. I get it in a gallon size. The directions say to dilute it 2:1...but I go 4:1. That way 1 gallon makes 4 of shampoo. Everyone gets at least 2 baths a week and no one has ever had an eye or skin problem.
OK, I will fade back into the woodwork now....Bye |