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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy  Well.......I DID IT  I am an official Yorkie Ear Plucker! 
The babies did not mind it one single bit...not even STEDMAN!  They just sat there and let me do it and didn't make even the tiniest of peeps Such good little babies they were! I am so proud of them (ok I know I sound totally nuts now  - but just bare with me here...I am having a "mommy moment, LOL) - I was just nervous at first because this is something that I personally haven't ever done before and I didn't want to hurt them....but I will be doing it from now on
Tatum seems to feel MUCH better!  She hasn't scratched at her ears even ONCE since I plucked
YAY!!! |
Don't forget to wash out the ears after you pluck them to remove the powder.
As a groomer I teach a lot of my clients how to do this so they can maintain the ears between groomings.
You DO NOT put the powder in with a q-tip!
The powder should come in a little squeeze bottle. Gently squeeze a little "pouf" of powder into the ear canal. Take your fingertip and use it to make sure the powder is down in there where the roots of the hair are.
Pluck all of the hair out at once, do not do a few hairs every day.
It is like S L O W L Y removing a bandaid, lol.
After all of the hair is plucked out, then you pour about 1/2 tsp of ear cleaning solution (made for pets, proper Ph level) into the ear canal. then massage this fluid into the ear canal by going behind the base of the ear and massaging vigourously at the base of the ear. Then wipe the fluid out with a flat cotton ball type make up remover pad, or a cotton ball.
This is how the vets do it, and how professional groomers do it.
I hope this is helpful.
If the powder does not get washed out, it can cause a problem too. Don't do 1/2 the job. Your dogs will feel better and smell better.
Sue & Cricket