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Originally Posted by msafi  bettyeanne,
Thanks for the advice!
It's not as convenient for me (living where I do) to take him to the vet. Additionally, I don't feel it's necessary to deal with all health concerns by taking the pet to the vet.
I ended up applying Betadine to his ears, putting on home-made elizabethan collar for a couple of days. The spot on his ear turned from bright red to brown (the color that wounds turn to as they heal) and now his ear is back to its healthy form.
As for ear plucking vs trimming, thank you for clearing up my confusion. I do think that this is the problem I was having with my dog, i.e. the groomer wasn't plucking them but only trimming. Before I applied the Betadine, I used tweezers to pluck the little hairs from deep inside his ears very, very carefully. So, I think that helped too.
He's a healthy, happy dog whose most stressful situation is when he tries to jump on my lap as I work. I thought he'd manage to pull through this without the attention of a vet, and he did. |
Good job!! I am so happy that you were able to get those little ears cleared up. Sounds like you did an excellent job with his ears ... I am terrible with those sorts of things myself. Just so they are plucked rather than trimmed. Good luck with your little one, you're a good Mom!
