Thor lets me brush his teeth, cut his nails, etc etc. He HATES ear drops. I definitely sympathize. I've never gotten schooled by a four pound dog before.
This may take longer than you have, but I suggest desensitization and counter conditioning. In English, that means that you give him a treat, and touch his ear. Praise him, do it again. Fold his ear back, treat, praise. Show him the bottle, treat, praise. Hold the bottle near his ear, treat, praise.Try putting ONE drop in, BIG TREAT! Etc.
Since I assume you have to get this going over the next day, I would try one step every fifteen minutes. You want to push his comfort zone without getting him into a frenzy, and giving him some time to recover.
Ideally, you'd do each step one night over the course of several weeks, but I bet you use little bits of steak, you can do it in a day.
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