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Originally Posted by BabieChloe  I just tried the towel and she got out of it. She fights me really hard and scratches me... I think I will take her to the vet tomorrow. The vet is worse than me but I guess a dog doesn't understand that. I'm going to leave her alone today because I've used too much time on it today with no luck just a stressed out dog (and me). I think she just knows she can get her way with me because it's been a really long time that she's been having her way with the ear cleaning situation.
She's very fiesty for a 10 month old!! |
Something has her really spooked about this ear cleaning that she would fight you like that! My dogs have all always let me clean their ears, even when one had ear mites when he came here and had to be hurting though he'd been given initial treatment/cleaning by the vet in his initial vet check-up. I'm glad you are letting the vet see her and perhaps even give her a mild sedative or pain medication and even use a helper see to her little ears and get her started on the right path. Then have them show you have to restrain her so she's not so scared when you have to take over the cleanings at home.
Does she let you brush her teeth and clip her toenails and it's just her ears she's so wild over keeping you away from? Usually routine things that you do to them very often such as ear cleaning(I clean Tibbe's before every bath), tooth brushing(almost daily), nail clipping(once a week), brushing/bathing, they will accept as an unfortunate part of life as they know treats are coming when it's all over as a reward. Poor baby - I hope those ears feel better soon.