My Vinnie is almost 4 months, when we brought him home he started scratching his ears. 5 days later when we took him to the vet he said it was an ear infection, which we contributed to the breeder giving him a bath before we picked him up. We do give him a bath once a week, which he loves, but the big thing is putting cotton balls in the ears to make sure you don't get water in the ears, or what we prefer is not to get water on his head. I use my wet fingers to clean around his nose and eyes and a little bit on top of the head, but i never allow enough water on his head so that it could get into his little ears. I think because ear infections are so common in people we forget how deadly they are, even to us, but especially for a small puppy. Good luck! |