Properly bathing your yorkie
 

Before I got my first yorkie, I bought a Yorkies for Dummies book. In this book it says before you bathe your yorkies you should put a cotton ball in each ear so water does not get in the ears. You should also put a drop of mineral oil in each eye to protect the eyes. I do not do this but feel guilty everytime I bathe them that maybe I should be doing these things. What are your thoughts.

Tauni

The cotton balls in the ears are good. it stopes the water from going in.
I have never been albe to keep the cotton in side the ear . So now i have just found away of bathing with out getting water in chesters ears.. I juse cover them with my hands...

Regarding the minal oil . I have heard of this as well. I don't do it cause I'm afaid of putting things in the puppies eyes. Just try not to get water in their eyes when bathing... i use a cloth to wash there faces .

im clueless along with u ... i also got that book and i read the part in the book aswell.... the first time i bathed Chicle i put cotton balls in his ears but they eventually popped out so i havent done so lately when i bathe him.
as far as the mineral oil drops for the eyes, ive never done that ...
i would also like to know if these steps should be taken....... :confused: :confused:

I am in the same boat.

I think that if you use a cloth on their heads it's probably easier anyway. I know I would have a hard time putting a drop of mineral oil in Roxy's eyes... I have a hard enough time putting drops in my own eyes!

I've never done either of those things. I just wash them the same way I would a small child.

I do however, use this stuff I got at the vet, that flushes out their ears. That way they dont get ear infections. Prince was getting them reall bad. His hair grows so fast inside his ears, and it traps the bath water. That was making yeast infections and they smelled AWFUL!

Now that i have this stuff, I can flush out the bath water and he's ok.

Could I have the name Heather...I clean Maximus' ears 2x a week with a cottonball soaked in alcohol and then squeezed out but they still smell Kinda FUNKY..so I am always paranoid!!!

what exactly is it?
so the hair in the ears cause yeast infections in the ears??? :eek:
i havent gotten him groomed yet so he has a lot of hair in there ... what steps should i take??

hehe I know how you feel. We just want the best for our little ones.

This stuff is called Epi-Otic. I bought it from the vet's office but you may be able to get it online. Now a days you can get just about ANYTHING on the internet lol

The hair in the inner ear (that comes from the ear canal) needs to be plucked often. I used to have my vet do it but now I do it myself. It doesnt seem to hurt them. They dont cry or whine, but sometimes its hard to get them to sit still.

Without hair there, it cant trap the water and cause an ear infection.

is it a bottle of liquid?? it cost like $11 bucks at the vet.
i think i have that just never used it .. i know im a dork... :(
but it kinda had a funny smell that is y i havent used it ..

now I'm getting confused....
the hair hast to be plucked out. Ok why?
and b/c there is no hair there this will cause an infection? so why take the hair out??
i actually had my vet do it once and boy the cry he let out NEVER heard him sound like that ever... im really scared i will hurt him...
:(

Yeah that's the stuff. The smell isnt to bad, and its not like they smell like the liquid after you use it.

Try it out. you'll see. Its good for you to do this on a regular basis.

hehe no. Listen... HAVING hair in their ears is what causes the ear infections. The hair traps in water which causes the infection, smell and pain.

This is why you pluck the hair.

OMG he cried? What the hell was she plucking cause it obviously wasnt inner ear hair. Poor little guy :(

omgsh my heart just hurt reading what your wrote... "OMG he cried? What the hell was she plucking cause it obviously wasnt inner ear hair. Poor little guy" so it really doesnt hurt them?? oh dear ... maybe she pulled too much at one time?? i dunno this was like last month ... ive tried to do it at home but he wont let me ... im still working on him letting me touch his ears...

ok so do i insert a drop of this liquid or do i put some on a q-tip or cotton ball and clean inside the ears? and do i do this everyday or only when i bath him??

I dont know WHAT she did to your little guy but it sure wasn't right.

You can grab bunches of it at once and just yank reach quick. It takes a few seconds and should not hurt.

As for the ear solution...

It comes in a bottle that has a thin tip on top. You shake the bottle well before each use, insert the tip of the bottle into the ear canal ans swwue the bottle. Be liberal with it. It will then go into his ear canal. Once its in there, grab the base of his ear and move the liquid around. That will help break up and dirty or water that may be in there. That's it!

oh thanksssssssssss!!
 

thank you so much .. i will do it! but should i do this everyday?

tHANKS!!!!...I myself can't bring myself to pluck his ear hair either :( ....I go to the vet and have them pluck it 2x a month

I have the Yorkies for Dummies book too, and I did read that chapter with the cotton balls in the ears and the mineral oil, I do the balls, but not the oil.

You can do it as often as you like :)

hugs again
 

great thanks again and i will do it tonite if he allows me ... HEY im the Alpha ... i will do it ...lol

Ummm...I think I have to agree with the "if he'll let me"...LOL...this is what I say in my head...he-he

This is what I do for my little ones.
 

HI all,

This is the other half of Diane's Yorkies. I was reading along and felt compelled to reply.

It does seem like theres lots of differing thoughts on care of the ears and eyes during bathing. I figured it might not hurt to add my 2-cents worth as we have had great sucess with our routine so far.

I dont put anything in the ears to block water as I bath them. I do try to keep from "flushing" the ears though.

While EAR SMELL can be a problem, it is also easy to keep under control. I agree it is a yeast type infection, there can be other, worse, complications also from excess water entering and staying in the ear canal.

We use "Pro Ear" powder prior to bathing to assist in pulling the inner hair and cleaning. I pull the hair prior to each bath, so about every 3 days. With this routine the amount of hair there is so miniman its often a job just to find some to pull.

If your little one yelped, the "outer" hair, clores to the fringes of the ears, might have been accidently included when the vet cleaned out the ear.

To really clean and rinse the entire face, soap and water does need to reach all parts of the area.

I used to do the mineral oil in the eyes. This provided a barrier to protect the eyes from burning due to the shampoo. while it worked, I felt it also left a film on the hair and lashes...sort of defeating the idea of "All-clean" when the bath was over.

Now we no longer do that! We now buy "Bio-Groom So-Gentle Hypo-Allergenic Shampoo" because its tearless. I actually try ALL the things I use on the pups on myself, just to make sure the claims are true. It was like water, but lathers well. I get it in a gallon size. The directions say to dilute it 2:1...but I go 4:1. That way 1 gallon makes 4 of shampoo. Everyone gets at least 2 baths a week and no one has ever had an eye or skin problem.

OK, I will fade back into the woodwork now....Bye

[QUOTE=dianesyorkies]HI all,

This is the other half of Diane's Yorkies. I was reading along and felt compelled to reply.

It does seem like theres lots of differing thoughts on care of the ears and eyes during bathing. I figured it might not hurt to add my 2-cents worth as we have had great sucess with our routine so far.

I dont put anything in the ears to block water as I bath them. I do try to keep from "flushing" the ears though.

While EAR SMELL can be a problem, it is also easy to keep under control. I agree it is a yeast type infection, there can be other, worse, complications also from excess water entering and staying in the ear canal.

We use "Pro Ear" powder prior to bathing to assist in pulling the inner hair and cleaning. I pull the hair prior to each bath, so about every 3 days. With this routine the amount of hair there is so miniman its often a job just to find some to pull.

If your little one yelped, the "outer" hair, clores to the fringes of the ears, might have been accidently included when the vet cleaned out the ear.

To really clean and rinse the entire face, soap and water does need to reach all parts of the area.

I used to do the mineral oil in the eyes. This provided a barrier to protect the eyes from burning due to the shampoo. while it worked, I felt it also left a film on the hair and lashes...sort of defeating the idea of "All-clean" when the bath was over.

Now we no longer do that! We now buy "Bio-Groom So-Gentle Hypo-Allergenic Shampoo" because its tearless. I actually try ALL the things I use on the pups on myself, just to make sure the claims are true. It was like water, but lathers well. I get it in a gallon size. The directions say to dilute it 2:1...but I go 4:1. That way 1 gallon makes 4 of shampoo. Everyone gets at least 2 baths a week and no one has ever had an eye or skin problem.

OK, I will fade back into the woodwork now....Bye[/QUOTE

thanks so much for ur insight .. .i really appreicate it ..
where did u get that powder???

Hey y'all,
My wife has been grooming our two since we discovered our lottery numbers weren't winners and we couldn't afford to have two dogs professionally groomed as they should be. Anyway, my wife's been plucking out the inner ear hair (as all good groomers do) without incident...she also uses a powder specially made for ear hair maintenance, it's called R7 and is a resin designed to let you get a good grip....she says it help get a grip on the hair. Now, since I have gonna over the hump also she has to do my ears as well. Nothing like middle age...ha ha.

do you use tweezers to pull the hair out or your bare fingers??

You know what works pretty well? Use a pair of those bathing gloves, you know the ones that are for your face? Even though I use J&J on their faces and Pantene for the rest of their bodies, the gloves allow me to get to the small areas around the eyes, and also "massage" their backsides real well. I just am careful about water in the ears, cotton balls just don't stay in. I'm also going to order the products everyone seems to love, Christine something?

One thing I want to add because I didn't see it mentioned is:


Just like you would for an infant. It makes the experience more soothing.
[list]Place the bottle in a cup of hot water for a few minutes.[/list][list]Test the temperature on your wrist by squeezing out a few drops.[/list][list]Let it warm or cool. Whatever feels best.[/list]
P.S. Israel! I love the "lottery number" joke. *giggles*

[QUOTE=Bodhi'sMom]One thing I want to add because I didn't see it mentioned is:


Just like you would for an infant. It makes the experience more soothing.
[list]Place the bottle in a cup of hot water for a few minutes.[/list][list]Test the temperature on your wrist by squeezing out a few drops.[/list][list]Let it warm or cool. Whatever feels best.[/list]
You can also put it in a pocket that's close to your body for 15 minutes or so. I'm so glad someone mentioned this, because ice cold liquid in the ear is always a jolt.

About the mineral oil. I used to put the cotton in the ears and mineral oil in the eyes, but switched to using Bio-Groom Fluffy Puppy that's tearless and I use that to shampoo the heads of puppies and adults. If you clean their ears after the bath according to my vet that will then dry out any excess moisture as well as using the hair dryer on them.

CJ

R7 is a really good product. We actually use it in the salon that I work for.

When bathing your doggies a dog shampoo is best because human shampoo doesn't have the same PH as dogs do and it isn't the greatest for their skin. J&J is not bad for them though because the ph is lower due to the fact that it is made for babies.