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09-22-2008, 02:43 PM | #1 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| ear cleaning The vet told me to clean out Callies ears by making a solution of half viniger and half water then fill her ear with it until its full and then rub her ear and let her shake her head and then dry what of her ear u can reach with a cotton ball. Has any one ever heard this or done this? Im kind of scared to do it what do yall think? Would it be ok to do?
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09-22-2008, 03:18 PM | #2 |
Blessed by Otis & Ollie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Plainfield, Indiana
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| Sorry I'm not sure about it, but filling their ears with anything would make me nervous. I got some cleanser from the vet for 10.00. Good Luck~
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09-22-2008, 03:32 PM | #3 |
♥ love my girls!! ♥ Donating Member | I don't know about that..... I clean Bella's ears after every bath (and sometimes in between baths....usually once a week whether she has a bath or not) with Vet Solutions Ear Cleansing Solution. I took her in to see the vet when I noticed her ears smelled funny to me. He checked them for every possible issue (mites, different kinds of infections, etc...) including taking swabs, putting the swabs on slides with different chemicals, and then looking at the slides under a microscope----nothing! She checked out clean, but he thought that since I bathe her regularly, she might be getting a little "swimmer's ear" or something, so that is what he used to clean her ears. He recommended me cleaning her ears with it (just like the process you described) weekly or after every bath. Since I do it after a bath, though, that is my last step and then I use the hairdryer on a very low setting--I don't use cotton balls to dry them. I think I would prefer the solution like the one I use (~$8 for a bottle, and you can get it at pet supplies or order it online too), simply because not only does it clean, it also helps water "dry" out of the ear faster, like after a bath when water could have gotten in. I don't think putting water (even if it is with vinegar) in her ear would be such a good idea, but that may be wrong. I know vinegar is used a lot to help restore pH and allow "good" bacteria to flourish and overtake the "bad" bacteria in humans (think of some of the vinegar and water feminine products out there), so I imagine that would be why he would suggest that in a dog too. And I'm sure the water is to dilute the vinegar so you're not adding straight vinegar, but I sill worry about putting water in an ear......I thought the point was to get the water out, besides cleaning? I don't know if that helped or not....maybe someone else out there is using vinegar and water and knows more about it?? |
09-22-2008, 03:38 PM | #4 |
♥ love my girls!! ♥ Donating Member | Also, some vets (and groomers) recommend plucking the hair out of the ear, but I read some things that said that plucking starts the process to getting ear infections by causing inflammation in the ear. I talked to the vet about it, and he said that he agreed with me....wait until she actually has an ear infection to start plucking if we need to, but not start it until then. The groomer looked at me like I was nuts when I declined, but I'd rather not accidentally start a problem before she even has it!! If she ever gets one, we'll deal with it and then start plucking, but until then I watch her closely and keep her ears dry and clean. fingers crossed! (Something to be aware of, though, according to my vet, once you start plucking you have to keep plucking or you will certainly start having ear infection problems.) |
09-22-2008, 03:45 PM | #5 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Some people do use vinegar and water. I guess it is okay if your vet is saying to do it but I prefer ear cleaner. Besides drying out the ear, some of it also have an anti-fungal ingredient. It smells better too. We use Chlorhexiderm.
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09-22-2008, 04:09 PM | #6 |
♥ love my girls!! ♥ Donating Member | Just an FYI, I'm sure you know this of course , but if you use Chlorhexiderm, be very careful not to get it in their eyes! I believe Chlorhexiderm and Chlorhexadine are very similar (if not basically the same product??) Chlorhexadine is used for a lot of things, but one of it's functions is as a soap, which they are using in place of Betadine in surgeries a lot now because so many people have iodine allergies (I work in the medical field). My cat got ringworm when she was tiny on her nose, and besides treating it with over the counter Lamisil, the vet had me use a wash cloth and scrub the area with Chlorhexadine to kill the spores...he just said to make sure it didn't get in her eyes!! I don't know what would have happened if it had, but I got the impression it would be bad...because the spot was on her nose, and cats just LOOOVE water, he said to put mineral oil drops in her eyes to make absolutely sure I wouldn't get any in there. Just a heads up just in case you didn't know.... Last edited by bellasmomok; 09-22-2008 at 04:11 PM. |
09-23-2008, 06:07 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I use Oticalm to clean Lady's ears. It was recommended to me years ago by a vet tech. Maltese are prone to ear infections because of their drop ears, but I have never had a problem with Lady. Oticalm (12 oz) I do pluck the ear hair, but you almost always have to with a Maltese. The key is to only pluck the hair right inside the ear canal. If you use a little ear powder and your fingertips, it pulls out really easily. Forcibly pulling out the hair on the ear flap with hemostats is what can cause inflammation and irritation. I've never heard of Chlorhexiderm for ears. Lady is prone to staph skin infections because of her allergies so I use Chlorhexiderm shampoo. |
09-23-2008, 06:13 AM | #8 | |
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I really like it and it works really good! Last edited by Breny; 09-23-2008 at 06:16 AM. | |
09-23-2008, 06:24 AM | #9 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Chlorhexiderm Flush - 1800PetMeds.com Here it is.
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09-23-2008, 08:20 AM | #10 | |
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09-23-2008, 08:21 AM | #11 | |
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that stuff is great!!!!!! does great on dry skin, or other skin issues!!!!!! | |
09-23-2008, 09:06 AM | #12 | |
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09-23-2008, 10:51 AM | #13 | |
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good luck...let me know how it goes!!!!! | |
09-23-2008, 02:57 PM | #14 |
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| When I got Melody back she had a very severe ear infection in both ears, the girl that had her said that she was using the vinegar/water thing. When I took Melody to the vet for a total ck-up I was in shock when he told me that because she never shake her ears or scratch it or show any syntoms of ear infections, the vet told me that some dogs have ear infections for so long that they just get just to it he wash her ears and start it in some antibiotic, ear treatment after few week it clear up and she has not had it since them, thank God, I get the veterinarian best formula and is my favor one I just got the ear wash with tea tree oil is ok too, I wash the ears before bath time wich is one a week and my girl are free from ear infections ps. my vet said that the vinegar thing is a old fashion way to do it but he didn't say anything negative about that and I didn't ask either |
09-23-2008, 04:15 PM | #15 | |
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just an FYI....(im not trying to act like a smarty pants, guess working with a vet for 7 yrs is FINALLY starting to pay off ) But, a majority of ear infections in dogs are usually bacteria or yeast. If you think they have an ear infection, I would tell you to go to the vets and get them looked at, because certain medications help with the yeast or bacteria. You always want to make sure when you get your yorkie groomed, that they pluck out all that extra ear hair in the canal- it will help prevent ear infections too! | |
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